Don't Be Fooled - Anonymous employee Ultragenyx Employee Review

1.0
Feb 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some really great people here. Unfortunately, the good ones leave shortly after joining.

Cons

This company has a very deceiving relocation package for those relocating to the Bay Area. The teams are extremely junior and not only will you need to do your job but also the job of others. There is complete disorganization and the only people who do not leave are those that are attempting to build a resume out of college and those who live close to their North Bay offices. The entire company is micromanaged by the CEO where every decision needs to pass through him. The company is disorganized from roles and responsibilities to the studies themselves. I've never seen a more stressed out group of coworkers in my 15 year career.

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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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