Does ATCC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ATCC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ATCC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ATCC?

55% of ATCC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ATCC 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ATCC?

Biologist (35) , Senior Biologist (21) , Associate Biologist (13) , Manager (7) , Associate Repository Technician (4) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Director (4) , Project Coordinator (4) , Repository Technician (4) , Program Manager (3) , Scientist (3) , Senior Scientist (3) , Technician (3) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Operations Technician (2)

What are the pros of working at ATCC according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits" ((in 34 reviews)); "I worked with some really great people at ATCC (both management and front line team members)." ((in 23 reviews)); "back work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "flexible hours and laid back work environment" ((in 7 reviews)); "hr working days; nice employees" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ATCC according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management" ((in 19 reviews)); "The salaries are low for the area because they have the monopoly on the biotech business in the northern Virginia area." ((in 14 reviews)); "Arrogant and incompetent leadership." ((in 7 reviews)); "low pay, even lower morale." ((in 7 reviews)); "There is virtually no investment in novel technologies at this company due to the "change is bad" culture, for example they are just now starting to do Next Gen Sequencing when this has been available since the mid 2000's." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about ATCC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ATCC layoffs and their outlook for job security at ATCC in 2026.

What are the top reviewed ATCC locations?

Manassas , Gaithersburg , Frederick , Washington , Nutley , Ruckersville , Bristow , Centreville , Germantown , Rockville

ATCC reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)

Ruth Cheng

61% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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ATCC has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ATCC 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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264 reviews

2.0

May 22, 2019

Great potential, but poor management

Senior customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting and meaningful work

Cons

Inadequate training Management doesn't care about employees Benefits were recently cut Inadequate tools provided to do your job Management is more interested in the financial bottom line than customers and employees.

1.0

Sep 6, 2016

Good learning company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is great if your a new grad and would like to learn pretty much all of the techniques involved in biological science.

Cons

Company leadership is very poor and because of this the company really has no direction. Pay is horrible compared to the area

3.0

Jan 19, 2016

Marketing Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Company does interesting work! Coworkers were all very nice, lunch room, on-site workout room, pays well and great benefit package.

Cons

"Re-structuring" occurs several times a year, job stability was unsure at all times, no real communication from upper management.

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