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Alexander Hardy
496 Ratings
Pros
"company has a good work-life balance" (in 274 reviews)
"Great package great benefits great ppl" (in 309 reviews)
Cons
"must be good at work life balance" (in 125 reviews)
"Location, cost of living, less competitive salary" (in 34 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★Featured Review
The future is very bright for Genentech
20 May 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Active investment in frontier-level science, substantive academic collaborations aimed at making breakthrough discoveries that transform what is possible for patients and at-risk people before they become patients. Potential for global scale and impact via 125 year-old Roche.
Cons
Not every day exemplifies the best of what is possible here
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Loved everything about Genentech! Keep up the good work.
Cons
Nothing to report at this time.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Still a great place to work
20 Mar 2023 - Sr. Administrative Associate in South Saint Paul, MNRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
diverse, learning mindset, caring and inspiring leaders
Cons
sometimes technology is cumbersome. company is so big, new technology transitions and upgrades are always painful.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Culture is the Main Attraction
8 Mar 2023 - Bioprocessing Technician in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Culture at Genentech is by far one of the best I've been a part of and seems to be a common opinion by many that work here. Genentech does a great job of cultivating a culture where people feel taken care of and included. In addition, there are many development opportunities for growth.
Cons
Although there are many development opportunities, depending on what role you have or what department you're in, you might not be able to take advantage of those opportunities. You are basically stuck wherever the business need is when it comes to rotations. Which is understandable but also a con.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great Company - Egocentric People
18 Mar 2023 - Sr. Administrative Assistant in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great benefits (especially commute bus)
Cons
Horribly egocentric individuals who truly are not team oriented
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Great company undergoing changes
14 Mar 2023 - Director in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good culture, great place to learn for high achievers, flexible working schedule
Cons
Constant transformation and many additional new working models and processes being implemented
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
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20 Mar 2023 - Financial Rotational Program in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great benefits for employees and good work/life balance
Cons
Not that much to say
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
No worries- always something exciting to do
Cons
None. Great place to work as a scientist
- Current Employee★★★★★
A walk in the park compared to academia
18 Feb 2023 - Vice President in Boston, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
I moved to Genentech from academia: what a breeze of fresh air! I found devoted colleagues, inspired people, a phenomenal work-life balance. Academia was really getting detrimental and here I found a fresh start. I always dared pharmaceutical companies for no good reason. I guess it is part of the academic pyramid scheme to have you believe they are the only good guys and all other places are "dirty". My spouse says I'm back the happy chap I was 20 years ago. Indeed I could be happier.
Cons
Huge company. So many divisions and so many groups. I'm still learning after months here.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Steady Eddy
17 Mar 2023 - Senior Engineer in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
job security in development teams
Cons
Try to squeeze as much as they can out of you
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Genentech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 4,051 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Genentech to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
85% of Genentech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Genentech 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
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