OncoMed Pharmaceuticals 10-Q 2017 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Paul J. Hastings, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Sunil Patel, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance of the Company, respectively, do each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

• The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

• The information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 2, 2017

/s/ Paul J. Hastings

Paul J. Hastings

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

/s/ Sunil Patel

Sunil Patel

Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance

(principal financial and accounting officer)

This certification is being furnished to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.