Does BioFire Defense pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at BioFire Defense?

59% of BioFire Defense employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BioFire Defense 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BioFire Defense?

Research Associate (6) , Manufacturing Technician (3) , Engineering Tech (2) , Research Associate I (2)

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

"Good benefits and that's about it." ((in 12 reviews)); "The people are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "great technology;" ((in 4 reviews)); "Most coworkers are extremely smart and easy to work with." ((in 3 reviews)); "Competitive pay" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"A lot of managers don't want to improve and have even refused to go to management classes." ((in 3 reviews)); "Favoritism is rampant." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Kirk Ririe

67% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

BioFire Defense has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BioFire Defense 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

45 reviews

5.0

21 Oct 2025

Product

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very good people overall good vibes

Cons

Nothing to add really for this

2.0

17 July 2025

Constant Conflict in All Levels

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It’s a smaller company, so there’s plenty of room to expand your knowledge and expertise of the various processes throughout the company. Has a smaller, family feel. Great benefits as well.

Cons

There are a lot of very knowledgeable and capable team members, but not without tension. There is constant conflict in all areas and departments of the company. Insecure leadership and constant fighting across departments really sets the company back and dampens the company’s true potential. Professionalism is also scarce with the constant excuse that “small companies are just this way”.

1.0

11 July 2025

The worst experience I ever had

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Overall benefits are good enough

Cons

Poor communication, nepotism, micromanagement, favoritism

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Jobs at BioFire Defense

NetSuite Administrator

Salt Lake City, UT

USD 81K - USD 116K /yr

Systems Integration Manager

Salt Lake City, UT

USD 90K - USD 100K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Field Application Specialist - West

Salt Lake City, UT

USD 76K - USD 100K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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