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      Helix reviews

      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (118 total reviews)
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      James Lu

      86% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      Helix has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Helix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      118 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 15, 2017

      Amazing opportunity and great people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      + Has the potential to be the next big thing. + Great team starting with engineers, marketing, business development and continues with the leadership team. Smart people, focused on delivery, people love quality but are also driven to deliver what matters to the company. + Leadership team is always listening and trying to improve. + Management focuses on career development of the employees. + Great work/life balance.

      Cons

      New field brings risk, but Helix is in the best position to make it happen.

      5.0
      Mar 7, 2017

      One great mission and a great company if you like problem-solving

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - A great mission. Helix has the mission to provide its users with an easy access to key information such as genetic predisposition to hereditary cancer, high cholesterol levels etc. Helix is also working to help research and increase our biological knowledge. - Very transparent. There are multiple opportunities to learn what other teams in the company are doing. Science Hour to learn about genetics, Data Hour to learn about our key metrics and how we look at these, Design open house (to learn what the design team is working on), TAG (all hands) etc. I have been learning a lot on how to build and run a company since I joined. - There are a lot of things to build, a lot of pieces to put together: logistics of sending saliva kits, creating accounts, sequencing, analyzing the results, storing them, providing access to specific regions of the genome to partners etc. This leads to a lot of small problems to solve as a team. It is a great place to work in if you like problem-solving with a team. - Team is great.

      Cons

      I don't see a lot of downsides about working at Helix. One of them is the location of our office in San Carlos. It is nice to have our own office and the space is nice but we are a bit isolated. There aren't too many people and other companies right next to us.

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      Helix Response
      9y
      Thanks for providing feedback about our inspiring mission, people, and culture of learning. We're glad that you're finding education programs like Science Hour informative as we look for ways to help people learn about how different functions at the company are contributing to our mission. Should you have any ideas of how we can continue to foster our culture of transparency, feel free to reach out to Grace, Jade, or I. Derek Talent Acquisition
      5.0
      Apr 16, 2016

      So much to do and learn at the same time

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Transparent, management is open to questions and ideas - Fun culture, happy place to be - So much snacks and drinks! lunch is provided - Opportunities are everywhere within the company, you get to see it all. This is helpful for future career development - Company emphasizes heavily on employee benefits

      Cons

      - Extremely fast paced environment. Can be overwhelming if you are not good in organizing your time and work. On the other hand, you also get a lot of help when you need it.

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