Pros
The leadership and team are very supportive, accessible, and truly invested in creating a positive environment for all employees. As others have mentioned, it is a very flat organization. Feedback from everyone is sought, appreciated, and implemented. On-the-job training is provided and SOPs are up-to-date and very helpful. The flexibility, trust, and agency extended to all team members is outstanding. Even though the job is fully remote and the work is challenging, help is always just a call or Slack message away.
Cons
As others have mentioned, the 2-3 weeks before each NIH grant deadline (1/5, 4/5, and 9/5) are super intense. The expectation is that everyone will be on call 7 days a week and it is not uncommon to be working 10-12 hours a day at this time. This intensity is counterbalanced by the stern expectation by leadership that everyone takes a minimum of 1-2 weeks off after these deadlines. And the rest of the time the workload is manageable.
