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

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
1.0
Aug 8, 2024

Good mission, poor leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company's mission has the potential to make a significant impact

Cons

Continuous layoffs have created an environment of uncertainty and fear, leaving everyone demotivated and looking for other opportunities. Leadership is incredibly immature and in dire need of a major revamp, with a severe lack of experience and professionalism

1.0
Aug 8, 2019

Going nowhere, fast!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I cannot speak for the San Carlos office, the San Fran and Denver office are now gone but the people are San Diego office are like one big family. They are really great people to work with.

Cons

Substantial layoff took place, culture is now lacking, morale is down since then. The company pivoted, lost the main investor, now have to purchase supplies at full price. With uncertain revenue sources and limited investment, joining here is likely not a long term career as people continually leave. I know one person who departed about a month before the layoff who was aware of the burn rate and said before leaving that they would be surprised of the company was operating by the end of the year.

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Helix Response
6y
Thanks for your post, and your acknowledgement of the great team in San Diego. I can confirm that the Bay Area team is also great! Unfortunately some of your information is incorrect. Firstly, we didn’t lose our largest investor. We have a very experienced and supportive group of investors including Warburg Pincus, Sutter Hill Ventures, Temasek, DFJ, Kleiner Perkins and Illumina. Secondly, given our pivot we have reorganized our business to focus completely on the population health market, and we have plenty of runway to achieve our goals without needing to raise additional funds. If you would like to discuss any aspects of our strategic shift, financial position, other changes we went through or our prospects please don’t hesitate to contact me. I always welcome an opportunity to transparently share the facts with our employees. The population health market holds tremendous promise, and I’m excited about the traction we now have, just 3 months into our dedicated focus on that space. That is testament to the wonderful team you referenced in your post and their shared passion to empower every person to improve their life through DNA. Regards, Marc
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