Mission OUR VISION Leading the future of rare disease medicine.
OUR MISSION Transforming the lives of people with rare diseases.
OUR RARE FORMULA Business: Treat as many rare-disease patients as possible. People: Harness and grow the unique skills of our team. Pipeline: Optimize and accelerate rare disease drug research and development.
Description At Ultragenyx, we’re going beyond every day to transform the lives of people living with rare diseases and lead the future of rare disease medicine. We built our team and our company from the ground up to pioneer new medicines and approaches to drug development for rare and ultrarare diseases and overcome the challenges inherent to treating small patient populations and previously untreated conditions. In 15 years, we’ve achieved four approved therapies in five indications, with a robust pipeline of late-stage therapeutic candidates for debilitating conditions. Our approach to development is informed by patient experience and insights, and we share our science and expertise to help move the entire field forward.
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Our team is composed of a variety of exceptional people with a strong passion and commitment to helping those living with rare diseases. We encourage generosity, curiosity, inclusion, and humility so we are constantly learning together—fostering an environment that supports profound growth and fulfillment.
Ultragenyx has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 244 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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Overall, 46% of employees would recommend working at Ultragenyx to a friend. This is based on 251 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
44% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Ultragenyx as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Ultragenyx.