2013 Employer Profile
No.
9
Genentech
http://www.gene.com
Why you want to work there
Top 10 ranking: No. 4 for benefits
Helping people with difficult-to-treat diseases provides a common mission for workers at this biotechnology company in South San Francisco. IT employees have access to the latest tools and technologies and are encouraged to consider how these emerging technologies can be leveraged to help the patients who use the company's medications. Each year, the entire IT organization takes a day off-campus for reflection, celebration, and personal and professional development. At this "Full Spectrum IT" event, employees meet patients and hear their stories, reinforcing the workers' drive to innovate and do their best.
- Rank by company size:
- Large, No. 4
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 12,300
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 514
IT employee turnover in 2012: 10%
IT promotions in 2012: 10%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2012: 9
Training budget per IT employee in 2012: $5,000
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 32%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 40%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 31%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 59%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 26%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 63%