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 71 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great team to work with!" ((in 30 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 71 reviews)); "The company has become increasingly unstable, with frequent layoffs, annual reorganizations, and constantly shifting priorities." ((in 46 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((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

(959 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 959 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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959 reviews

1.0

Jul 6, 2014

Poor Employment Ethics

Manufacturing automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has good benefits and offers stock options, if your good at negotiating it into your offer. Company stock is growing, so very beneficial for people granted stock options.

Cons

Company probably facing an exit strategy of a possible take over. Also several court cases in Santa Clara, CA filed against company for wrongful termination. Which concurs with this review and the bad management described in critiques given below. Almost everyone in 2013 given 1%-2% bonus, thus why I left there for better opportunities elsewhere.

1.0

Jun 16, 2014

Unprofessional Sr Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential to be in a target for a take-over

Cons

Senior and middle managers are at best unprofessional and not supportive.

2.0

May 31, 2014

Ruled by fear

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice enough co workers, decent facilities

Cons

Very white male old school culture.

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