Does Guardant Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardant Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardant Health. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardant Health?

45% of Guardant Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardant Health 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardant Health?

Account Executive (15) , Biorepository Technician (10) , Account Manager (9) , Reimbursement Specialist (9) , Bioinformatics Scientist (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Manager (6) , Clinical Laboratory Scientist (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Anonymous (4) , Clinical Lab Associate (4) , Intern (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Study Coordinator (3)

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

"benefits are good and receive free lunch" ((in 41 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 18 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 18 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 27 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 reviews)); "Management has no management experience or training and are only promoted due to blatant favoritism." ((in 13 reviews)); "Training is 4 days in Palo Alto to learn how to use a visual aid and show off the free snacks and lunch." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardant Health redundancies in 2026?

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

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Guardant Health Reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(313 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture and values

2.5

Senior management

Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 313 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardant Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

313 reviews

1.0

16 Feb 2017

Not a safe place for women

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice facilities. Right off the freeway.

Cons

It's a predatory environment. Young women will be made to feel very uncomfortable by senior staff. Especially the c-level executives. The founders are megalomaniacs and lie to their employees about the company, it's trajectory and culture. Their financial practices are also very questionable. Do not take any financial advice from anyone in their finance department.They missed their chance at getting sold and are constantly reinventing themselves to appear more marketable. Women-DO NOT WORK HERE!

1.0

9 Sept 2015

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers. Free lunch Monday through Friday. Company is moving to a new facility, will improve work conditions/environment. Company will go public in near future.

Cons

No recognition for hard work. Fake "open communication" environment. Unapproachable management team. Too many chiefs, left hand knows not what the right hand is doing.

2.0

19 Jul 2021

The team you're on will make or break your experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, pre-covid lunches were nice. Not much else. Your experience will depend vastly on which team you are on.

Cons

Little to no respect for employee's work-life balance. Bare minimum acknowledgment from upper management of major milestones. (Fist bump mentions are superficial). Folks barely use PTO and end up cashing out. COVID19 response: There was a divide regarding accommodations for folks with families versus those who don't. Essentially no support for single employees. Expect contact 24/7, your job description can and will change without notice, and the scope of demands will increase without review. Middle management are "yes men" (and most are married white men) that do not push back and provide bad news to upper management leading to needlessly aggressive deadlines. Micromanaging is common which is basically a symptom of bad management. There is a stark contrast in diversity from lower-level employees and upper management.

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