Great place for an industry postdoc. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow Genentech Employee Review

5.0
17 Aug 2010
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Pros

Access to many resources and opportunities for personal career advancement. Great place to experience biotech industry while working in a research-focused environment. Great people, great science, and a supportive atmosphere. Free t-shirts are given out at parties and special occasions throughout the year.

Cons

The postdoc program is only 4 years (sometimes they allow a 5th year if you have a substantial reason such as finishing a manuscript) and this adds a time pressure to your research.

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5.0
6 Jun 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
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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