Does Synthetic Genomics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synthetic Genomics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Synthetic Genomics. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synthetic Genomics?

38% of Synthetic Genomics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Synthetic Genomics 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synthetic Genomics?

Scientist (7) , Research Associate (4) , Senior Research Associate (2)

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

"People are friendly and helpful in the lab." ((in 10 reviews)); "life balance is very attainable and benefits are decent too (recently increase PTO)." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Management is awful, they don’t no how to run a business." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Synthetic Genomics redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Oliver Fetzer, Ph.D

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (49 reviews)

Synthetic Genomics has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synthetic Genomics 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

5.0

13 June 2021

Full of smart people

Scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team working on exciting projects.

Cons

Changing targets depending on funding.

5.0

30 Mar 2021

Great Company For Doing Meaningful Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Company Mission Interesting and Challenging Work Friendly Colleagues

Cons

Nothing major to report - best place I have worked at in San Diego over the past 10 years.

5.0

12 Jan 2021

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance in general

Cons

None. As long as you have job

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