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The company also intends to further cut workforce in the third quarter and exit its office in California as part of a plan to reduce annualized run rate expenses by more than $100 million in 2023.
Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN), which had engaged in a proxy battle with activist investor Carl Icahn, earlier this month said CEO Francis deSouza had stepped down.
The reduction in workforce commenced on June 21 and will result in charges of about $25 to $35 million, the company said, with majority incurred in the second quarter.
Illumina’s core global workforce comprised about 10,200 full-time employees as of Jan. 1, according to a regulatory filing.
