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Recently acquired by Tempus Labs, Ambry Genetics excels at translating scientific research into clinically actionable test results based on a deep understanding of the human genome and the biology behind genetic disease. We care about what happens to real people, their families, and the people they love. Our team is dedicated to providing them and their clinicians with deeper knowledge and fresh insights, so together they can make informed, potentially life-altering healthcare decisions. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
537
TOTAL
RATINGS
15509

Ambry Genetics Company Culture

Ambry Genetics Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.7/5

Ambry Genetics CEO

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Tom Schoenherr Ambry Genetics' CEO
Tom Schoenherr
84 /100

Diversity at Ambry Genetics

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B+

Diverse employees at Ambry Genetics have rated Team, Office Culture, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Ambry Genetics

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B

Women at Ambry Genetics have rated Team, Office Culture, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Ambry Genetics eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

51

Ambry Genetics employees are 51% more likely to recommend Ambry Genetics as a great place to work

67%Promoters
17%Passives
16%Detractors

Ambry Genetics Company News

Working at Ambry Genetics

Working at Ambry Genetics is rated highly by 537 employees, across various culture dimensions. Ambry Genetics employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Environment, and Executive Team categories, putting Ambry Genetics’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 15% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at Ambry Genetics was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Ambry Genetics

A+

Overall Company Culture at Ambry Genetics is rated A+

Last updated a month ago

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5%

Ambry Genetics ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 537 Employees

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Design
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Design89
Legal
87
Legal87
HR
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HR86
Product
83
Product83
Marketing
82
Marketing82
Customer Support
81
Customer Support81
Engineering
81
Engineering81
IT
80
IT80
Operations
79
Operations79
Customer Success
78
Customer Success78
Admin
76
Admin76
Finance
75
Finance75

Ambry Genetics Employee Reviews

Out of 3493 Ambry Genetics employee reviews, 89% were positive. The remaining 11% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Ambry Genetics improve their work culture.

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11%
Positive Reviews89%
Constructive Feedback11%

Positive Reviews From Ambry Genetics Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    They are open minded enough to allow the different parts of the company thrive and grow to meet their independent needs, but they are committed to setting goals that keep everybody focused on the same target.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Feeling like a positive part of history, playing a positive part in some of the hardest times of our client's patient's lives.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Inclusive work culture that promotes individual and collective growth.

Constructive Feedback From Ambry Genetics Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Cutting down on projects. Hire enough people to handle all of the work.

Ambry Genetics Company Information

Ambry Genetics Company Overview

Recently acquired by Tempus Labs, Ambry Genetics excels at translating scientific research into clinically actionable test results based on a deep understanding of the human genome and the biology behind genetic disease. We care about what happens to real people, their families, and the people they love. Our team is dedicated to providing them and their clinicians with deeper knowledge and fresh insights, so together they can make informed, potentially life-altering healthcare decisions.

Ambry Genetics was founded in 1999 and its current CEO is Tom Schoenherr. Since its inception 27 years ago, Ambry Genetics has grown to 800 employees.

Ambry Genetics Mission, Vision & Values

Ambry Genetics Mission & Values

Ambry Genetics’ mission is to empower individuals with advanced genetic testing solutions that transform healthcare and promote the health of people worldwide.

Ambry Genetics Vision Statement

We believe in the power of people working together toward one goal, one purpose, and the power that lies within our walls to make a life-changing difference. We will not stop until human disease is understood.

Headquarter1 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
United States of America
Websitewww.ambrygen.com
Founding Date1999
Tel1-949-900-5500
Company StatusPrivate
Jobswww.ambrygen.com/careers
Social Sites
  • Ambry has been named a 2024 Best Company for Career Growth. Find out what some of our employees love about working at Ambry.
  • Ambry’s CARE Program™ (Comprehensive, Assessment, Risk & Education) offers employers an end-to-end precision medicine platform to help address critical challenges surrounding COVID-19 testing and employee management. The CARE Platform helps employers address critical challenges surrounding COVID-19 testing including who should be tested, frequency of employee wellness checks, test type, and can aid in determining who can return to work. Pending the US Food and Drug Administration’s evaluation for Emergency Use Authorization of the Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR Test, at-home collection kits will be tested by an authorized third party laboratory.

Ambry Genetics Employees

Ambry Genetics has 800 employees. 537 employees at Ambry Genetics have reviewed Ambry Genetics across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 537 Ambry Genetics employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Ambry Genetics are pleased with their total compensation at Ambry Genetics, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Ambry Genetics are extremely happy with their team. 537 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Ambry Genetics are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Ambry Genetics believe the environment at Ambry Genetics is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Ambry Genetics is comfortably fast. About 69% of the employees at Ambry Genetics work 8 hours or less, while 1% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Ambry Genetics are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Ambry Genetics employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Ambry Genetics report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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96% of Ambry Genetics employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Ambry Genetics employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
88% of Ambry Genetics employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Ambry Genetics employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
91% of Ambry Genetics employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Ambry Genetics - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Ambry Genetics is that the company was prepared on their first day. Ambry Genetics employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Ambry Genetics KPIs and OKRs

At Ambry Genetics 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Ambry Genetics' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 516 Ambry Genetics employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 454 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes88%
No12%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Ambry Genetics CEO & Leadership

Tom Schoenherr Ambry Genetics' CEO
84 /100

Ambry Genetics CEO Awards and Recognitions

Best CEOs 2025 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2024 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2021 (Large Companies)

Ambry Genetics’s CEO Tom Schoenherr started in this role in 2021. Tom’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. With a high CEO score, Tom Schoenherr has won the Best CEOs in 2025. Ambry Genetics’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Legal department, employees in the Business Development department, and employees in the Sales department. However, Non-Binary employees, employees identified with Other ethnicities, and employees in the Admin department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Ambry Genetics’s competitors, Tom Schoenherr ranks right above Recombine CEO Alexander Bisignano. Under Schoenherr’s leadership, Ambry Genetics employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Executive Team. Gender and Perks And Benefits are two areas, according to respondents, where Ambry Genetics could stand to see real improvement.

Ambry Genetics Leadership

The Ambry Genetics Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Tom Schoenherr, SVP, Sales Mark Konopka, and Chief Financial Officer Michael Martinson

  • Tom Schoenherr  CEO / President

    Tom Schoenherr CEO / President

    Tom Schoenherr is responsible for the strategic, financial, and operational leadership of Ambry Genetics. Tom joined... read more

  • Mark Konopka SVP, Sales

    Mark Konopka is an experienced sales leader with over a 20 year history of building world-class sales organizations – 15... read more

  • Michael Martinson Chief Financial Officer

    Mike Martinson is the Chief Financial Officer of Ambry Genetics Corporation, where he manages the Company’s finances and... read more

  • Brigette Tippin Davis, PhD, FACMG Chief Operating Officer

    Dr. Tippin Davis joined the company in 2011 and currently oversees Ambry's lab, reporting, and operations. She received... read more

  • Michelle Stover Smith General Counsel

    Michelle Smith joined the company in 2016. Serving as the company’s Secretary and General Counsel, she is responsible... read more

  • Mickie Henshall Chief Business Officer

    Mickie Henshall is the Chief Business Officer at Ambry Genetics. She is responsible for the corporate brand and... read more

  • Elizabeth Chao, MD, FACMG Chief Medical Officer

    Dr. Chao is a Clinical Geneticist who is also board-certified in Clinical Molecular Genetics and first joined Ambry... read more

  • AJ Stuenkel VP, Clinical Diagnostics

    AJ Stuenkel joined Ambry as a Genetic Counselor in 2011 and steadily advanced his career into management to become our... read more

  • Kelly Hagman, MS, CGC VP, Medical Affairs

    Kelly Hagman joined Ambry as a Director of Genomic Services in 2009 and has grown her career overtime to become our VP... read more

Ambry Genetics Salaries

How much does Ambry Genetics pay?

537 employees at Ambry Genetics rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1135 ratings) while 537 employees at Ambry Genetics rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1054 ratings).

Last updated a month ago.

1st Percentile
$159k
$159k1st Percentile
25th Percentile
$208k
$208k25th Percentile
50th Percentile
$259k
$259k50th Percentile
75th Percentile
$259k
$259k75th Percentile
100th Percentile
$269k
$269k100th Percentile
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Average Compensation
$1*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

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Diversity & Inclusion at Ambry Genetics

Diverse employees at Ambry Genetics score the company 80/100 across various culture categories, placing Ambry Genetics in the Top 20% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Ambry Genetics across various culture dimensions.

Our mission is to leverage the power and richness of our diverse employees and the communities we serve, to improve company performance, foster a productive and collaborative work environment, and build positive, sustainable change within communities facing health inequalities.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 89/100
Department - Marketing
Men 92/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 91/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 74/100
Department - Finance
Men 70/100
Department - Customer Support
Diverse Employees 72/100
Department - Marketing

Ambry Genetics Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy

Ambry Genetics PTO

Ambry Genetics' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year. Paid Time Off is Ambry Genetics' most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 100% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Ambry Genetics' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

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Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy100%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
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Yes0%
No100%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
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$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo100%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Ambry Genetics

What is Ambry Genetics address?

Ambry Genetics location is at 1 Enterprise

Who is the CEO of Ambry Genetics?

Ambry Genetics CEO is Tom Schoenherr, their score by employees is 84

What is Ambry Genetics eNPS?

The eNPS for Ambry Genetics is 51

How many employees work in Ambry Genetics?

Ambry Genetics has 800 employees

Who are Ambry Genetics competitors?

Ambry Genetics main competitors are Myriad Genetics, Recombine, Invitae

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