Good job - but a bit old-school - Principal Systems Architect Genentech Employee Review

5.0
Jul 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of resources, great company, smart people

Cons

In IT, at least, they are a bit slow out-of-the-gate about a lot of things (SAP implementation, for example) - though that is somewhat balanced by the recent "rush to all things Google" (which is really outsourcing your IT to competent engineers.

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Pros

Patient-centric company. great culture & benefits

Cons

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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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