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Genentech main competitors are Edwards Lifesciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Gilead Sciences.

Competitor Summary. See how Genentech compares to its main competitors:

  • Johnson & Johnson has the most employees (134,500).
  • Employees at Edwards Lifesciences earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $112,516.
  • The oldest company is Pfizer, founded in 1849.
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Genentech vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1976
4.5
South San Francisco, CA5$166.9M13,638
1980
4.8
Thousand Oaks, CA9$33.4B22,000
1987
4.5
Foster City, CA9$28.8B11,800
1888
4.7
North Chicago, IL24$42.0B109,000
1987
4.7
Gaithersburg, MD1$422.2M6,030
1981
4.8
Cambridge, MA1$4.6B12,000
1849
4.5
New York, NY18$63.6B78,500
1998
4.8
San Diego, CA5$4.4B7,800
1891
4.6
Kenilworth, NJ31$64.2B74,000
1988
4.9
Tarrytown, NY7$14.2B9,123
1949
4.7
Minneapolis, MN26$17.0B104,950
1997
4.6
San Rafael, CA4$2.9B2,581
1981
4.7
Waltham, MA14$2.4B9,700
1887
4.6
New York, NY13$48.3B30,000
1958
4.6
Irvine, CA2$5.4B14,000
1891
4.7
Andover, MA9$6.8B24,000
1992
4.8
South San Francisco, CA2$362.2M500
1999
4.8
Santa Clara, CA9$6.5B13,500
1886
4.7
New Brunswick, NJ26$88.8B134,500
1991
4.9
Sunnyvale, CA1$235.0M607
1952
4.7
Hercules, CA4$2.8B8,250

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Genentech salaries vs competitors

Among Genentech competitors, employees at Edwards Lifesciences earn the most with an average yearly salary of $112,516.

Compare Genentech salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
Genentech
$97,473$46.86-
Amgen
$93,349$44.88-
Gilead Sciences
$99,828$47.99-
Abbott
$73,973$35.56-
Medimmune
$78,540$37.76-
Sanofi Genzyme
$84,495$40.62-

Compare Genentech job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
Genentech
$123,221$59.24
Bristol-Myers Squibb
$120,087$57.73
Merck
$115,795$55.67
Gilead Sciences
$114,943$55.26
Amgen
$114,936$55.26
Sanofi Genzyme
$114,666$55.13
Regeneron
$113,263$54.45
Johnson & Johnson
$107,618$51.74
Edwards Lifesciences
$107,222$51.55
Abbott
$105,996$50.96
Pfizer
$102,647$49.35
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
$100,376$48.26
BioMarin
$100,357$48.25
Medimmune
$96,296$46.30
Illumina
$92,052$44.26
Bio-Rad Laboratories
$91,083$43.79
Agilent Technologies
$90,383$43.45
Alere
$90,147$43.34
Pharmacyclics
$89,692$43.12
Philips Healthcare
$88,963$42.77

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Genentech demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Genentech vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Alere46%54%
Abbott53%47%
Genentech54%46%
Amgen57%43%
Bio-Rad Laboratories60%40%
Agilent Technologies65%35%

Compare race at Genentech vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
45%20%7%22%6%
9.8
56%18%10%12%4%
9.8
52%16%8%19%5%
9.9
53%21%10%12%4%
9.9
49%24%7%15%5%
9.7
47%18%7%22%6%
9.8

Genentech and similar companies CEOs

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Robert B. Ford
Abbott

Robert B. Ford is an American businessman and the thirteenth chief executive officer at Abbott Laboratories, a publicly-traded medical devices and health care company based in Abbott Park, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and an MBA in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Michael R. McMullen
Agilent Technologies

Mike McMullen is Agilent’s CEO-elect. He will assume the CEO position in March 2015 when William (Bill) Sullivan takes an advisory role until his retirement. As a first step in the CEO transition, McMullen has been named president and chief operating officer. McMullen has more than 30 years of industry experience and senior management experience at Agilent. He has been president of the company’s Chemical Analysis Group (CAG) since 2009, a role he still fills on an acting basis. As head of CAG, McMullen transformed the business, consistently delivering market-leading growth and profits. He championed strategic acquisitions and architected Agilent’s China strategy. He built the Agilent-wide Services business that has now been made one of Agilent’s three major businesses. McMullen has extensive experience working across Agilent’s businesses, and is recognized for his inspirational leadership style. He also has significant international experience, having lived in Japan, leading Agilent’s Japan field sales and support operations, and later adding responsibility for China field operations. McMullen joined Agilent’s predecessor, Hewlett-Packard Co., in 1984 as a financial analyst. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Wharton Business School.

Michael Cotton (Mike)
Alere

Michael 'Mike' Cotton is a Regional Chief Executive Officer at UnitedHealthcare Community & State, President/CEO at ALERE HEALTH, and Board Member at BioIQ Inc and is based in Atlanta Metropolitan Area. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer- QualChoice Health Plan at University Hospitals, President/CEO at SelectHealth Inc, and Managing Director at Mercer Human Resources Cnsltng. Michael works or has worked at Matria Healthcare and works or has worked as Senior VP/COO at Univ Hospitals Health Systems. He attended The Ohio State University, FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY, and Cleveland State University.

Robert A. Bradway
Amgen

Robert A. Bradway is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Amgen.

Norman D. Schwartz
Bio-Rad Laboratories

Mr. Norman D. Schwartz is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Bio Rad Laboratories Inc. Mr. Schwartz has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 2003 and Chairman of the Board since 2012. He was Vice President from 1989 to 2002, Group Manager, Life Science, from 1997 to 2002 and Group Manager, Clinical Diagnostics, from 1993 to 1997.

Jean Jacques Bienaime
BioMarin

Jean-Jacques Bienaime is a Board Member at Biotechnology Innovation Organization - BIO, Director at INCYTE CORP, and Chairman/CEO at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc and is based in Novato, California. He has experience at Rhône Poulenc Rorer and has worked as President/CEO at GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC, Board Member at NeurogesX Inc, and Marketing Director at Genentech. Jean attended ESCP Europe, Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris between 1974 and 1976, and University of Pennsylvania.

Giovanni Caforio
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Dr. Caforio has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2015. He was our Chief Executive Officer Designate from January to May 2015, our Chief Operating Officer from June 2014 to May 2015, and he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer from November 2013 to June 2014. From October 2011 to November 2013, he served as President, U.S. He held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Commercialization and Immunology from May 2010 to October 2011. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Oncology, U.S. and Global Commercialization from March 2009 to May 2010. From January 2007 to March 2009 he served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Oncology and from May 2004 to January 2007, he served as Senior Vice President, European Marketing and Brand Commercialization. Dr. Caforio is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hun School of Princeton and a member of the Business Roundtable, CEO Roundtable on Cancer and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and The Prium.

Michael A. Mussallem
Edwards Lifesciences

Michael A. Mussallem, age 56, has been chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences, Inc. since 2000. Prior to 2000, Mussallem held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in engineering, product development and senior management at Baxter International Inc., including Group Vice President of its CardioVascular business from 1994 to 2000 and Group Vice President of the Biopharmaceutical business from 1998 to 2000. From 1996 until 1998, he was the Chairman of Baxter's Asia Board overseeing Baxter's operations throughout Asia. Mr. Mussallem is chairman of the board of directors of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), and serves as a member of the board for Advanced Medical Optics. He is also on the boards and executive committees of the California Healthcare Institute and OCTANe, and is a trustee of the University of California, Irvine Foundation. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1974 and an honorary doctorate in 1999 from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana.

Daniel O’Day
Gilead Sciences

Francis A. Desouza
Illumina

Francis Aurelio deSouza (born December 2, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Illumina and a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company.

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Autonomy, work/life balance, good products to sell

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