Is it hard to get hired as a Research Associate at Illumina?

Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Illumina with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Research Associate at Illumina?

Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Illumina overall takes an average of 31 days.

Where can I find Illumina interview experiences by job title?

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based on 37 ratings - Updated Feb 11, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

64%
Applied online
Applied online
11%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
7%
Other
Other
7%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
4%
Recruiter
Recruiter
4%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
4%
In Person
In Person

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37 interviews

Research Associate Interview

Apr 22, 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (Cambridge, England) in Mar 2020

Interview

3 steps interview 1 phone interview with HR manager (30 min) I got general questions about me, my background etc. 2 video interview with scientists (1h) I got more detailed questions about my background, my previous experience and research. 3 face to face interview with different specialists (5h) I had a powerpoint presentation, I had to answer the questions. I got other meetings with different specialists.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

I got a detailed questions about background. What I know about Ilumina? I got a question about the NGS method. Why I want to work at Illumina? They asked me about myself.

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Research Associate Interview

Apr 8, 2020

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Illumina

Interview

I applied online and after 1 week I received an e-mail for a video interview. 10 days after completing the video interview I was called to participate in an interview with a panel of scientists.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

(video interview) - Tell us about yourself and why you are interested in this specific job - Why Illumina? - Describe SBS - Describe a method that you would use to measure changes of gene expression - Which do you think is the greatest innovation in the field of molecular biology in the last 20 years?

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Research Associate Interview

Jan 17, 2020

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Illumina

Interview

The first step was Online video interview where no technical questions were asked. Most of the questions were focused on interaction with others during group work. One question was also asked about company values.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Describe an instance where you worked in the group and what was your contribution?

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Question 2

How did you approach a problem and tackle it?

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