Does Telesis Bio pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Telesis Bio employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Telesis Bio. This rating has improved by 38% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Telesis Bio?

47% of Telesis Bio employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Telesis Bio 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Telesis Bio?

Business Development Manager (3) , Research Scientist (2) , Scientist (2)

What are the pros of working at Telesis Bio according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people" ((in 10 reviews)); "Cool technology with potential" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Telesis Bio according to real employee reviews?

"This lack of integrity, honesty and transparency has a trickle down effect." ((in 3 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management leadership and lack of accountability" ((in 3 reviews)); "No matching 401k" ((in 3 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Telesis Bio redundancies in 2026?

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

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2.7

47% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Todd Nelson

25% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture and values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Telesis Bio has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Telesis Bio employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

54 reviews

1.0

10 Dec 2020

Avoid if possible

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The technology has potential if designed and sold correctly.

Cons

Leadership has created an environment where fear of making a mistake drives action. Every team operates in a silo and collaborative communication is limited. - High turnover rate - Casting blame and no accountability - Cultural void amongst employees - Leadership not owning the challenges being faced internally - Departments not understanding their roles and responsibilities

1.0

13 Oct 2021

Toxic environment and incompetent people friends of CEO being abusive and protected by HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great technology and that’s it in terms of pros

Cons

If I could I would give -100 stars because they don’t deserve any. Where do I start…It’s really hard since there are so many cons working for them. No appreciation for your effort to solve countless problems in the company. If you come up with ideas, executive team feels threatened to loose there positions and will destroy you. Incompetent friends of CEO are abusive and being protected by the HR who doesn’t really care about people and culture, they just want to please the CEO so instead of solving interpersonal problems they fire or make talented and dedicated people leave. Total mess no processes in place, no directions, no support. AVOID THIS COMPANY IF YOU CAN. Codex DNA is the worst company I’ve ever worked for. I feel really sorry for Dan Gibson and his great technology. His name will be linked with this awful company.

1.0

19 May 2021

Good People, Terrible Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The employees that are ACTUALLY contributing and doing the meaningful work there are great. Extremely hard working group who is inspiring to be around. Unfortunately that was not enough to keep me and many of others.

Cons

- Long hours trying to make up for upper management's ridiculous decisions. - Continuous turnover due to all of the reasons listed here and the "advice for management" section. Leaves you stuck teaching your new colleague the ropes for 3 months before he/she leaves for something better. - I can't even tell you how many management changes have happened at SGI-DNA/Codex DNA. It seems no matter who leaves or who is brought in, nothing changes. - While some of the people are great to work with, the other's that aren't make it rather unbearable. - No 401k match. - Pay CAN be okay depending where you are in the company.

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