Does Axcella Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Axcella Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Axcella Health. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Axcella Health?

77% of Axcella Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Axcella Health 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

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

"Great people and management team." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"The fast paced work and lack of experimental knowledge from management led to many people in the lab setting burning out" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Axcella Health redundancies in 2026?

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

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Axcella Health Reviews

3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Bill Hinshaw

91% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

Axcella Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Axcella Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

29 reviews

1.0

24 Feb 2017

Management sucks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks, free coffee, free food every week...

Cons

Some people in the mid to high management roles are definitely not qualified. They have no or little experience in industry and trying to throw immature ideas to change the research direction.

Axcella Health Response

Sorry it didn't work out for you and hope your next opportunity is one that lives up to your expectations.

1.0

22 Jan 2017

No quality and no direction

Lab technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Interesting novel platform. Dedicated individuals.

Cons

Really misguided with mid level leadership who have little to no industry experience

Axcella Health Response

A start up is clearly not for everyone and we try to make that very point when interviewing. We hope you find the opportunity you are seeking in a more traditional company.

1.0

20 Apr 2013

Where Careers Go to Die

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are a few honest, caring people. You need to find them though, if they haven't been fired already.

Cons

The company culture is by far the worst you will ever encounter. Management as no idea how to correct this and never will try. The culture fosters a "me first" mentality, and working as an individual rather then as a team is praised. Whomever wrote the previous review is most likely a manager looking to attract victims to the company. A very disorganized company that is on the path to going out of business, which isn't far off. Projects keep getting started then stopped to work on something else creating a lot of confusion. Morale at the company can't get any worse so expect disillusioned, snobby, backstabbing people.

Axcella Health Response

Wow, we have received many good reviews since this one in 2013 and also accomplished much like Fortune's Great Place to Work award. Hope you have found a company that's a good fit .

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