Illumina Reviews
Updated Jun 24, 2019
Found 742 reviews
Pros
"It is an exciting, fast paced company where things are always evolving" (in 77 reviews)
"care to employees welfare; work-life balance" (in 52 reviews)
Cons
"So much going on - you need to be very good at setting boundaries or it will be easy to get sucked into poor work-life balance" (in 61 reviews)
"Working in Illumina is very fast-paced and working with colleagues across the globe is challenging" (in 51 reviews)
"A great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
This company is changing the approach to the healthcare around the globe and truly helping people to live longer and healthier lives
Cons
I don't see any cons that would be fact driven (only emotional comments, but this depends of everyone's taste)
Illumina2019-06-24"Great company to work for."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for less than a year
Pros
Engaging work supporting products that I believe in. Great support internally for field employees. Senior leadership truly listens to the feedback from the field and addresses pain points as best as possible. Great work life balance.
Cons
401k match could be a little higher, but all other aspects of compensation are great.
Advice to Management
Keep investing in innovation and keep listening to us.
Illumina2019-06-14"Great company to work for"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Illumina full-time for less than a year
Pros
Really nice people at this company
Cons
Very fast paced work environment
Illumina2019-06-12- Helpful (3)
"Great Job, Poor Career Advancement"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Everything always falls down to the business needs. Your Career could be headed in one direction and changed instantly based on company needs.
Cons
Promotions are based on Friendships
Illumina2019-06-14 "Informatics Business"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Illumina full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Driven and responsive direct management team - Team interested in adapting and promoting learning of new skills - ability to pivot to new products
Cons
- Weak product portfolio - Not much career growth/ladder - Senior Leadership not actually promoting success of informatics - Dispersed team across many regions - Customers not favorable on products
Advice to Management
Get senior leadership to commit to products worth developing and be more transparent about changes to organizations and products currently in support.
Illumina2019-06-20"Great"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for less than a year
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Great in every way as I know
Cons
I did not find any
Illumina2019-06-05- Helpful (2)
"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Illumina full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Company is growing and there are a lot of opportunities to grow
Cons
Environment operates very political
Illumina2019-06-11 - Helpful (2)
"Great company"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Illumina full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Benefits, total compensation - Social events, happy hours - Mostly great hires
Cons
- Inconsistent management dependng on what group you're in
Illumina2019-06-11 - Helpful (1)
"Great Company Culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- great company with intelligent people - great work/life balance, unlimited time off - opportunities to transition into other roles - management will always try to do what is right by the employee
Cons
- senior management claims to be progressive but leans more on the conservative side in terms of company politics
Illumina2019-05-29 "Great Mission, Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Illumina full-time for less than a year
Pros
Mission and Values, fun company events, hiring the best talent, well compensated!
Cons
Work life balance, growing faster than our resources.
Advice to Management
Love the manager trust initiative, it's a great place to work because I feel trusted to work hard and complete my work.
Illumina2019-05-23
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