I've been at NIH for a little more than a year - Contract Specialist NIH Employee Review

4.0
Mar 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The mission is fantastic. Lots of smart people doing great work to better the world. The work/life balance, as well as the ability to promote are very good. Most people here are very dedicated to their work. The environment is generally much more progressive than other federal government jobs.

Cons

Some buildings aren't on campus and feel quite disconnected. My job can be quite boring and often not very challenging. Many of the same normal drawbacks of all federal government jobs also exist here, including bureaucracy, Federal funding has been on the decrease the past few years, which makes funding new projects very difficult.

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5.0
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Pros

Work-life balance, coworkers are good humans, and there is room to grow

Cons

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4.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

Cons

Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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