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?

40% 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, 2.9 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 61 reviews)); "Good benefits and remote at the time" ((in 58 reviews)); "Great team with full support from directors and senior directors." ((in 35 reviews)); "salary / good place to work" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of new tech" ((in 70 reviews)); "The company has become increasingly unstable, with frequent layoffs, annual reorganizations, and constantly shifting priorities." ((in 42 reviews)); "Managers don't like to listen to any new ideas" ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cepheid redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cepheid locations?

London , Manchester , Alfreton , Edinburgh , Birmingham

Cepheid Reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(958 total reviews)

Vitor Rocha

32% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Cepheid has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 958 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 and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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958 reviews

4.0

1 Jul 2026

Meaningful work overshadowed by stress and rigidity

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

contributing in a meaningful life saving med-tech company

Cons

Boring time stamping less flexible in choosing times of working American culture of working (stresfull, bossy)

1.0

25 Jun 2026

Frequent Layoffs, Stagnant culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent Comp for a Biotech, Okay WLB, Product is decent and good mission

Cons

Layoffs pretty much every quarter. Most of the good folks have left. The parent company makes decisions that directly impact associates at Cepheid

3.0

21 Jun 2026

Positive environment with some cynicism and transparency issues

Systems integration engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, Good people , Fun projects

Cons

Cynical people, Lack of transparency about promotions, fake

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