I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KBI Biopharma (Durham, NC)
Interview
The interview panel was a bit unorganized. One of the panel members was on vacation and instead of sliding the subsequent interviewers up, they had me sit and wait around for 30 minutes until the next person arrived on site. Most questions were relatively easy. One individual was a bit aggressive and proclaimed that he was going to "quiz me", and proceeded to ask questions that were not relevant to the job function. Need to know your hourly rate/salary for interview; HR was very aggressive and would not let me leave without giving some "indication" of salary. HR also neglected to ask about my current total and guaranteed compensation (yearly bonus, merit bonus, 401k, health benefits), and in turn the offer was offensively low. Note: KBI does not currently offer yearly bonuses to non-managerial staff. HR seems to be naive to current industry salary/compensation standards and was unwilling to negotiate.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KBI Biopharma
Interview
There were two rounds of phone interviews (one with HR and one with Hiring Manager/Sr. Scientist) and one round of virtual interview with a panel > 5 people lasting more than 3 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your background in chromatography operations?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KBI Biopharma (Durham, NC) in Apr 2014
Interview
The interviews were organized by meeting with different scientists and explaining details of your resume and experience deemed relevant to the position. Everyone I met with had very interesting backgrounds (LinkedIn) and were very kind and relaxed about their interview questions. I was shown around the laboratory and asked about my experiences with different pieces of equipment. The employees really care about you as an individual and your capability of growing within their company. I met with HR and was given free lunch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name different ways proteins can be separated, besides what your experience shows.
Downstream Process Development Associate applicants have rated the interview process at KBI Biopharma with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Downstream Process Development Associate roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KBI Biopharma overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KBI Biopharma as a Downstream Process Development Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
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