Karius reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)
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Alec Ford

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Karius has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Karius employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.4 stars).

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74 reviews
2.0
Apr 14, 2023

Dismal outlook but promising tech

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The tech is solid and exciting to be part of bringing it to market.

Cons

There is a lot of mistrust and micromanaging taking place that is directly slowing down sales progress. Senior leadership is not open to feedback and is running the company into the ground. Inconsistent direction, “gotcha” environment, extremely low moral. Funding issues are ongoing and not looking likely to resolve.

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Karius Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate your support of our technology and its potential to revolutionize the market. However, we are disappointed to hear about the challenges you have faced with our management and company culture. We take your comments about mistrust, micromanagement, and inconsistent direction seriously. At Karius, we strive to create a culture of open communication and collaboration, and we understand that these issues can hinder our progress and negatively impact morale. We are committed to addressing your concerns and working to create a more transparent and supportive work environment. We understand that feedback from our employees is essential to achieving our goals, and we will be taking steps to ensure that our leadership team is more open to input from all levels of the company. We also understand the importance of addressing funding issues and the need to prioritize the commercial side of our business. We are actively working with our investors and board of directors to ensure that we are on track to achieve our business goals and secure the necessary resources to continue our growth. Thank you again for sharing your feedback with us. We hope to have the opportunity to earn back your trust and demonstrate the positive changes that we are making at Karius.
1.0
May 16, 2020

Lay oofs

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, food, snacks, perks, vacation

Cons

Weak leadership all around the place

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Karius Response
5y
We are very sorry to hear this about your experience at Karius. We value all of our current and former employees’ feedback so we would be happy to learn more about what specifically it was that was not positive during your time here and how we can improve. Please feel free to contact HR to discuss anytime. We wish you the best.
4.0
Jul 24, 2019

Getting better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Karius is at the frontier of precision medicine in metagenomics. Team is growing. Stacy is working tirelessly to improve company culture and retention. Leaders have shown a willingness to learn from past and grow

Cons

Career development options within Karius are limited. Decisions sometimes made at exec level can leave employees feeling disempowered.

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