Company used to be great, has changed for the worst in the last 2 years. - Sr. Administrative Assistant Ultragenyx Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, good benefits package and pay for the market rate. Remote perks and hybrid options for some.

Cons

Too much Job instability and low options for development. Especially if you're below director level. High work load due to constant lay offs and price cuts and bad work life balance since they expect you to work and respond to them even during off hours. Most lower level people are doing like three roles in one while we are still a very top heavy company with way too many VPs and above. Money is managed bad, they lay off hundreds but then the higher ups can still travel to lavish places for meetings. Thousands of dollars down the drain for dumb things but I would rather have more job stability since everyday in this company is just like "Is today the day I get cut?" No notice given for these things and management will flat out lie to your face saying you are safe then lay you off the next day. The culture and leadership used to be better but sadly it has only gone downhill.

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Ultragenyx Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We recognize that periods of change can be challenging, and we take concerns about workload, transparency, and support seriously. If you’d like to discuss your experience further, our Employee Relations team can be reached at EmployeeRelations@ultragenyx.com.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

Great place with great people who are all pulling toward a common goal of bringing therapies to market that will change people's lives

Cons

For a small company, decisions can take a while to make because everyone wants to be involved, and most people in centralized roles work across all of the different brands within the company.

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Ultragenyx Response
1mo
Thank you for your review and thoughtful feedback. We’re proud of the passion our teams bring to advancing therapies for patients, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective on how we work together. We’re glad to have you with us!
3.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

As Organization very good, a lot of things to learn if you were Starter to Mid range experience. Colleagues, some managers are really nice and co-operative makes us to improve ourselves.

Cons

Constant lay offs. To many senior leads Positions which really don't have the real work for them not sure how organization estimating their contribution to the organization and having these many. Had very bad experience in last 6 months of work here. A team lead caused extremely hostile environment. Constant insulting, rude, belittle, derogatory, disparging,and condensending feedbacks. Micro managing and no trust on the team will really create a problematic work environment. And team members really don't have the opportunity to say any thing because of the way lead talks ( this incident about one lead only). Organization should train these leads how to treat employees / team/ subordinates respectfully to protect and retain the good talent. Ofcourse there is always chances of mistakes happens occasionally. But these incidents we faced are pure hostile and insulting

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Ultragenyx Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your positive feedback on learning opportunities and colleagues, and we also take concerns about leadership behavior and workplace environment seriously. If you’d like to discuss further, our Employee Relations team is available at EmployeeRelations@ultragenyx.com.
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