Is Roche a good company to work for?

Roche has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,878 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 Intern .

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 (279) , Internship (169) , Estagiário (130) , Project Manager (119) , Manager (112) , Scientist (96) , Product Manager (84) , Senior Scientist (72) , Data Scientist (71) , Field Service Engineer (61) , 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 805 reviews)); "The people are great and always willing to help" ((in 475 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 402 reviews)); "Stability and good salary compared to other companies" ((in 279 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 260 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 97 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 84 reviews)); "Corrupt senior management." ((in 38 reviews)); "no career opportunities for interns" ((in 37 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 Roche locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Mannheim , München , Penzberg , Grenzach-Wyhlen

Roche reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,445 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 6,445 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Mar 2, 2022

Great place to work

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Very kind and supportive team -Many strategic projects -Flexibility

Cons

-Lack of cultural diversity in the German locations (99% of the teams have German employees)

Roche Response

4y

We appreciate your thoughtful comments. Diversity is in our DNA. We strive to bring diverse ideas and people to each and every thing we are doing. Our employees are the backbone of this principle and we work hard to create & maintain an inclusive, inspiring environment. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

3.0

Dec 9, 2021

Still not open to remote work

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great career progression - hard to be fired - leader in market

Cons

- still not allowing remote work - tech fields still highly german - you cannot skip salary bands even if you moved positions - very slow to make decisions

Roche Response

4y

Thanks for taking time to share your view. Roche offers a flexible work environment to make it easier for employees to balance their work and personal obligations and needs, where possible. In addition we offer a large variety of services and tools for employees' health and well-being, such as medical services, access to sports, resilience training, counseling etc. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

5.0

May 4, 2020

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and coworkers in general

Cons

Not a lot of opportunities to grow

Roche Response

6y

Thanks for your feedback and input. Roche wants to provide development possibilities for all employees. All of us are asked to take the initiative for our own development and Roche provides a variety of offers to support this. We are very sorry if you have not been supported adequately. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future.

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