Does Dynavax Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dynavax Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dynavax Technologies. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dynavax Technologies?

73% of Dynavax Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dynavax Technologies 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dynavax Technologies?

Key Account Executive (3) , Scientist (2)

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

"Some really great people in my department and others." ((in 8 reviews)); "Culture is great." ((in 5 reviews)); "Benefit is great." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great coworkers and location too" ((in 2 reviews)); "Cohesive Team" ((in 2 reviews))

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

"No leadership and very unprofessional manager and it was brining every ones moral down." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dynavax Technologies redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Ryan Spencer

100% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Dynavax Technologies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dynavax Technologies 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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49 reviews

1.0

12 Nov 2015

Run as fast as you can!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The Berkeley Bowl is next door and the food is pretty good.

Cons

If you enjoy to walk around with your head down in fear of the Royalty & the Dictators, then this is the place for you! If not, run as fast as you can, and don't you dare look back because you might turn into stone.

2.0

5 Apr 2016

Waiting for the Study to begin.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Dynavax has some great products on the horizon, however, they don't know how to deal with a Clinical Trial Timeline.

Cons

Poor Communication between the Managers and the Clinical Staff. Poor understanding of how a Contractor works Multiple delays in start of project

1.0

5 Oct 2015

Can't recommend working for Dynavax

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not too big - hence communication *should* be easy. but - see below (cons). Payment average to ok-ish.

Cons

Very aggressive management. The spend a lot of time finger-pointing and searching for culprits rather than finding solutions. Hence the atmosphere is dominated by fear. I am so glad I left (like many others - hence the fluctuation is pretty high)

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Run as fast as you can!

Waiting for the Study to begin.

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