Does Cepheid pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cepheid employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cepheid. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cepheid?

39% of Cepheid employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cepheid 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cepheid?

Manufacturing Associate (36) , Manager (25) , Engineer (14) , Director (13) , Field Service Engineer (13) , Intern (13) , Senior Scientist (11) , Manufacturing Technician (10) , Quality Control Analyst (10) , Machine Operator (9) , QC Analyst (9) , Scientist (9) , Territory Sales Executive (9) , Associate (8) , Manufacturing Associate II (8)

What are the pros of working at Cepheid according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and projects s" ((in 72 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 61 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 33 reviews)); "Work Life Balance ia good" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cepheid according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 71 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 48 reviews)); "I spent hours each day in meetings to be berated at by senior leadership without ever being allowed to respond." ((in 32 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cepheid layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cepheid layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cepheid in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cepheid locations?

Sunnyvale , Lodi , Newark , San Jose , Santa Clara , Bothell , Fremont , Chicago , New York , San Francisco , Atlanta , Birmingham , Santa Clara , Saint Louis , Buffalo , Kenosha , Madison , Lodi , Columbus , California City , Huntington Beach , Modesto , Berkeley , Milpitas , Manteca , Louisville , Denver , Lafayette , Miami , Remote

Cepheid reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(960 total reviews)

Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Cepheid has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 960 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cepheid employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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960 reviews

2.0

Mar 1, 2024

Great technology, bad leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology and some very focused and hard working individuals at the product development level

Cons

Clueless leadership, frequent reorganizations, lack of clear business strategy and focus.

2.0

Feb 9, 2024

Individual contributors are stellar - poor VP level

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great associate and individual contributors. Good people, genuinely nice, working very hard and trying their best. Some of the DBS tools and the development opportunities are great.

Cons

Leadership - specifically VP level is a s***show. 1) Too many VPs - lets get real (never in my many yrs of exp have seen this) 2) VPs are protecting their own level and group - vs. what is truly better for the companies bottom line 3) VPs - some not all are down right micro managers and toxic 4) some VPs blast their own team in front of others and it is demoralizing...

1.0

Dec 21, 2023

Awful leadership, greedy and confused

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None other than giving you a job if you need one while you find a better company

Cons

Constant change, constant reductions, salary below average, toxic environment, discriminating environment, lots of hypocrisy

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