Genentech Reviews
Updated 20 Jun 2019
Found 1883 reviews
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Alexander Hardy
26 Ratings
Pros
"Great benefits including good bonuses" (in 220 reviews)
"Amazing company to work for - work life balance couldn't be better" (in 184 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance varies greatly depending on your function or manager" (in 109 reviews)
"Food isn't free but it is discounted so not much of a con at all, difficult to find non-contract full-time position after internship" (in 93 reviews)
"Genentech is great"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Great work environment during the entire period of time
Cons
a bit far from home
Advice to Management
doing a great job all around
Genentech2016-10-17"Great Company"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Treats employees great and awesome benefits
Cons
somewhat silo and hard to move to different parts of the company
Genentech2019-06-20"Good place to start your career"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for less than a year
Pros
Reporting managers are very active and involved especially when having difficulties with other teams; senior FAs are mostly very nice people who are very productive and easy to work with.
Cons
treat the contract workers equally in terms of some very basic benefits, such as free shuttle and department events. Increase FT headcount.
Genentech2019-06-17"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great benefits. Enjoyed the teams I worked with. Met a lot of great people.
Cons
Lots of layers of process
Genentech2019-06-13"Great perks, poor management"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great Benefits, Great perks ( gym onsite), flexable work hours
Cons
Management, politics, lay offs, parking,
Genentech2019-06-20"Great company to work, too many layers for decision making"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Science driven, eager to incorporate cutting-edge technology
Cons
Poor management, too many layers for decision making
Genentech2019-06-06"I worked there more than 7 years"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Very talent team, and supportive co-workers
Cons
not clear about how a decision was made
Genentech2019-06-02"Great, complex work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Time and resources to fully explore complex important issues. Great, smart colleagues to bounce ideas off of.
Cons
Flat organization with no room for advancement.
Advice to Management
Pay attention to the quality of line management.
Genentech2019-06-01Genentech Response
June 18, 2019 – Sr. Client Strategist
Thank you for your comments! We agree that Genentech is full of incredible, talented people and are glad that was your experience as well. We strive to hire and engage awesome people throughout our company. We want our employees to be heard, challenged, and inspired every day. Thanks ...
Show More"Great culture"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Opportunities for growth, work life balance
Cons
Loosing focus, talent retention is poor
Genentech2019-05-21"Great company, great culture"
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RecommendsI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Great company that still maintains great culture and work/life balance despite pressures to integrate with Swiss parent Roche
Cons
Integration with Roche has led some senior leaders to leave in lieu of being based out of Switzerland
Genentech2019-05-21Genentech Response
June 21, 2019 – Sr. Client Strategist
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Great to hear the positive input around integrating into the Roche Group. Since our founding, our culture has been a critical part of our DNA and always will be. Although some changes have occurred since the merger, we’ll never forget where we began ...
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Genentech Response
June 19, 2019 – Sr. Client Strategist
Great to hear your appreciation! We are working hard to nurture and evolve our culture and are happy to hear your experience overall was positive. It’s important to us that our people feel inspired and passionate about their work. Thank you again for your review!