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 76 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 61 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 55 reviews)); "Work Life Balance ia good" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 71 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 30 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 22 reviews)); "Lack of communication, hard to understand long term strategy" ((in 13 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).

Reviews by job title

960 reviews

2.0

Mar 14, 2025

Run!!

Tech support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not applicable here, find another company that cares about their employees better.

Cons

Poor culture, unstable job security, constant layoffs for last 4 years.

3.0

Mar 9, 2025

Rapid Growth/Rapid Shrinkage

Director talent management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In Biotech Product with a purpose Pay is good

Cons

Continual change Priorities change daily

1.0

Jan 13, 2025

Stay away! Abusive leadership, Layoffs in 2025, toxic work culture

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, worst finance leadership with lots of abuse.

Cons

Refrain from joining FP&A org, most of the VP's within Finance are abusive leaders with CFO in his own la-la land. Absolute toxic work culture, blame-game and dirty office politics. You would be never acknowledged or rewarded for anything. Pay is much lower than the industry standard with no RSU or Bonus. You would be expected to work on most of the weekends Stay away and refrain from joining this terrible company. Revenue is all time low with many more layoffs expected in 2025

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