Is MD Anderson Cancer Center a good company to work for?

MD Anderson Cancer Center has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 3,619 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at MD Anderson Cancer Center to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MD Anderson Cancer Center have been left by employees working as Nurse Practitioner , Physician Assistant and Clinical Research Coordinator .

Does MD Anderson Cancer Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MD Anderson Cancer Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MD Anderson Cancer Center. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MD Anderson Cancer Center?

79% of MD Anderson Cancer Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MD Anderson Cancer Center 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MD Anderson Cancer Center?

Postdoctoral Fellow (111) , Registered Nurse (100) , Patient Services Coordinator (64) , Research Data Coordinator (59) , Research Assistant (58) , Graduate Research Assistant (56) , Senior Administrative Assistant (56) , Registered Nurse, BSN (53) , Research Scientist (49) , Administrative Assistant (46) , Clinical Nurse (35) , Clinical Studies Coordinator (32) , Program Manager (29) , Program Coordinator (28) , Instructor (27)

What are the pros of working at MD Anderson Cancer Center according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and very stable" ((in 660 reviews)); "Great people to work with!" ((in 99 reviews)); "Great Culture and Environment." ((in 76 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great support and great benefits" ((in 54 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MD Anderson Cancer Center according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management of some divisions and very slow to promote" ((in 140 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and also you have to walk a lot to work and back to parking." ((in 129 reviews)); "low salary and difficult for promotion" ((in 115 reviews)); "Some senior managers have a different agenda and it is all about what you do that makes them look good." ((in 45 reviews)); "Middle managers are mediocre at best and seem afraid of upper management." ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about MD Anderson Cancer Center layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MD Anderson Cancer Center layoffs and their outlook for job security at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MD Anderson Cancer Center locations?

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4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,388 total reviews)

Peter Pisters

88% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

MD Anderson Cancer Center has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,388 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MD Anderson Cancer Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0

Jul 19, 2016

Interesting place to work

Research assistant i

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Pros

There are many opportunities to learn a variety of techniques thanks to their online seminars. The patients are wonderful and give you hope for the every day. It is a very interesting place to work, and you do end up working towards a greater goal which is highly motivating.

Cons

Hard to progress upwards in your field. There is a sense of being back in high school with the cliques and the attitudes between staff members. Faculty tend to have an "above it" attitude towards the staff.

3.0

Jul 13, 2016

Enormous cancer center

Senior research scientist

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Pros

The anchor of the Texas Medical Center (TMC). MDACC has 21,000 employees, 2,000 of whom are faculty (clinical and/or research). TMC has ~100,000 employees, same amount of office space as downtown Houston, and the world's largest parking concession. Cancer patients can get about equally great treatment at MDACC as any of the other top ten NCI designated cancer centers in the US - go to one of these, not Joe's for profit cancer center that happens to be in your town. Texas does not have a state income tax. Air conditioning bill in Houston can be less than heating & A/C in the north.

Cons

Lots of silos, not much communication between them. Competition can be as fierce within MDACC as it is between MDACC and other leading cancer centers. Don't drive on I-10 through downtown during heavy rains. Don't live in or near a low spot - prone to flooding. Culture & values: "We do things the Anderson way" = the same way for the past 20 years. If your prospective manager uses this phrase during your interview, don't take the job.

5.0

Nov 19, 2015

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MD Anderson has great benefit and work life balance. They do like to help their employees succeed. Great team to work with.

Cons

Overworked and underpaid. It is hard to get promoted within your team unless you move to a different department. It is hard to switch to a different department as well.

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