

Diverse employees at GRAIL have rated Team, Executive Team, and Office Culture as the highest categories they have scored
Women at GRAIL have rated Team, Happiness, and Retention as the highest categories they have scored
GRAIL employees are 61% more likely to recommend GRAIL as a great place to work
| 70% | Promoters |
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| 21% | Passives |
| 9% | Detractors |





Working at GRAIL is rated highly by 161 employees, across various culture dimensions. GRAIL employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Environment categories, putting GRAIL’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 10% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at GRAIL was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at GRAIL is rated A+
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GRAIL ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
Out of 922 GRAIL employee reviews, 95% were positive. The remaining 5% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping GRAIL improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 95% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 5% |
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?Everyone is focused on the mission of the company which leads to a lot of collaboration rather than competition. I also like that people are treated as professionals and trusted to do their jobs without a lot of micro-management. Being a remote worker, I truly appreciate that trust.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?We are pioneering a paradigm-shifting approach to cancer early detection. We can dramatically bend the cancer mortality curve through our test, and there is incredible excitement and energy around our mission and our opportunity to reduce the burden of cancer.
What do you like best about the leadership team?There is a focus on our mission and the opportunity to make a significant difference in addressing the burden of cancer. We prioritize our scientific development and innovative work to ensure that our multi-cancer early detection test can get to as many patients as possible, as quickly as possible.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?Need 401K match and better eye insurance
What does the leadership team need to get better at?Aligning our goals with resources
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.
GRAIL was founded in 2016 and its current CEO is Bob Ragusa. Since its inception 10 years ago, GRAIL has grown to 1300 employees.
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.
| Website | www.grail.com/ |
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| Founding Date | 2016 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | jobs.lever.co/grailbio |
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| Menlo Park HQ | 1525 O'Brien Dr Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States of America |
| Durham HQ | 4001 E NC 54 Hwy Assembly Suite 1100 Durham, NC 27709 United States of America |









GRAIL has 1300 employees in 2 locations. 161 employees at GRAIL have reviewed GRAIL across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 161 GRAIL employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at GRAIL are extremely happy with their total compensation at GRAIL, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at GRAIL are extremely happy with their team. 161 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at GRAIL are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at GRAIL believe the environment at GRAIL is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at GRAIL is comfortably fast. About 45% of the employees at GRAIL work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at GRAIL are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.


The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in San Francisco about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. San Francisco employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 78% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
Employees’ understanding of GRAIL's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 151 GRAIL employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 138 have said yes.
GRAIL’s CEO Bob Ragusa started in this role in 2021. Bob’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Bob won Best CEOs for Diversity in 2023 specifically for Diversity, making GRAIL’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. GRAIL’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Business Development department, employees with Entry Level experience, and employees in the IT department. However, employees in the Marketing department, African American/Black employees, and Non-Binary employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to GRAIL’s competitors, Bob Ragusa ranks right above Roche CEO Severin Schwan. Under Ragusa’s leadership, GRAIL employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Environment. Professional Development and Perks And Benefits are two areas, according to respondents, where GRAIL could stand to see real improvement.
The GRAIL Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Bob Ragusa, Chief Financial Officer Aaron Freidin, and Vice President, Legal Abram Barth
Bob Ragusa CEO / President
Bob Ragusa serves as the CEO / President of GRAIL.
Aaron Freidin Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Freidin serves as the Chief Financial Officer of GRAIL.
Abram Barth Vice President, Legal
Abram Barth serves as the Vice President, Legal of GRAIL.
Andrew Partridge Chief Commercial Officer
Andrew Partridge serves as the Chief Commercial Officer of GRAIL.
Eve Marshall Chief of Staff
Eve Marshall serves as the Chief of Staff of GRAIL.
Amoolya Singh SVP Data Science and CSO at GRAIL
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How much do people at GRAIL get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at GRAIL is $141,341, or $67 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $142,918, or $68 per hour.
At GRAIL, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $237,211 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $53,579 annually. Average GRAIL salaries by department include: Operations at $119,698, Customer Support at $101,110, Legal at $141,379, and Admin at $72,971. Half of GRAIL salaries are above $142,918.
160 employees at GRAIL rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 331 ratings) while 159 employees at GRAIL rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 310 ratings).
Salaries contributed from GRAIL employees include job titles like Data Scientist. Comparably data has a total of 0 salary records from GRAIL employees.
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $83k | $83k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $112k | $112k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $143k | $143k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $184k | $184k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $225k | $225k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $272k | $272k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $275k | $275k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at GRAIL score the company 85/100 across various culture categories, placing GRAIL in the Top 5% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at GRAIL across various culture dimensions.
Unlimited PTO Qualified employees and their spouses or significant others are able to receive our early cancer detection test - Galleri
GRAIL's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year.

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In 2019, GRAIL applied for 12 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 83% were approved.
GRAIL has a total of 1300 employees
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What is GRAIL address?
GRAIL location is at 1525 O'Brien Dr
Who is the CEO of GRAIL?
GRAIL CEO is Bob Ragusa, their score by employees is 87
What is GRAIL eNPS?
The eNPS for GRAIL is 61
What is the salary for Developer in GRAIL?
Developer average salary in the US is 134k
What are the salaries in the Customer Support in GRAIL?
The average salaries for Customer Support in GRAIL is 101k