Pros
I’ve been working here at Alcami for almost 5 years now. Here’s my rundown on the company: PAY + BENEFITS The benefits here are really good. They offer full insurance, a 401K plan with a 5% match, and plenty of vacation and PTO. The pay is good for the industry. They also offer paternity/maternity leave, bereavement leave, etc., and make sure that you know all of this as soon as you start working for them. COWORKERS + ENVIRONMENT The people here at Alcami are wonderful. I look forward to talking to my peers every day, and I’ve made a lot of new friends here. Everyone is very intelligent and hard-working, and it’s nice to be surrounded by people who care as much about progress and innovation as I do. WORK-LIFE BALANCE This is probably the weakest of all of these categories. This is a high-end, successful company, and if you want to succeed here you’re going to have to work for it, at least in the beginning. Things will stabilize after a little, though. We work hard and accomplish a lot here! EDUCATION + TRAINING Since this is a science-based organization, I think the quality of training we receive and the ability to learn new skills is very important. Alcami offers a good training program for all of the different positions, and I personally feel as though I’m constantly learning new concepts and building upon what I already know. This is probably the best part about working for Alcami — you’ll never get bored here.
Cons
There’s a learning curve, and the work-life balance is a little skewed at first. I personally think it’s worth the work to know that you’re furthering society and helping further the medical field.