Is Roche a good company to work for?

Roche has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,903 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 826 reviews)); "Great culture and focus on people" ((in 574 reviews)); "Great place and people with objectives that benefits society" ((in 472 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 423 reviews)); "Stability and good salary compared to other companies" ((in 269 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 220 reviews)); "Too many managers per one engineer." ((in 106 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 90 reviews)); "Senior management can be obtuse, HR processes are achingly slow, a lot of institutionalised people" ((in 44 reviews)); "long hours and constantly busy" ((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 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

(6,460 total reviews)

Thomas Schinecker

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,460 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

2.0

Mar 18, 2025

Full of politics and biasness towards people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Modern office located in a prime area. High-quality ergonomic chairs, well-designed interiors, and well-equipped meeting rooms. The company is expanding in India, particularly in Pune, creating new job opportunities. Strong exposure to the pharmaceutical domain, offering valuable industry knowledge. Cab facility provided. Good work-life balance.

Cons

Prevalence of office politics and instances of micromanagement. Not recommended for early-career professionals unless no other option is available. Subpar medical insurance policy with no top-up option available. Inefficient and unprofessional finance and HR (hiring) teams. Plans to expand the workforce are leading to a reduction in employee benefits. Long-tenured employees from Roche may not be very supportive technically. Networking and participation in extra-curricular activities often weigh heavily in promotion decisions, sometimes more than technical performance. Mandatory three-day office attendance policy.

1.0

Dec 13, 2024

Too many re-organizations that let good people go

Launch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

To gain experience for places like Lilly or other diagnostic organizatons.

Cons

Management and re-orgs. No one is safe in their jobs. People put into positions with no experience and don't receive proper training.

Roche Response

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Thank you for your feedback. We firmly believe that every employee deserves great leaders – someone who inspires and motivates. We expect this from all Roche leaders so that employees are supported with opportunities to continually discover, learn, develop and excel. We strive to hire and engage awesome and talented people throughout our company. We want our employees to be heard, challenged, and inspired every day. We also believe that as we hire more diverse talent, we will have more diverse thought, experiences, and leadership styles that will continue to help us grow and elevate as a company.

1.0

Apr 25, 2024

Environment getting toxic

Informatics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice facility. Great work by the site.

Cons

Do not join Informatics. Work environment is getting toxic after the Informatics transformation in the end of 2022, and throughout 2023. You see groups of "camps" with own cronies, and then within the camps there will be sub group of cronies. Backstabbing and bad mouth is rampant behind the scene especially by this small crony, you come across some narcistic ppl who will go all extend to badmouth own team member and others so as to gain "power" and popularity. Knowing Tamil will be an advantage as you will be able to understand the bad things and lies that are been said. Hiring and firing is based on favouritism. Most of the so-called KL leaders are fake and bias, only a few, like 4-5 out of the 20 plus are considered genuine and humble leaders.

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