Is Roche a good company to work for?

Roche has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,902 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Roche to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Roche have been left by employees working as Praktikant , Praktikant/in and Internship .

Does Roche pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Roche employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Roche. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Roche?

82% of Roche employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Roche 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roche?

Intern (280) , Internship (170) , Estagiário (130) , Project Manager (119) , Manager (112) , Scientist (98) , Product Manager (84) , Senior Scientist (72) , Data Scientist (71) , Field Service Engineer (62) , Director (58) , Software Engineer (57) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Business Analyst (54) , Principal Scientist (48)

What are the pros of working at Roche according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but used to be better...job security used to be good but now is gone forever." ((in 816 reviews)); "The people are great and always willing to help" ((in 465 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 411 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 270 reviews)); "Good salary and variable." ((in 264 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Roche according to real employee reviews?

"In some departments management is poor and doesn't control the business and the internal processes." ((in 223 reviews)); "Too many managers per one engineer." ((in 103 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 87 reviews)); "Corrupt senior management." ((in 37 reviews)); "Disconnect between upper management and actual workers" ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about Roche layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Roche layoffs and their outlook for job security at Roche in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Roche locations?

Mannheim , Penzberg , Grenzach-Wyhlen , München , Ludwigsburg , Berlin , Stuttgart , Freiburg , Kornwestheim , Bremen , Gießen , Aldingen , Heidelberg , Friedrichshafen , Potsdam , Wadersloh , Ludwigshafen , Bielefeld , Gera , Kiel , Remseck am Neckar

Roche reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,459 total reviews)

Thomas Schinecker

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,459 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 Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Aug 30, 2013

Roche is great- but Roche "Nice" interferes with the business

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Fantastic company, benefits. Global Roche is great to work with

Cons

The Indianapolis site struggles with cultural values and is very passive aggressive. You spend a lot of time wading through emotional decisions and emotional people. Sometimes the decisions are really off target and based upon personal perceptions. A career can be stumped if someone doesn't like an interaction with you.

4.0

Aug 29, 2013

Tipping point from start-up to global conglomerate passed...but still a great place!

Manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

The culture can't be beat- it's embraced by nearly every employee. The products are best-in-market and getting better. Top-notch science and experience- such that even Roche's pharma competitors are in long lines to sign contracts with Ventana for companion diagnostic work.

Cons

The Roche acquisition changed the color of things at Ventana; we're not a scrappy start-up anymore. We went from biggest fish in a small pond (something to hang your hat on) to tiny fish in a big ocean ($500m revenue is a drop in the bucket to Roche Dia's billions). Still vital, and absolutely crucial to Roche's diagnostics portfolio, however. Many people are seeing the recent consolidation of commercial operations to Indianapolis as a death knell; those people don't realize that Ventana is more than US commercial operations. Sorry to see friends go, but it's optimizing operations and freeing up space for Development, Manufacturing, Marketing and other global organizations to grow. Many of those leaving already have jobs in Indy, so net job loss is minimal.

1.0

Aug 27, 2013

Was a good company in the past...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to begin a career. Good learning opportunity.

Cons

All the good talent has left or is in the process of leaving. Roche and management has killed any innovation left in this company. Downsizing and centralizing of departments to Roche headquarters will limit your advancement if you plan on staying in Tucson.

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