Amyris

Industrial Biotechnology · Synthetic Biology
9open roles
50+people
4cities with offices
12stories in the press

Overview

Amyris is a pioneer in advanced precision fermentation, helping customers grow responsibly, securely, and profitably with renewable molecules at scale.

Jobs

$157k – $208k per year · Hybrid · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Emeryville
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$176k – $237k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Emeryville
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In office · High School Diploma · Barra Bonita
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≈ $17k – $36k per year (Estimated) · In office · Barra Bonita
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$103k – $131k per year · In office · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Emeryville
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Life Sciences
PCR
Cell Culture
Next-Generation Sequencing
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≈ $39k – $68k per year (Estimated) · In office · 1+ year exp · Associate's Degree · Leland
Chromatography
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≈ $23k – $57k per year (Estimated) · In office · High School Diploma · Barra Bonita
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≈ $19k – $36k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Barra Bonita
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$208k
Typical range
$131k – $237k
Open positions
3
3 Jobs
Middle 33.3%
Architect 66.7%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $131k $131k
Architect 2 $223k $208k – $237k
Highest paying role Director, Global IT Infrastructure and Operations $237k
Normalized to USD per year

Visa sponsorship

#4,273 of 8,998 sponsors
2 ▼ 67%
H-1B filings in 12 months
2
Green card filings
$108k
Median offered salary
Who they sponsor
Chemists
1
Chemical engineers
1
The salary offered for each occupationVisa pass · 90 credits
In the register as Amyris, Inc., Emeryville, CA (+1 more)
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Jun 29, 2026 · Visa details by country

Growth

Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
11
1 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
54 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
21% ▼
Early Careers
21% ▲
DevOps
14% ▲
Operations
14% ▼
Industrial Engineering
14% ▼
Leadership
7% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added FMEA to stack Oct 2026
Added PCR to stack Oct 2026
Added Next-Generation Sequencing to stack Oct 2026
Added LIMS to stack Oct 2026
Added Cell Culture to stack Oct 2026
Added GMP to stack Oct 2026
Added Chromatography to stack Oct 2026
Added Minitab to stack Oct 2026
Added JMP to stack Oct 2026
Added Git to stack Oct 2026
Added C# to stack Oct 2026
New location: Barra Bonita Sep 2026

People

Joel Cherry
Executive Officer
Raffi Asadorian
Executive Officer
John Melo
Executive Officer, Director
Nicholas Khadder
Executive Officer
Kathleen Valiasek
Executive Officer
Nicole Kelsey
Executive Officer
Eduardo Alvarez
Executive Officer
Jonathan Wolter
Executive Officer
Han Keiftenbeld
Executive Officer
Hermanus Kieftenbeld
Executive Officer
Philippe Boisseau
Director
Patrick Yang
Director
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Amyris over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
16
Postings analysed
9
Stack modernity
60/100
Languages
Python
C#
Cloud & platforms
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Shared investors1
Kleiner PerkinsVia a fund
335 portfolio companies: Modal, Flapping Airplanes, Cognition and 332 more

News

News RetailDive 3 years ago
Amyris auctions off Biossance for $20M
The company also found successful bidders for three other brands, including Pipette, as it undergoes bankruptcy proceedings.
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Press release PRNewswire 5 years ago
Amyris Closes Upsized Offering Of $690.0 Million Of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world to sustainable consumption through its...
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News The Motley Fool 5 years ago
Zymergen's Implosion Makes Amyris a Screaming Buy
The flashy synthetic-biology start-up ran into a wall that Amyris has already learned how to climb over.
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Press release PRNewswire 6 years ago
Amyris Provides Business Update
/PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), a global science and technology leader of pure, sustainable ingredients for the Health & Wellness, Clean Beauty and...
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Press release Nasdaq 7 years ago
Amyris Closes on Exchange to Resolve CVI Heights Debt
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leader in the development and production of sustainable ingredients for the Health & Wellness, Clean Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets, today announced that it has clos
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Press release Nasdaq 7 years ago
Amyris Launches Pipette, a Clean Baby Care Brand Delivering a Critical Need for a Growing Market
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leader in the development and production of sustainable ingredients for the Flavors & Fragrances, Health & Wellness and Clean Beauty markets, announces the official launch of
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News YahooFinance 7 years ago
What Is Amyris (AMRS), And Why Is Its Stock Soaring?
Shares of bioscience firm Amyris (AMRS) skyrocketed more than 70% on Tuesday after the company announced a collaboration deal focused on developing, licensing, and commercializing cannabinoid products.
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News The Motley Fool 12 years ago
Why Amyris, Total SA, and The Boeing Company Are Excited About Renewable Jet Fuel
The global aviation industry is ready to pounce on renewable jet fuel alternatives once they're approved later this year. Fuel producers Amyris and Total and aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing couldn't be happier.
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News ZDNET 14 years ago
Amyris locks up $83.7M to scale up biomass-to-fuels tech
Earlier this month, Amyris cut its production targets and fueled speculation the company would shift completely away from advanced biofuels. These latest funds could help it scale up and stay on track.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
2
Busiest office
Emeryville
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Emeryville United States
HQ
Emeryville
4 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $192k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Leadership, Operations
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings
Barra Bonita Brazil
Plant / site
Barra Bonita
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
seen since May 2026 job postings
Campinas Brazil
Regional office
Campinas
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Leland United States
Plant / site
Leland
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings