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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
      Feb 6, 2009

      NIH is a great place to jumpstart your medical/science career, reputation goes a long way.

      Intramural research training award fellow
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      Pros

      NIH has an amazing reputation! If you have the opportunity to work at NIH, take advantage of being able to be exposed to brilliant and driven scientists and other medical professionals. NIH may not pay well for IRTA Fellowships but being able to put it on your resume definitely helps if you are going to stay within the Healthcare field. NIH also pays for you to go to conferences and provides weekly seminars, other opportunities to intellectually as well as professionally develop.

      Cons

      The downside of working at NIH as an Intramural Rsearch Training Award Fellow are the salary.

      4.0
      Oct 22, 2008

      NIH Office of Technology Transfer

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Job stability Wide range for promotion Skills applicable to the private sector World-renowned research institution Large technology portfolio Good benefits package Many opportunities for career development

      Cons

      Pay below private sector High cost of living Government bureaucracy

      4.0
      Oct 10, 2008

      An excellent place to retire from.

      Project manager
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      Pros

      Helping out fellow citizens. There is great job security, even in poor economic times. The health plan which carries over to retirement and is the same health plan enjoyed by members of Congress is very comprehensive, employees only have to pay about 30% of the premiums. Pension, with benefits for spousal survivors, is ironclad and is pegged to inflation so that there are increases for cost of liviing indexes.

      Cons

      Wages are not as high as in the private sector. Everytime there is a change in administration, i.e., the presidency, especially if the new president comes from the other party, there is a wholesale change in senior, i.e., political, management and in priorities. Great job security also carries a downside, it is very difficult to get rid of deadwood.

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