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Headquartered in South San Francisco, Calif., Genentech has several other locations in California and Oregon dedicated to manufacturing operations.
A Top Employer and an Industry Leader
We know that Genentech is a great place to work, but it's always nice to hear others say so, too. From awards and recognition for diversity and culture to benefits and innovation, we're proud to be an industry leader and a top employer.
FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For"
On January 21, 2010, FORTUNE magazine named Genentech to its "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the 12th consecutive year. In selecting the "100 Best Companies to Work For," FORTUNE relies on two sources: the opinions of the company's own employees and a "culture audit" of the programs and practices at each company. The former is deemed most important, with two-thirds of the total score coming from employee responses to a survey created by the Great Place to Work Institute. The remaining one-third of the score comes from FORTUNE's evaluation of each company's answers to questions about pay, benefits, hiring, communication, culture and diversity. The most important considerations for this year's list were whether or not the companies are hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. Genentech is the only biotech/pharmaceutical company since 2000 to be ranked among the top 20.
Top Employer by Science Magazine
Science's annual survey of Top Employers polls employees in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and related industries. Respondents are asked to rate companies based on 23 characteristics, including financial strength, easy adaptation to change and a research-driven environment. The October 2010 award marked the ninth year Genentech has appeared on the list and the eighth number one ranking for the company.
SF Business Times Top Employer
On April 29, 2010, the San Francisco Business Times named Genentech number three on its list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area." The ranking was decided largely on the basis of employee feedback via an online survey. Genentech was in the "giant companies" category, defined as having more than 1,501 employees. This is the seventh year that Genentech employees have participated in the survey, and the company has placed among the top five in the "giant companies" category each time.
Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality
In 2009, Genentech received a 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Corporate Equality Index. The Corporate Equality Index is a tool that rates large American businesses on how they are treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors. In 2009, companies were rated on a scale of 0 percent to 100 percent based on whether they had met six criteria related to written policies, healthcare coverage of domestic partners, diversity training, marketing and support of employee resource groups. This is the third consecutive year Genentech has received a 100 percent ranking.
Top 100 MBA Employers
In May 2010, FORTUNE magazine ranked Genentech number 36 on its list of "100 Top MBA Employers." The ranking is based on a survey by Universum research firm that asked 5,714 MBA students (2,139 women and 3,575 men) at 50 top business schools nationwide where they'd most like to work. This is the sixth time Genentech has appeared on the list.
Best Places to Work in IT
In July 2010, Computerworld ranked Genentech number 15 in the large company category on its "100 Best Places to Work in IT" list. Computerworld's "100 Best Places to Work in IT" list highlights companies that offer their IT staffs the best benefits, competitive salaries, opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting project work and a flexible and diverse work environment. Genentech was also noted as the fifth best company for benefits and fourth best company for diversity. This is the third year Genentech has appeared on the list.
Best Companies for Working Moms
In September 2010, Working Mother magazine named Genentech one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers." The list identifies companies who are "using company-wide benefits and programs to ensure the retention and advancement of working mothers." For this 100 Best, the magazine gave particular weight to family-friendly programs, flexibility, leave policies and benefits for part-timers. In compiling the list, the magazine's editors assessed work/life programs, including: workforce profile; compensation; child care; flexibility; time off and leaves; family-friendly programs; and company culture. This is the 17th year Genentech has appeared on the list.
Most Innovative Companies 2010
On February 18, 2010, Genentech was named to Fast Company magazine's "World's Most Innovative Companies 2010" list. According to the magazine, each company on the list "illustrates the power and potential of innovative ideas and creative execution." Genentech ranked number four in the Biotech category.
Best Opportunities for Minorities
On November 25, 2009, Olive Tree Publishing, Inc., publishers of the Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine and Professional Woman's Magazine, announced that Genentech has been selected and will be recognized in the publication's 2009 "Best of the Best" Annual Review Series. The annual evaluation, now in its 18th year, sets the standard for identifying corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for minorities.
Top Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists
In July 2009, the San Francisco Business Times named Genentech number nine on its list of Top Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists at the annual Bay Area Corporate Philanthropy Summit and Awards. This is the third year Genentech has ranked number nine and the fourth consecutive year the company has appeared on the list.
FORTUNE's "America's Most Admired" Companies
On March 4, 2010, FORTUNE magazine named Roche number four in the Pharmaceuticals category on its 2010 list of "America's Most Admired" companies. To compile the list, FORTUNE asked executives, directors and securities analysts to rate the largest companies within their industries based on innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of products/services and global competitiveness. Genentech ranked number one in the Pharmaceutical category for two consecutive years before contributing to the ranking as a wholly owned member of the Roche Group in 2010.
Top 100 Employers for the Class of 2011
Diversity Employers Magazine's (formerly Black Collegian Magazine) Top 100 Employers is now available online. Genentech is included in the Additional Top Employers Actively Recruiting for the Class of 2011, a supplementary list to the Top 50 ranking. Diversity Employers only ranked 19 companies as Additional Top Employers in 2011 compared to 58 companies in 2010. Genentech was previously not included in 2010.
None of Genentech's competitors are ranked in 2011. In 2010, AstraZeneca ranked #92, recruiting 60 students at 15 campuses.
The "Top 100 Employers of the Class of 2011 and the Majors in Demand" will be published in the Winter 2011 Premier Issue of Diversity Employers and online at DiversityEmployers.com.
