Great place to work, but you have to know someone to get in. - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

5.0
Jul 22, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing benefits, great culture, good leadership. There are so many professional and personal development courses offered at no cost to employees. Art Levinson is a truly inspirational leader and easy to stand behind and workhard for.

Cons

Genentech is now owned by Roche, which leads to some uncertainty about leadership and vision. When Roche took over some talented top level managers left, and these were the people that made Genentech the success that it has become.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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