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 74 reviews)); "Pays a good base salary and percentage bonus" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 33 reviews)); "Shift hours provides a good salary" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 71 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 47 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 29 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

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Cepheid

Part of Danaher

Cepheid reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(961 total reviews)

Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

28% 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

3.0

Mar 26, 2025

Upper management no clear direction

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers, company pretty easy going.

Cons

Upper managerment has no clear direction. Hiring one month, layoff next month. Halted overtime one week, next week unlimited

1.0

Mar 23, 2025

Used to be great - now just surviving

Tech ops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part of Danaher group. Well known in the medical device industry.

Cons

Every 2-3 months management does reassessment on the headcounts needed. More than 900 people laid off in past 6 months (as of Mar 25). Poor Leadership and poor management.

4.0

Mar 14, 2025

Frequent Layoffs

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good product, diverse workforce, advanced tecnnology

Cons

Future job and business uncertainty

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