Not special. It took a whole day. Talked to some people in the morning, and then did the presentation in the noon and then talked to other people. No difficult questions for me in interview. Answered every question in the presentation. I felt good, but eventually was rejected. Very surprised.
Phone interview 1st and in person interview ~3 wks later. Met with 10 people: 8 statisticians and 2 MDs. Gave a 1 hour seminar at lunchtime. Everyone I met I was impressed with but I was well prepared.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Phone interview with the Hiring Manager
Very usual questions for a phone screening (why this field, why this company, why this job...) Description of the position in more details, and asked if had any questions about the position
Heard back from them a week later to learn that they were going forward with a better suited candidate
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why this field ? What motivates you ? Why this company ?