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      4.1

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (2,341 total reviews)
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      Francis S. Collins

      82% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      NIH has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NIH 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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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Nov 7, 2015

      Long Time Employee

      Medical technologist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Premier healthcare facility for research Beautiful campus in the heart of Bethesda International reputation Lots of opportunities to do a lot of different things

      Cons

      Pay is not as generous for similar jobs - can get away with this since it's "NIH". People are always wanting to work here just to get this on their resume even though salary tends to be on the low end. Hard to get into a position now (2015) since veteran preference beats out those even with extensive experience. HR needs much improvement. Traffic nightmare

      1.0
      Apr 10, 2015

      NIH and Federal service

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Government benefits... Office is close to my house.

      Cons

      The area i work in does not recognize your education, experience, work ethic, or quality of work. Every are has its own Silo. So whomever you work for dictates your work load, advancement etc.... I thought the government would offer a fair wage for work performed. I see people around me working like crazy and others with the same job or job title doing very different work loads etc... I thought that our Federal government would at least offer a fair job for work well done and not get as much from their employees as possible for the least salary (low bid used to win in the government and I thought those times had changed-guess not).

      1.0
      Oct 30, 2014

      NIH visiting fellow

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good research environment and no funding worries

      Cons

      stressful and dull environment. so many post-doctorals here and no real opportunity for the next step. red tape is everwhere.

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