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 78 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 36 reviews)); "Work Life Balance ia good" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 69 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 36 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 22 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

2.0

Mar 14, 2025

Run!!

Tech support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not applicable here, find another company that cares about their employees better.

Cons

Poor culture, unstable job security, constant layoffs for last 4 years.

2.0

Mar 14, 2025

Chaos pays well

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays a good base salary and percentage bonus

Cons

Annual layoffs that lead to leadership expecting same output from fewer staff which then burns out staff. Toxic work environment that normalises burnout behaviour. Global company but is USA focused with little regard or respect for ROW

5.0

Mar 13, 2025

Do what you're hired to do

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My managers are flexible and allow me to travel

Cons

Just like any other company, sometimes you have to jump through so many hoops and go through so many people to get an answer.

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