Sorrento Valley's own Theranos - Associate Director Halozyme, Inc. Employee Review

1.0
Feb 6, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Overpays employees as a way to retain.

Cons

High turnover rate. 99% of all posted positions are backfill for people who can't take the nonsense and just get up and leave. Promotions are not based on merit and everyone is an associate director. If you're not applying for associate director position ask for it otherwise you'd be at a disadvantage when you start. It's a very top heavy organization that makes very unnecessarily delayed and ultimately incorrect descions. There is no direction just people pretending to be busy.

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5.0
Dec 4, 2025
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Pros

Great pay, benefits, company events, and people. I really believed in the leadership and continue to follow them. Many parts of me wishes I still worked there (moved away from office for other reasons). Fun company to keep track of - Helen Torley has a great vision for the future and leads the company well.

Cons

I wasn't allowed to leave this blank - no remote work offered long-term.

2.0
Jan 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are good, especially the medical. The company appears to be doing well with their products, and they recently had an acquisition.

Cons

You are expected to always be working, there is no work/life balance. Holidays, weekends, doesn’t matter. You get very little if any recognition for your hard work. There are a select few who are always in good favor, and those people help to criticize others, even if they are not in high level positions themselves. Women are definitely favored in the organization. Some managers don’t take well to questions, suggestions, or criticism. If you are working for one of these managers, just keep your head down and complete assignments without question, or you will be out the door. There is a real fear of the CEO throughout the company. I’ve never experienced anything like it anywhere else I have worked. I’ve not worked for her directly but I have heard of individuals being fired because they didn’t want to work on Sundays and holidays, or did not complete extremely difficult assignments in short timeframes.

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