I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Phone screen by hiring manager followed by a full day onsite interview. Mostly technical questions related to previous experiences. Some behavior questions from higher management. Brain teaser from individuals who wants to see how smart you are.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
1.5 day interview beginning with seminar presentation to the 20-25 team members. Followed by back-to-back 30min interviews with team members from host department as well as closely allied ones. 2 lunch and 1 dinner interview included. Very welcoming environment and friendly, experienced team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Examples for handling conflict, troubleshooting, downside of collaborations. Why are you interested in this particular position and in Genentech? Working principle of few instruments or analytical techniques listed on resume.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I think there is normally a phone screening but since I had an employee referral I was able to go straight to a phone interview. I got invited for an all-day, onsite interview which consisted of several back-to-back interviews and a job talk.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
The interviewers each asked several questions when we met 1:1. The questions ranged from what specific statistical terms meant to how do you interpret study results in certain scenarios.
Two slides into my presentation, I started getting asked good questions about my study methods. Some of the questions were about how I determined categories for variables or how I calculated measures.
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
It was an 8 hours onsite interview. I met with 10 senior scientist and Directors associate directors from different division, each took 30 minutes. There was a 1 hr seminar, where they check your communication skill and scientific excellence.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your background fits you for the position?