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
5.0
Jul 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- You got to define a completely new, potentially incredibly impactful consumer-based market for people to understand all aspects of their DNA - Brilliant genomics team which leads with science and keen business sense - Founders are well rounded, with business, science and engineering backgrounds - Company culture fosters cooperation and personal growth - Fast growing engineering team - You got to learn about science - Focus on cooperation rather than internal competition

Cons

- Really not much downside besides typical risks associated with startups and creating a completely new market on the curp of desruption

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Helix Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to write a review! We're happy to hear you're having a positive experience working at Helix! -Derek Talent Acquisition
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

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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
Jul 12, 2016

Mission-Driven, Culture-Oriented, Well-Lead

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is SO great to be surrounded by super smart, friendly and engaged team who are passionate about the mission (giving everyone access to their DNA). Company is well led (founders are awesome, new CEO is exactly what we need) and well-funded.

Cons

It's a start up (albiet a well run one) that's growing incredibly quickly which means there's lots of opportunity but also the typical struggle to ensure that all the smart people we've hired are all on the same page, fully utilized and aligned.

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Helix Response
9y
Thanks for providing us with the feedback! We place high value during the interview process with candidates that are passionate about our space and identify with the mission at Helix. We're glad to see that you're seeing the positive effects during the employee experience. We know that providing a positive onboarding experience is critical to success for new employees. We've created a committee to help us think through how we can improve and evolve the process. If you're interested in participating let me know and we can add you to the committee. -Derek Talent Acquisition Team
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