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4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Work/Life balance

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 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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78 reviews
4.0
Dec 3, 2013

Good place for research

Graduate student
Recommend
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Pros

Core facilities are fantastic, lots of brilliant people, cookie hour, forums

Cons

Inter-lab culture can be somewhat lacking, and it's cut off from the rest of MIT. Also the labs tend to be very large and disconnected from each other.

5.0
Nov 3, 2013

Good place to do postdoctoral research

Postdoctoral associate
Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of talented scientists. Stimulating research. Lots of opportunities for collaborations

Cons

Although WI has one of the highest salary rates in the US, all postdocs in the academia are severely underpaid. Long hours, also comes with the territory

5.0
Oct 2, 2012

Top notch research environment and experience

Research technician
Recommend
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Pros

- access to seminars by leaders in the biomedical field - access to many of MIT's resources - competitive non-profit/academic salary - good funding in general allowing for latest research - make influential connections - great brand name to help continue in academia or industry

Cons

- sink or swim culture depending on your boss - HR not helpful with questions after i left the institute - sometimes long hours expected (nature of your project)

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