NIH reviews

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

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
May 26, 2009
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Pros

Government benefits are good including insurance, retirement, holidays, and leave. The pay for my field beats the pay on the outside of the government. A lot of cutting edge healthcare information is available.

Cons

Opportunity for career growth not so great. Too much red tape. Cafeteria is expensive and there are no employee discounts.

4.0
Mar 7, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Better pay than most academic institutions, better in-lab funding, access to top notch seminars/training lectures, most labs are 9-6, get to work with talented individuals, excellent support staff, right off the metro (NIH can provide metrocheks to pay for metro/marc train, most labs are family friendly

Cons

academics assume you're stuck up, some bosses try to rule by fear, some people are stuck up/racist/sexist/xenophobic against Americans, some people are unwilling to help/train others, administration (ID badge, pay) can be very difficult to work with an inefficient, if you have to drive in traffic can be a nightmare, some bosses look down on those who don't work 70hours/week

4.0
Feb 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

better funding opportunities than somewhere else in research, many training opportunities, flexible working time

Cons

Large organization, too bureaucratic, no flexibility in terms of salary increase, no competitive place therefore some people do not work as much as in academia

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