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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
90
TOTAL
RATINGS
2628

Karyopharm Therapeutics Company Culture

Karyopharm Therapeutics Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.4/5
Karyopharm Therapeutics' Overall Culture is rated A-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Karyopharm Therapeutics CEO

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Richard Paulson Karyopharm Therapeutics' CEO
Richard Paulson
82 /100

Diversity at Karyopharm Therapeutics

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B

Diverse employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics have rated Team, Happiness, and Compensation as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Karyopharm Therapeutics

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B-

Women at Karyopharm Therapeutics have rated Compensation, Team, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored

Karyopharm Therapeutics eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

10

Karyopharm Therapeutics employees are 10% more likely to recommend Karyopharm Therapeutics as a great place to work

38%Promoters
34%Passives
28%Detractors

Working at Karyopharm Therapeutics

Working at Karyopharm Therapeutics is rated highly by 90 employees, across various culture dimensions. Karyopharm Therapeutics employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Happiness categories, putting Karyopharm Therapeutics’s culture in the Top 15% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 25% compared to other companies in Boston. See below in detail how working at Karyopharm Therapeutics was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Karyopharm Therapeutics

A-

Overall Company Culture at Karyopharm Therapeutics is rated A-

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Top
15%

Karyopharm Therapeutics ranks in the Top 15% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 90 Employees

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Legal
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Legal86
HR
84
HR84
IT
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IT83
Research & Development
81
Research & Development81
Finance
80
Finance80
Other
80
Other80
Marketing
79
Marketing79
Sales
78
Sales78
Clinical Operations
70
Clinical Operations70
Medical Affairs/HEOR
70
Medical Affairs/HEOR70

Karyopharm Therapeutics Employee Reviews

Out of 504 Karyopharm Therapeutics employee reviews, 94% were positive. The remaining 6% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Karyopharm Therapeutics improve their work culture.

94%
6%
Positive Reviews94%
Constructive Feedback6%

Positive Reviews From Karyopharm Therapeutics Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    The salary is the best part of the compensation package.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Alignment to the key priorities, the four core programs.
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    The ET has the best interest of the company in mind, aligned with the key priorities.

Constructive Feedback From Karyopharm Therapeutics Employees

  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    Open mind. Willingness to take ownership/
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    seeing others who do less than me get promoted over me doesn't make me want to work harder, especially when that someone dumps their work on me
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    We need to focus more on structure and process

Karyopharm Therapeutics Company Information

Karyopharm Therapeutics Company Overview

Karyopharm is an innovation-driven pharmaceutical company whose core technology leverages the inhibition of nuclear export as a mechanism to treat patients with cancer and other medical conditions

Karyopharm Therapeutics was founded in 2008 and its current CEO is Richard Paulson. Since its inception 18 years ago, Karyopharm Therapeutics has grown to 400 employees.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Mission, Vision & Values

Karyopharm Therapeutics Mission Statement

We seek to foster scientific creativity with pioneering technologies and developmental approaches within an innovative culture that will accelerate first-in-class small molecule modulators of nuclear transport into effective therapeutics for life-threatening conditions. At Karyopharm, we support a culture of innovation, courage, urgency, resiliency and energy with our employees and collaborators. Integrity and respect are core to our success.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Vision Statement

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. is an innovation-driven pharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of novel first-in-class drugs directed against nuclear transport and related targets for the treatment of cancer and other major diseases.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Values

  • Innovation
  • Courage
  • Urgency
  • Resilience
  • Energy
Websitewww.karyopharm.com
Founding Date2008
Tel+1 (617) 658-0600
Company StatusPublic
StockKPTI
Jobswww.karyopharm.com/about/careers/
Social Sites
Headquarters
Newton HQNewton, MA 02459
United States of America
Additional HQ94 Yigal Alon St
Tel Aviv District
Israel

Karyopharm Therapeutics Employees

Karyopharm Therapeutics has 400 employees in 2 locations. 90 employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics have reviewed Karyopharm Therapeutics across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 90 Karyopharm Therapeutics employees give their leadership a grade of A, or Top 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics are extremely happy with their total compensation at Karyopharm Therapeutics, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics are extremely happy with their team. 90 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Karyopharm Therapeutics are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics believe the environment at Karyopharm Therapeutics is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Karyopharm Therapeutics is comfortably fast. About 41% of the employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Karyopharm Therapeutics employees generally work 9.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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97% of Karyopharm Therapeutics employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Karyopharm Therapeutics employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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75% of Karyopharm Therapeutics employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Karyopharm Therapeutics employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
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86% of Karyopharm Therapeutics employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Karyopharm Therapeutics - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Boston about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Boston employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 75% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Karyopharm Therapeutics KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Karyopharm Therapeutics' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 88 Karyopharm Therapeutics employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 81 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes92%
No8%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
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Karyopharm Therapeutics CEO & Leadership

Karyopharm Therapeutics CEO - Richard Paulson

Richard Paulson Karyopharm Therapeutics' CEO
82 /100

Karyopharm Therapeutics’s CEO Richard Paulson started in this role in 2021. Richard’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 10% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Boston. Karyopharm Therapeutics’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the IT department, employees with Entry Level experience, and employees in the Sales department. However, employees in the Finance department, Asian or Pacific Islander employees, and employees in the Legal department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Karyopharm Therapeutics’s competitors, Richard Paulson ranks right above Amgen CEO Robert Bradway. Under Paulson’s leadership, Karyopharm Therapeutics employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Happiness. eNPS and Meetings are two areas, according to respondents, where Karyopharm Therapeutics could stand to see real improvement.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Leadership

The Karyopharm Therapeutics Executive Team is rated an “A-” and led by CEO Richard Paulson, Co-Founder, Co-Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board, President & Chief Scientific Officer Sharon Shacham Ph.D., M.B.A., and Chief Development Operations Officer Ran Frenkel

  • Richard Paulson  CEO / President

    Richard Paulson CEO / President

    Mr. Paulson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Karyopharm in May 2021 and has served as a member of... read more

  • Sharon Shacham Ph.D., M.B.A. Co-Founder, Co-Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board, President & Chief Scientific Officer

    Dr. Sharon Shacham, Ph.D., MBA, Co-Founded Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. in 2008 and has been its Chief Scientific... read more

  • Ran Frenkel Chief Development Operations Officer

    Ran Frenkel serves as the Chief Development Operations Officer of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.. Ran started at... read more

  • Yosef Landesman Senior Director, Head of Biology and Scientific Affairs

    Yosef Landesman serves as the Senior Director, Head of Biology and Scientific Affairs of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc..... read more

  • Brian Austad Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Vendor Management

    Brian Austad serves as the Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Vendor Management of Karyopharm... read more

  • Jatin Shah SVP Clinical Development

    Jatin Shah serves as the SVP Clinical Development of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.. Jatin started at Karyopharm... read more

  • Chris Primiano SVP, Corporate Development, General Counsel & Secretary

    Chris Primiano serves as the SVP, Corporate Development, General Counsel & Secretary of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc..... read more

  • Kristan Gallitano Vice President, Data Management

    Kristan Gallitano serves as the Vice President, Data Management of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.. Kristan started at... read more

  • Cameron Peters VP Finance

    Cameron Peters serves as the VP Finance of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.. Cameron started at Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.... read more

Karyopharm Therapeutics Salaries

How much does Karyopharm Therapeutics pay?

How much do people at Karyopharm Therapeutics get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Karyopharm Therapeutics is $98,067, or $47 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $94,268, or $45 per hour.

At Karyopharm Therapeutics, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $281,190 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $44,885 annually. Average Karyopharm Therapeutics salaries by department include: Legal at $281,190, Customer Support at $61,489, Business Development at $100,277, and HR at $92,937. Half of Karyopharm Therapeutics salaries are above $94,268.

90 employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 183 ratings) while 90 employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 187 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$58k
$58k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$78k
$78k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$93k
$93k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$178k
$178k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$277k
$277k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$319k
$319k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$369k
$369k100th Percentile
$98,067*
Average Compensation
$94,268*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Karyopharm Therapeutics

Diverse employees at Karyopharm Therapeutics score the company 76/100 across various culture categories, placing Karyopharm Therapeutics in the Top 30% of companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Karyopharm Therapeutics across various culture dimensions.

At Karyopharm, we pride ourselves in diversity and inclusion with more than fifty percent of our employees being female, a workforce that speaks over twenty languages, and a diverse management team.,,Karyopharm is committed to improving the lives of patients and those who love them by developing novel therapies to treat cancer and other rare diseases. The work we do is both inspiring and life-changing. It requires the most diverse,the most unique, and the most authentic team in the industry. Karyopharmers are extremely innovative and we think differently. We are so proud of our global team who bring their broad range of expertise, experiences, languages, and backgrounds with them every day to do the work that is so clearly their passion. We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We celebrate all forms of diversity (e.g. gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, differently-abled, veterans and so much more). It is our firm belief that this is a part of our strength and makes us uniquely suited to succeed in our ongoing commitment to employees, physicians, patients, and families alike.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 88/100
Department - Other
Men 83/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 75/100
Department - Other

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 67/100
Department - Clinical Operations
Men 76/100
Department - Research & Development
Diverse Employees 70/100
Department - Medical Affairs/HEOR

Karyopharm Therapeutics Perks & Benefits

• 401k with competitive match and immediate vesting • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% discount • Stock options vest at 25% on the first anniversary of hire date and monthly for the next 36 months • Generous PTO program • Monthly cell phone allowance for all employees • Employee recognition awards including cash compensation and equity • Free gym on-site and fitness reimbursement program

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Gym Membership / Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Pet-Friendly
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Karyopharm Therapeutics PTO

Karyopharm Therapeutics' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year.

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Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
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Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
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$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
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What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Karyopharm Therapeutics Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Karyopharm Therapeutics applied for 15 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Karyopharm Therapeutics has a total of 400 employees

15
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (15 out of 15)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 15)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 15)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 15)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Karyopharm Therapeutics Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Karyopharm Therapeutics on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
78%
Marketing
11%
HR
11%

Candidates By Location

Boston
78%
Mount Laurel
11%
Other
11%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Karyopharm Therapeutics

Who is the CEO of Karyopharm Therapeutics?

Karyopharm Therapeutics CEO is Richard Paulson, their score by employees is 82

What is Karyopharm Therapeutics eNPS?

The eNPS for Karyopharm Therapeutics is 10

What is the salary for Project Manager in Karyopharm Therapeutics?

Project Manager average salary in the US is 98k

What are the salaries in the Product in Karyopharm Therapeutics?

The average salaries for Product in Karyopharm Therapeutics is 138k

How many employees work in Karyopharm Therapeutics?

Karyopharm Therapeutics has 400 employees

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