4.0
Aug 24, 2012
Current employee, more than 3 years
Lexington, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
If you are a staff member, you have the opportunity to work on a lot of different tasks (everything from hardware to writing specifications to coding) and are expected to quickly absorb new technologies and ideas. The lab also has an academic culture and you will be encouraged to give talks, write papers, go to conferences, and so on. My group in particular has had active collaborations with scientists from the MIT campus as well.
Cons
The benefits are very good, but the salary is not quite as high as comparable positions in the private sector for my field. Also, I personally felt that the standards for contractors are lower in general compared to staff.