Does Complete Genomics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Complete Genomics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Complete Genomics. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Complete Genomics?

42% of Complete Genomics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Complete Genomics 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Complete Genomics?

Research Associate (8) , Engineer (6) , Senior Scientist (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Director (2) , Operations (2) , Scientist (2) , Senior Engineer (2)

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

"Smart and nice people that are willing to help each other out." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good pay for upper level management to stay aligned." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great technology that's well" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Hired too quickly and then had layoffs." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes does not keep its promises." ((in 3 reviews)); "Company spends alot of money." ((in 3 reviews)); "They let Complete Genomics go on hiring people and bring up a new leased facility ($3M) only to be stopped and mothballed, such a waste." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Complete Genomics redundancies in 2026?

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

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2.6

42% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

Yongwei Zhang

19% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

2.6

Diversity and inclusion

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Culture and values

1.9

Senior management

Complete Genomics has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Complete Genomics employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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113 reviews

2.0

Aug 13, 2021

Started with lots of hope to compete in the market, but...

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The technology is in progress

Cons

Not a good support. Access to the Service manuals is limited and they are not in English. Not good management and leaders in Americas. They ask field people to travel everywhere and spend from their personal credit cards then it would take a long long time to get reimbursed and Company doesn't pay the interests that occur because of the late payments. No company car, and the car allowance is the minimum. On top of all the future is not clear and employees don't know where the company is heading to.

2.0

Sep 2, 2019

Unclear plan, conflict of management and decision makers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Its technology and the fact that could compete with big players in the market.

Cons

After all new changes and mergers, no body knows who makes decision about the strategy and the future of company. BGI says something, MGI resists and says something else, Complete Genomics that is technically belongs to MGI, goes to a different direction! Company instead of focusing in competing in the market by improving the technology, good customer service and supporting the employees, now concentrates on fighting in the court against competitors hopes to win!

4.0

Aug 15, 2021

Sequencing never gets old

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great CEO and social impact

Cons

Massive competition and changing landscape

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