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 (275) , Internship (169) , Estagiário (130) , Project Manager (119) , Manager (112) , Scientist (95) , 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 827 reviews)); "The people are great and always willing to help" ((in 470 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 410 reviews)); "Stability and good salary compared to other companies" ((in 280 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 262 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 222 reviews)); "Managers don't fully understand all areas of business and many lack skills to build sustainable processes and develop people" ((in 99 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 88 reviews)); "Senior management can be obtuse, HR processes are achingly slow, a lot of institutionalised people" ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and constantly busy" ((in 40 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?

Grenoble , Paris , Montbonnot-Saint-Martin , Boulogne-Billancourt , Meylan

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,438 total reviews)

Thomas Schinecker

85% 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 6,438 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 Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Apr 7, 2024

Great workplace

Onsite manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is an agile workplace

Cons

On a local level depending a little bit on global decisions.

Roche Response

2y

Thanks for taking time to share your view. We are working hard to ensure our employees are inspired and engaged to do their best work so that we can bring medicines and diagnostic solutions to patients faster. We find ourselves in a rapidly changing environment and, as such, certain transformations are unavoidable so that we can continue to offer our patients the best and most innovative solutions. We are very sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with this. It is very important to us that employees feel comfortable at Roche and that good cooperation is encouraged. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

5.0

Feb 25, 2024

Great work life balance

Technical project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and benefits (30 day vacation, long term account) and opportunities to work in other locations

Cons

Slow career growth and bureaucracy

4.0

Jan 20, 2024

Good company to work with

Operational excellence leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance and nice People & Culture mindset

Cons

Decision making process to be improved

Roche Response

2y

Thanks for your feedback and input. We are working hard to ensure our employees are inspired and engaged to do their best work so that we can bring medicines and diagnostic solutions to patients faster. Our market is highly regulated. This is why we have to stick to certain processes. We are continually striving to keep our processes as lean as possible. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

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