Cepheid reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(959 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 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
3.0
Mar 24, 2026

Culture not what it was

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is very good for my role

Cons

People first culture of 5 years ago has vanished Danaher dictates and demands Multiple rounds of layoffs every year Performance review process is a joke

2.0
Mar 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is good. One or two people are competent. I believe they try to promote from within, so that's good.

Cons

Poor leadership. No one knows what's going on. Projects are done with sticky notes on a board - c'mon, everyone knows you just move the sticky if your project falls behind

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