Does Achaogen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Achaogen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Achaogen. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Achaogen?

64% of Achaogen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Achaogen 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

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

"Great benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "Teams were driven and professional" ((in 3 reviews)); "(1) Extremely smart and collaborative colleagues who are a pleasure to work with even when under time pressure (2) Working in antibiotics for multi drug resistant infections means you never need to question the importance of the work we are doing for patients and society (3) there is a lot of opportunity to expand your scope, take on new responsibilities and grow your career and (4) Management has been very supportive of my career aspirations and goals, (5) While funding is always tough for small companies, small companies int he antibiotic space do have access to non" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Achaogen redundancies in 2026?

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

Achaogen Reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

50% positive business outlook

Achaogen has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Achaogen 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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36 reviews

5.0

17 Aug 2022

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great culture and benefits; enjoyed my time there

Cons

Economics of antibiotics are just not feasible

5.0

1 Dec 2020

Would never have left if they hadn't gone bankrupt

Scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Incredible atmosphere, unmatched transparency, laudable and inspiring mission, focus on supportive sulture

Cons

Out of business thanks to a broken antibiotics market

5.0

26 Oct 2017

Great culture, growing fast!

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Scientifically driven. These are the smartest people I've ever worked with. -Incredible culture. Employee feedback is solicited actively and acted on. -The company takes their values very seriously and I've seen tough decisions play out with values in mind. -Very transparent. No skeletons in the closet on the inside.

Cons

-Growing fast causes growing pains with so much change. This is a good problem to have.

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