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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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      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      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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      4.0
      Jun 26, 2014

      Great mission and great place to work

      Human resources specialist
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      Pros

      Mission Research for the sake of health and science, not motivated by profit Workplace flexibilities Supportive leadership Training and professional development opportunities

      Cons

      Difficult to move up the ladder in HR without complete support from supervisor Assigned areas and teams rarely change unless there's turnover so little variety of experience Things take longer than they should to get done, some processes redundant but apparently normal for government

      5.0
      Jun 17, 2014

      Exciting place to be

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Depending where you are, a very cool place to work. Good quality of life. Pace and atmosphere like a college campus.

      Cons

      Disproportionate share of arrogant people with poor social skills. If you do not have an MD or PhD, you are definitely "less than."

      2.0
      Mar 18, 2014

      NIAID has many talented, hard-working staff, but they are hobbled by anxious and sometimes arrogant senior leaders.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      NIAID's mission inspires most of the NIAID staff to dedicate themselves to their work. In addition, NIAID has significant resources and infrastructure to enable its staff to do their jobs effectively. NIAID's top leaders are well respected for their knowledge and skills, and as a result they have a great deal of influence at NIH and elsewhere in the federal government.

      Cons

      NIAID's senior leaders have been in their positions for many years. While this has provided NIAID with a great deal of stability, it also has resulted in (or at least contributed to) an almost habitual tendency among NIAID's senior leaders to dismiss and disparage ideas and approaches from other organizations. And while NIAID's anxious and volatile director is more receptive and humane than he was 10 or 20 years ago, a culture of fear still pervades NIAID. This culture of fear has stifled risk taking and discouraged alternative opinions and ideas that might enable NIAID to achieve better results from its important work.

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