Roche reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,455 total reviews)
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Thomas Schinecker

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,455 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Roche employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Dec 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance of work, occasional night calls due to time zone differences. - Colleagues in general are very respectful of your time off, and rarely do they disturb you on your time off. - Flexible work arrangements, hybrid working model of once per week in office. - Mostly healthy work culture here, there are some politics but none so far have cripple work and deliverables. - Overall compensation package is not bad, base salary is average and there's definitely companies who can pay higher out there, but you may sacrifice some benefits of working at Roche. - Option to order free lunch whenever you're going to the office.

Cons

- Constant changes and you're never going have certain processes or settings stay forever, or even past few years. - Product portfolio although diversified, but current landscape from a global perspective is not looking all sunshine, some product line are losing money but there are also other products that makes record breaking revenue and that balanced out overall revenue. New acquisitions and investments may not be making money so soon. - Upward mobility may be a little lacking, but horizontal moves are more possible and it's up to you to take charge of your career growth.

3.0
Jun 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation structure, smart work force, global collaboration opportunities.

Cons

Strange Canadian HR policies hidden from Global P&C leaders Unethical hiring practices. Only those partaking in slippery practices are promoted and rewarded. Lack of true merit recognition

2.0
Dec 1, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learnings and promotions but for very few people Probably many opened positions given the high turn over and number of resignations They can offer very good wages but then you will have to sign a confidential agreement as they want to be known as not paying so well and keep most people as low as they can.

Cons

With high turn over, resignations and the 10 year continuous global restructuring, you should think twice before joining this company. Roche is largely and disproportionately driven by sales, rather than patient outcomes, with marketing department considering all other functions as a support to increase sales but not as strategic partners. All this contribute to a bad culture environment and lack of innovation which became obvious during COVID pandemic. Even during these challenging times, Roche did not offer real support or working flexibility to employees (they may tell you they do but check the details). With many people leaving and constant leadership changes they increased pressure and workload on the one staying. They may feel they’ve checked the box for diversity with recent LGBT and disability networks but again it’s more for advertising purposes than real inclusion. There is no diversity in way of thinking, you won’t feel safe to speak up unless you agree with the majority. Finally, HR are known to trick candidats with fake benefits and verbal promesses.

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