Opentrons reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Jon Brennan-Badal

42% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Opentrons has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Opentrons 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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71 reviews
2.0
Dec 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opentrons was a great company to work for. The people and culture is phenomenal.

Cons

Unfortunately they seem to be struggling financially as three layoffs have occurred in 2022. It seems the writing is on the wall and at this point we cannot determine how long they will be viable unless they get another influx of cash There is a lot of redundancy and many groups are unorganized.

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Opentrons Response
3y
Thank you for the positive comments about company culture and people. As our CEO recently shared, it was a very difficult decision to wind down operations for the PRL business unit and make a strategic pivot to center our lab services on non-clinical customers. This change will allow us to concentrate our focus on our Cell Engineering and Robotics businesses where we can make the most significant impact in the most differentiated way. Broadly speaking, we see these businesses as significant both from a business opportunity perspective and impact on the world. We do sincerely appreciate the hard work of those employees who were impacted by this change and are offering support to anyone who would like assistance with their job search.
1.0
Oct 28, 2025

Opentrons

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

nice culture and diversity , very technology forward

Cons

pretty much everything else is horrible, you may loose your job tomorrow

2.0
Feb 19, 2023

Boring Work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Grubhub credit; parking credit and free drinks/snacks 24/7.

Cons

Very boring work; weird staff; too early of a shift.

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