5.0
Dec 21, 2018
Current employee, more than 5 years
Bethesda, MD
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
The NIH mission is incredible and has far-reaching impact on human health and life in the US and worldwide. In my office, I have supportive colleagues and leadership, great work-life balance, good benefits, ample training opportunities, and challenging, meaningful work. Many people who leave NIH for other opportunities actually come back due to its unique environment. Many employees have worked at the agency for decades or even their entire careers.
Cons
NIH leadership can be very political and non-transparent, and being a federal agency, there is typical bureaucratic red tape. Also, poorly-performing employees are not always held accountable because management doesn't want to make time to deal with them.