Synthetic Genomics Reviews

Pros

Those with a passion for teaching will find ample opportunity to educate PhD scientists and engineering mangers on the finer points of high school-level mathematics and basic tenants of the scientific method. The SGI team was able to deliver on the noble goal of aiding the founder with shameless self-promotion in the media.

Cons

If you're looking for a blueprint on how to milk 100s of millions of dollars from investors and collaboative partners without a solid technical foundation or capable leadership, Theranos might be the first company to cross your mind. But, the bait and switch approach employed by SGI was far superior. Continuously jumping from one failed, non-sensical project to the next for 15 years running gives a company the appearance of a 10-ring circus rather than a fraud machine. I can agree with other reviewers on the premise that the management team is completely useless, but suggestions that the company was once great or that a bunch of incompetent leaders somehow managed to assemble a large team of talented scientists and engineers are laughable at best. All things SGI-DNA and Instrumentation & Enigineering were especially frustrating to deal with since the people were unable to grasp the difference between proof of concept and "manufacturing" phases of product development.

Pros

It's challenging, but at the same time you get to learn things that are gratifying.

Cons

There was little to none ,structure by staff I mean supervisors they seemed like they were not happy with their job, I did pretty much whatever I wanted to do there, but I tried to help the company with a lot of thier problems that they were having on the site, but too many chiefs ,and not enough indians

Pros

Smart scientists with an interesting vision for future

Cons

Poor organization. Negative environment and unhappy people in rank and file. No clear path to creating a profitable company with a future. Too many senior managers that are not making decisions to move the company forward.

Pros

Exciting projects, great and smart people. You feel you are working on groundbreaking science

Cons

Be aware of what’s happening on the ground. Leadership is immature, favoritism rampant and integrity in collaborations is questionable. No real sign of merit based promotions and has led to many people leaving as well. Disappointing since it pits otherwise strong talent against each other in trying to stand out to leadership.