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A vision clinically unproven & scientifically challenging
we pursued with unbridled passion and relentless determination.
Randy Scott Founder
For me it was likeóit was that same naÔve optimism with which we built the company and
which we proudly still hold to within the company. Of letís-letís be naively optimistic.
Thatís not such a bad thing for the world.
Why Genomic Health?
I came here to the campus and had our first discussion, and I was thinking to myself,
ìI have to do this.î And when I got home, I said to my husband, ìI-I have to do this.î
The reason why I came to Genomic Health was because a couple of months before my mom was
diagnosed with breast cancer. So when I learned about Genomic Health and the wonderful things
we do here as a company, helping patients, it seemed like the best way for me to give
back, to really make it meaningful. To wake up every day and know that Iím actually helping
patients like my mom have a better treatment and a better outcome.
What inspires us?
Personalized medicine is when disease happens to you. To you or your loved one. All of a
sudden it gets very personal very quickly, and itís not about the statistics, itís
not about the numbers.
People here are who they are. They believe in what weíre doing, and it just feels like
a very authentic mission.
Anything I can do to support my teammates, to help them do their jobs better, thatís
a win.
Not only are we doing something for people, but I-I often times forget-I was at work.
Thatís something that really inspires me-is to be a part of this larger purpose, and I
reallyÖ I-I think thatís where Iím gonna stop.
What we do.
What I believe is different here is how we care. I donít think weíve ever had a visitor
to the organization thatóat the end of the dayódoesnít say, ìWow, your people really
care about what theyíre doing. You can just feel it here.î
Theyíre hard problems, and that sense of accomplishment of solving a hard problem in
pursuit of a noble goal is the key. You get up, you look at yourself in the mirror, you
say, ìI solved it. I helped make it go away, and darn it, somebodyís better off for it.î
You can really see the impact that what youíre doing every day is having on patient lives.
Itís very rewarding.
Whatís in our future?
In the next 5-10 years, you know, we believe that itíll become routine to do a complete
genomic analysis of every tumor for every cancer patient.
We are changing things and the applications are just innumerable, and we are really driving
that transformation.
So much of what I do relies on so many other people that I would say, yeah, we really are
changing peopleís lives.
My dad went to medical school in the early 50s. And RNA and DNA weren't even discovered
until the late 50s. And I'm thinking, "I'm sitting here in a room now, and we're getting
RNA out of 20-year old tissue. This company's going to change the world.
What excites me most about the future really is whatís unknown. Because weíve done this,
I canít think of what we canít do.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
OMNIBUS
Having meaning.
I feel like Iím finally doing somethingóat least from the information security perspectiveóthat
really means something. You know, in my past, I was dealing with data that was really irrelevant.
Craig Information technology
Having purpose.
Having a purpose higher than my own wants and needsóI mean, I think itís really what
drives me.
Karen Program Management
Having focus.
We are patient-focused in defining our products. Weíre not just another technology company
that says, ìOh, weíre really good at technology X. Now letís see what kind of things we can
apply it to.î Instead, when we define our products, we make sure that weíre answering
clinical decisions that matter to patients.
Andrew Research
Having success.
Sometimes I canít believe that Iím here. I feel like we have changed the diagnosis
and treatment of cancer patients forever, but weíre just on the tip of the iceberg.
Marti Corporate Operations
Having each other. And making a difference.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
BRIAN
Brian Finance
So the reason I-I came to Genomic Health was, uh, the opportunity to affect peopleís lives-was-was
a-a significant driver. Even in finance.
Brian isnít just a numbers guy.
I always say, people's money is important. And the management of their money is important.
But seeing that person and that individual and then understanding that there's an individual
b-behind each one of those numbers ñ
Not to mention friends.
A friend of mine from high school ñ and college ñ uh, we were just talking, she had had the
test. That was sort of shocking, in one regard. But talk about gratifying.
Jay Process Engineering
Gratifying, indeed.
Genomic Health. Life, changing.
JUDITH
Judith came to work for Genomic Health in 2006.
And it was personal.
The reason why I came to Genomic Health was because a couple of months before my mom was
diagnosed with breast cancer. And I thinkólike many of us that come hereówe have a personal
connection with it.
For most people here, this is not just a job.
I went through all the upheaval of her diagnosis, the emotional turmoil, not knowing what to
do, what kind of treatment should she get.
Working here comes with purpose.
So when I learned about Genomic Health and the wonderful things that we do here as a
companyóhelping patients get the right treatment at the right timeóit seemed like the best
way for me to give back, to really make it meaningful.
Meaningful is good.
To wake up every day and know that Iím actually helping patients like my mom have a better
treatment and a better outcome.
Yes, this is personal.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
KIM
Kim Popovits Chairman of the Board, CEO & President
I know what we do is hard.
Hard. Check.
I know that weíre really smart.
Smart. Check.
I know that weíre very passionate.
Passionate Check.
But other people can do hard things. And what I believe is different here is how we care.
Care. Checkmate.
And thatís special. You canít teach that.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
KIM 2
Kim Popovits Chairman of the Board, CEO & President
On hiring.
We put people through an exhaustive interviewing process, and we do that for a reason. We want
to make sure that that fit is here with our company.
In short then, what works for us here?
You know, we talk about our values.
On second thought.
We really more live them than talk about them. You wonít find them pasted on the walls around
here. But when it comes down to what matters to us, you know, we talk about being smart
Yup. Being smart works here.
Being hungry.
Being hungry works here.
Really caring and wanting to do this.
Caring works here.
Being humble.
Being humble works here.
And the final one that I think you would feel if you looked around the company or talked
to others is just an authenticity. You know, people here are who they are, they believe
in what weíre doing, and it just feels like a very authentic mission.
Authenticity works here.
So now that you know what works here, perhaps youíd like to come work here?
Genomic Health Life, changing.
MARTI
Marti Corporate Operations
I remember sitting there, thinking--um, my dad went to medical school in the early 50s.
And RNA and DNA weren't even discovered until the late 50s. And I'm thinking, "I'm sitting
here in a room now, and we're getting RNA out of 20-year old tissue. This company's
going to change the world.
Thatís the plan Marti.
Thatís the plan.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
MARTI 2
Marti Corporate Operations
On the next 5 years.
In the next five years? I would like to see Genomic Health move into next-generation sequencing;
I'd love to see us working to help co-develop targeted therapeutics for pharmaceuticals.
I'd love to see us move into more cancers than we have in the past. And I'd love to
see us continue to be the forefront of cancer diagnostics. And move on even into whole-genome
sciences.
Nice.
Other than that, itís been pretty slow around here.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
RANDY
Randy Scott Founder
When we started the company, we had so many groups, so many people saying, "Well, you
just can't do that."
Our vision was a little ahead of its time.
You know, "You don't do that. You guys are naive.
You don't understand.
We were driven by optimism and determination.
Physicians aren't going to adopt the sort of tests. It's not in their economic interests.
Payers are not going to pay."
Yes, the odds were stacked against us.
There was kind of this, "You guys are naÔve."
Big time stacked.
And we're like, ìYeah, ëcause we want to change the world.î
So do you know what we did next?
We changed the world.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
SETH
What matters at Genomic Health?
It matters.
It matters.
Seth Biostatistics
My position, the function, the entire ball of wax matters. End of the day, I walk down
the hallway and I see a laboratory. And in that laboratory are chunks of human being.
Sethís own special take on an RNA sample.
Those are not chunks of human being. That's somebody's sister, somebody's aunt, somebody's
cousin, somebody's father, somebody's uncle. That is a person's life. Their dreams. Their
hopes.
Go Seth, go.
Anything that I can do in my entire process of nonclinical biostatistics in support of
the work that helps make those dreams come true, helps make those hopes come alive, helps
provide some help to those human beings, it matters. And that's what matters. What can
I say.
That says it all, Seth.
It matters.
Genomic Health Life, changing.
STEPHANIE
Stephanie Commercial Operations Planning
Stephanie shares a Genomic Health highlight.
There's one from a long time ago that I think be hard to ever top maybe ever in my entire
career, and that is, um, when we first got our CLIA certification.
Without CLIA certification, we were going nowhere.
We had worked for a few years to get the assays developed. And we had worked really hardóa
small team of usóto prepare for our first inspection. None of us knew what to expect.
We were all scared.
The stakes were huge.
And I can still remember the momentóI can still picture it, uh, the day that the inspector
went through and finished her, uh, her inspection and told us that we had passed and that we
would be able toóto launch our lab.
We have lift off.
The inspector hadn't gotten out the door. She was still in the lobby, and we couldn't
contain our excitement. We had to just give out a little yelp and we hugged each other.
Tell the truth, Stephanie.
It was more like an explosion of ìwoo-hooís.î
I will always remember that. That was a really great, um, sense of accomplishment. And it
just was the beginning of many more to come.
Sweet.
Genomic Health Life, changing.