Good pay, but management lacks oversight and promotion paths - Senior Scientist Roche Employee Review

3.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay. Good benefits. Free coffee.

Cons

In Schlieren there was no HR. Management could do whatever they wanted. The whole site was basically at the whims of one person. No ways of being promoted or escaping "the site". It was a "biotech" where one person held ultimate powers, disguised as "Roche". Managers were there to please the Big Boss not to do anything else.

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5.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Good team with collaborative environment.

Cons

A bit low salary and unstable position.

3.0
Apr 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent Employee Benefits and beautiful facilities

Cons

As a seasoned quality professional I could not recommend enough that you stay far away from this company. The entire Global Quality program is run on gaslighting. Procedures are vague and cryptic and the management solution is always to just copy and paste from another site. You will be told to "speak up" and its an open and collaborative environment, but that could not be further from the truth. Roche is a toxic environment that is run by cliques that pick and choose who gets to succeed. If you dare to speak up you're targeted and ostracized. If you want to succeed there you just need to nod head in agreement and try to follow the cryptic task that is gonna set you up for failure anyway. Success is completely contingent on how well you gossip and politic. The "Branchberg Mafia" is run on emotions and direction will change day to day depending on how leadership feels that day. Again I recommend looking somewhere else if you're looking to make an impact and enjoy a challenge. If you enjoy being a sheep or like weak and emotional management. This is the place for you.

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