Prepare to work hard, learn a lot, and be amongst great people - Process Engineer Genentech Employee Review

5.0
30 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At least in technical roles, everybody seems to know quite a lot, and you can learn a lot quickly. That's not to say everyone has to know everything, as my experience has been that more senior folks are generally willing to mentor/teach. You can't make it far on "BS" here; if you're gonna propose something, you better know what you're talking about, but it is also totally OK to say "I don't know" or "I need to understand that further." Compensation is generally solid, additional benefits are frankly top of the line in my opinion, but you are going to earn those paychecks. Not 60+ hours a week slavery, but you're definitely not going to be able to slack and be a "bottom of the pack" performer, at least in technical roles.

Cons

There is an emphasis on work life balance communicated all the way down from the most senior leadership, however in practice it can be very difficult to put into practice based on the site being consistently understaffed.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Patient-centric company. great culture & benefits

Cons

Not always clear how promotions are awarded.

2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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