Get paid for playing with DNA by the Bay. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow Genentech Employee Review

5.0
Jan 29, 2009
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Pros

Genentech treats its employees extremely well. The benefits are unlike those seen at any other company. They have the standard health, dental, and vision insurances as well as life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, as well as very good disability insurance. For most regular employees there are stock options, an employee stock purchase plan, a 401K match up to 5% with an additional 2% automatic company contribution, as well as very healthy bonuses. They also have many other little perks like free espresso and they will pay for you to take public transportation to work.

Cons

The company has gotten so large that there is now the traditional bureaucracy that comes along with that size of company.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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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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