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 75 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great team to work with!" ((in 31 reviews)); "I had a good salary" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 72 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 32 reviews)); "I spent hours each day in meetings to be berated at by senior leadership without ever being allowed to respond." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 22 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

(961 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 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).

Reviews by job title

961 reviews

4.0

Jul 28, 2024

good

Field applications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

management is good, understanding and prompt response. high resources to allocate funds to helping employees such as health benefits, better tools to get the job done, and training and seminars.

Cons

lower chances of branching out current role and having a strict pathway forward for career advancement

2.0

Jul 10, 2024

Where did all the money go?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- most interesting and commercially impact full product I ever worked with - great compensation

Cons

- 100% top down managed environment, critical thought is discouraged - extremely coorporate (deteiled rpiocesses whcih are not linked with reality - an environment of unrealistic expectations - very dehumanized environment - metrics > reality

5.0

Jul 9, 2024

Cepheid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and lots of growth opportunities

Cons

Nothing as such as per my experience

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