Does Amyris pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amyris employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amyris. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amyris?

64% of Amyris employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amyris 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amyris?

Scientist (13) , Associate Scientist (12) , Associate Scientist II (11) , Estagiário (8) , Manager (8) , Sales (7) , Senior Associate Scientist (7) , Analista (6) , Associate Scientist III (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Director (5) , Research Scientist (5) , Supervisor (5) , Associate Scientist I (4) , Coordenador (4)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good benefits and pays well" ((in 37 reviews)); "The science and culture in R and D were great for years." ((in 27 reviews)); "Great team both locally and across company." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good pay… once a month unfortunately" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Bad management, working 24/7" ((in 33 reviews)); "Terrible leadership, company filed for bankrupcy" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is poor." ((in 20 reviews)); "The company retains way too many managers." ((in 11 reviews)); "CEO always chasing next deal, next trend, next headline" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amyris redundancies in 2026?

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

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Amyris Reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(350 total reviews)

Kathy Fortmann

74% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Culture and values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Amyris has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 350 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amyris employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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350 reviews

4.0

2 Dec 2015

Service Leader

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun enviorment, career progression, young company, insentives, social experiments, pay rise every month, optional sabatical after 5 years, excellent office

Cons

Long hours, on call, target meetings, high pressure enviorment, have to be a graduate, not too flexible with working hours

4.0

28 Apr 2025

Perfect

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Perfect company love it .i never regret this experience

Cons

Time flies and I wish if I had more time

4.0

14 May 2024

To much talking not enough doing.

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The teams were full of passionate individuals.

Cons

Terrible exec. management at the time John Melo more concerned with perception then making solid profitable choices. .

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