Does Adaptive Biotechnologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adaptive Biotechnologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adaptive Biotechnologies. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adaptive Biotechnologies?

53% of Adaptive Biotechnologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adaptive Biotechnologies 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adaptive Biotechnologies?

Manager (8) , Software Engineer (5) , Clinical Services Specialist (4) , Research Associate (4) , Sales (4) , Accessioning Specialist III (3) , Director (3) , Material Handler (3) , Research Scientist (3) , Sales Associate (3) , Scientist (3) , Scientist I (3) , Account Manager (2) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Adaptive Biotechnologies according to real employee reviews?

"Great people Cutting edge science Flexible work" ((in 28 reviews)); "flexibility, Great culture, Fast growing company." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great company culture; everyone has a lot of fun and there is a ton of camaraderie at Adaptive" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership has been faltering into unprofessional behavior and attitude at company meetings when given feedback about recent pivots and the layoff of 12% (100+ people) from the company." ((in 11 reviews)); "Low pay and the company doesn't take inflation into consideration." ((in 9 reviews)); "Variable and inconsistent corporate strategies, frequent layoffs." ((in 7 reviews)); "• Unlimited PTO was very rigid depending on who your direct manager was" ((in 6 reviews)); "Extremely low salaries, poor middle management , no career growth." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adaptive Biotechnologies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Adaptive Biotechnologies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Adaptive Biotechnologies locations?

Seattle , New York , San Francisco , Parsippany , Roseland , Norfolk , Reston , Albany , Denmark , Phoenix , Tempe , Tucson , Traverse City , Oklahoma City , Raleigh , Texas City , Signal Hill , Concord , South San Francisco , Hartford , Allentown , Pittsburgh , Orlando , Lexington-Fayette , El Paso de Robles

Adaptive Biotechnologies reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(235 total reviews)

Chad Robins

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (235 reviews)

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Adaptive Biotechnologies has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 235 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Adaptive Biotechnologies 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

235 reviews

2.0

Feb 5, 2021

Poor Management, Communication and Volatility in Turnover

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some coworkers, free snacks, the mission/corporate goals are good

Cons

- HR is hard to get ahold of, does not respond to harassment/behavior issues in a timely manner. - External hiring preference and middle management bloat (50/50 shot at qualified managers coming in). - Does not offer career support, internal opportunities in many areas, salaries are not competitive for many teams. - Huge failures in communication top-down. Managers and HR are not transparent. - Unrealistic demands on the supporting/laboratory teams, high turnover, delayed hiring of backfills and lack of qualified training staff... - Periodic volatility of management turnover (happens in waves), turbulence in project communication and department dynamics.

1.0

Feb 3, 2021

Don't work here if you're bright and want a real career

Sr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some people have work life balance, good for new grads to get some experience to start out their careers with but get paid little, new hires get stock options but.......(see "Cons")

Cons

low salaries (Seattle is expensive!), difficult for minorities (non-white women) to get recognition/promotion, no career growth , bad work politics, executives continue to sell their stocks but no one is buying (what does that say about the future of this company), some managers play favoritism so you can move up the ladder if your manager like you (sounds fair?), senior management lacks transparency, most new people don't stay here long (less than 2 years) so very high employee turn-over rates, some managers will do whatever it takes to climb up the ladder and don't care about their direct reports (or maybe pretend to care sometimes)

2.0

Dec 16, 2020

Poor management

Clinical services specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome science behind the product and love the job

Cons

Extremely low salaries, poor middle management , no career growth. Horrible diversity.

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