4.0
Mar 3, 2026
Current employee, more than 5 years
Los Angeles, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Flexible and creative work, typically with world class researchers.
Cons
Must secure your own funding. Post covid set-up (even in 2026) can be isolating. Salary not as high as private industry. Unclear if makes sense long-term given gap in prestige between researchers and professors (e.g. assistant researchers can't be Principle Investigator on a project).