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 32 reviews)); "I worked with some really great people at ATCC (both management and front line team members)." ((in 22 reviews)); "back work environment." ((in 9 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers." ((in 8 reviews)); "flexible hours and laid back work environment" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"The salaries are low for the area because they have the monopoly on the biotech business in the northern Virginia area." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 17 reviews)); "Arrogant and incompetent leadership." ((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)); "Morale is incredibly low." ((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

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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

1.0

Feb 13, 2015

The most dysfunctional, diseased management I have ever worked with. If you have any other option, go elsewhere.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of people at the individual contributor level. Amazing credentials and accomplishments. Good for work/life balance. Out of the city, so commute is acceptable, with little traffic.

Cons

The dictator style of authority, from the President down, leads to an environment of fear and mistrust. Senior management back-stab each other for Presidential approval and recognition. Lots of juvenile politics, that harm the company's mission and most valued employees. No ability for career advancement, as management prefer to hold their cards close for their own sake, instead of supporting and/or promoting their own employees.

1.0

Jan 31, 2015

So many reasons why you should run before coming to work here!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and great people

Cons

complete lack of management, can't make decisions! One hand never talks to the other! Management is done in a box, very shady tactics, firings without any communication to those left behind, so many USELESS members on the senior team only good at saying "yes" to anything the CEO wants, seriously a joke of a company!

1.0

Dec 26, 2014

Stay away

Senior biologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers. Managers tend to stay less then 3 years.

Cons

Horrible management. mid level on up. To much politics.

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The most dysfunctional, diseased management I have ever worked with. If you have any other option, go elsewhere.

So many reasons why you should run before coming to work here!

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