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?

38% 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 57 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great team to work with!" ((in 33 reviews)); "Work Life Balance ia good" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 72 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 32 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 21 reviews)); "To much favoritism and fake people" ((in 15 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

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Cepheid

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Cepheid reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(961 total reviews)

Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Cepheid has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 961 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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961 reviews

2.0

Nov 24, 2010

Some departments are better than others.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Shutdown over Christmas.

Cons

Extremely tight deadlines. Most people are highly stressed.

1.0

Mar 13, 2025

An organization run by people who don't understand

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No work all fun here. The product is great and since it's approved by WHO it's being used

Cons

People with caliber are not recognized as People leaders are having no idea about the business they are doing. WFR is standard every year

1.0

Jan 11, 2024

Too many lay offs at lower levels (too many VP's and Sr. Directors in the company).

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech, lovely peers, interesting cross functional projects to improve!

Cons

Leadership issues, frequent changes reorganization, management changes and lay offs. People are scared trying to protect themselves and not their teams. Work life balance poor.

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