Does Ultragenyx pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ultragenyx employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ultragenyx. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ultragenyx?

45% of Ultragenyx employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ultragenyx 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ultragenyx?

Director (23) , Associate Director (14) , Research Associate (9) , Senior Research Associate (9) , Manager (7) , Sr. Director (6) , Contractor (4) , Intern (4) , Scientist (4) , Scientist II (4) , Vice President (4) , Clinical Operations (3) , Patient Diagnosis Liaison (3) , Research Associate II (3) , Senior Scientist (3)

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

"Great location and great benefit." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Also very diverse and great culture." ((in 20 reviews)); "Somerville team is friendly and always willing to help" ((in 10 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"They leave bad managers." ((in 12 reviews)); "Terrible leadership." ((in 12 reviews)); "Company has yet to fully integrate so communication is poor and there is a lot of duplication of efforts due to the many siloes." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is a meme and like a helicopter parent." ((in 5 reviews)); "No career development or management support (politics)" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ultragenyx layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ultragenyx locations?

Novato , Woburn , Brisbane , San Francisco , Cambridge , Boston , Bedford , South San Francisco , San Rafael , Somerville , Jersey City , Boise , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Rockford , Canada , Biloxi , San Diego , Mill Valley , Santa Rosa , Seattle , California , Orlando , Coconut Creek

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Ultragenyx reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(246 total reviews)

Emil Kakkis

66% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Ultragenyx has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 246 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ultragenyx 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

246 reviews

5.0

Jul 10, 2015

great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Patient focused, strong executive team, cares for the employees. Also for the couple of folks who made some negative comments in past reviews about CEO/CMO who are actually both terrific: I hope you would have the professionalism and maturity to leave the company if you are so unhappy so that the rest of us can continue to build a great company for patients.

Cons

a few (very few) people who were from the original employees don't seem to want to support the good changes that are being made that are truly needed

4.0

Jun 26, 2015

PROMISING COMPANY

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A promising company in rare disease. The company is going to have a satellite site in south bay. Colleagues are nice and confident

Cons

Everyone is talking about stock.... Novato is not a good place to live in or commute. It will be much better after the south site opens

1.0

Jun 1, 2015

Anonymous

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is growing exponentially, which has brought more needed headcount for work allocation.

Cons

The Chief Medical Officer - since his arrival there has been many changes that have bot been good. He has hired a large amount of executives to run the programs so he doesn't have to do any work himself. He seems to be nice only to those who are high enough in the totem pole...a true elitist. I do love the rest of the executive team especially its CEO.

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Jobs at Ultragenyx

Rare Disease Field Sales (Dallas)

Associate Director, Production and Manufacturing Excellence

Senior Manager, CMC QA

Senior Manager, CMC QA

South San Francisco, CA

$175K - $216K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Senior Manager, CMC QA