Does Helix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Helix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Helix. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Helix?

68% of Helix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Helix 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Helix?

Clinical Laboratory Technician (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Specimen Accessioner (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Lab Technician (3) , Customer Success Specialist (3) , CLT (Clinical Lab Technician) (2) , Clinical Laboratory Technologist (2) , Data Engineer (2) , Manager (2) , Scientist (2) , Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Helix according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and culture" ((in 14 reviews)); "Amazing team and mission." ((in 13 reviews)); "They are really great people to work with." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great benefits for a start up." ((in 7 reviews)); "My team had clear direction and leadership." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Helix according to real employee reviews?

"The quality of employees has dropped, and management is full of holes." ((in 5 reviews)); "Unexpected Layoffs happened the end of January 2024 without a heads up." ((in 4 reviews)); "Executives do not listen to employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Helix layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Helix layoffs and their outlook for job security at Helix in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Helix locations?

San Diego , San Carlos , San Francisco , San Mateo , New York , Houston , Lebanon , California City , La Jolla , Mexico Beach , Mansfield , Iowa City , San Diego Country Estates

Helix reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

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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Reviews by job title

118 reviews

5.0

Jun 18, 2017

Meaningful work

Director engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong people, good technology foundations, mission-driven, innovative space, pioneering business model.

Cons

Growing fast, some minor growing pains as a result.

5.0

Jul 13, 2016

The future of consumer genomics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Good team cohesion Meaningful work Large focus on investing in employees Very open environment, everyone is approachable if available Ability to expand into whatever role you want Encouraged to speak up about bad trends in the company or workplace Lots of work to do

Cons

Lots of work to do Very aggressive deadlines Difficult to coordinate with external teams, since there are so many

Helix Response

9y

We're focused on creating a transparent culture that allows employees to speak openly about what we should start, stop, and continue doing to enable employees to do their best work. We have ambitious goals as we move towards our launch later this year. We hope that our continued focus on hiring will alleviate some of your concerns about the volume of work. Thanks again for taking the time to provide us with your feedback about your experience working at Helix. -Derek Talent Acquisition Team

5.0

Mar 24, 2016

exciting mission, fun colleagues, great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great mix of very smart people with a variety of backgrounds (consumer, science, operations, design, etc...) who are excited about sharing their knowledge and learning from you - little to no ego/ politics - team truly enjoy hanging out with each other. - mission has the potential to be transformative; everyone here is excited about what we're trying to accomplish - well-funded by top tier firms and backed by Illumina - all around, just fun to be at the office

Cons

- fast-moving with changing expectations - leadership expects a lot from its people

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