Cepheid reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(961 total reviews)
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Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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
May 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good benefits & decent pay.

Cons

-Research - Turn & burn. 4 years they've consistently had layoffs every 6 months. This is how they make their numbers for shareholders. -Once innovators now well behind their competitors for innovation, instrument redesign, and new testing. -Clickie environment with people getting promotions into positions they're not qualified. - Know to be unethical

1.0
Jan 21, 2026

Layoff culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively profitable opco (subsidiary) of Danaher

Cons

Too many layoffs, a layoff culture company, cold and abrupt layoffs

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