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 71 reviews)); "Good pay.... and that's it." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 33 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 72 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 45 reviews)); "I spent hours each day in meetings to be berated at by senior leadership without ever being allowed to respond." ((in 34 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 33 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 reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(960 total reviews)

Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Cepheid has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 960 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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960 reviews

2.0

Mar 25, 2026

Great colleagues make work enjoyable

Engineering program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Graet people to work with

Cons

Cannot answer at the moment

2.0

Mar 25, 2026

Pleasant coworkers, but leadership needs improvement

Senior finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers who do their job are a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Leadership is not the best

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

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