“A very good learning opportunity”

Pros:  “Great skill-building experience, good pay, most staff and management are friendly and helpful.”

Cons:  “Offsite project management can be ineffective and paranoid - communication problems, a little too fast to presume the worst.” – Full Review

“A Big Pharma - Small Biotech Hybrid Model”

Pros:  “At its peak time, RPA was one of the best companies in the life science sector in northern california. The culture, the environment, and the management are among the top…”

Cons:  “As a business in pharmaceutical R&D, RPA failed eventually to survive as a result of the parent organization's strategic restructure.” – Full Review

“Overall, a great company to work for.”

Pros:  “Great benefits, diverse company, many opportunities. Flexible schedule.”

Cons:  “A large, complex organization with a lot of politics. Too many processes.” – Full Review

“Great company to work for, loved my time here.”

Pros:  “Great work/life balance and I worked with a great team. I was very satisfied with my compensation and benefits.”

Cons:  “Worried about the industry's future...they have gone through some ups and downs lately, so a potential employee may need to take that into consideration.” – Full Review

“Lots of Change . . . .”

Pros:  “Good people in the trenches and in middle management High quality expectations of their products Excellent technical/engineering people Good benefits”

Cons:  “Upheaval from the ownership structure and impending IPO Changes due to re-organization's lately distract from servicing the customer Don't manufacture enough of…” – Full Review

“A nice place to work”

Pros:  “The facilities are nice the building is green. The commute is OK if you live in the East Bary and it is close to BART. The people are very nice and there are social…”

Cons:  “Sometimes upper management seems somewhat distant. It is a global company and has that big corporate feel most times. Due to the large size of Roche it lacks the…” – Full Review

“Great company”

Pros:  “Pays very well and great benefits”

Cons:  “structure may be lacking at times” – Full Review