NIH reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,340 total reviews)
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Francis S. Collins

82% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

NIH has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,340 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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1.0
Apr 10, 2015

NIH and Federal service

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Government benefits... Office is close to my house.

Cons

The area i work in does not recognize your education, experience, work ethic, or quality of work. Every are has its own Silo. So whomever you work for dictates your work load, advancement etc.... I thought the government would offer a fair wage for work performed. I see people around me working like crazy and others with the same job or job title doing very different work loads etc... I thought that our Federal government would at least offer a fair job for work well done and not get as much from their employees as possible for the least salary (low bid used to win in the government and I thought those times had changed-guess not).

1.0
Oct 30, 2014

NIH visiting fellow

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Pros

good research environment and no funding worries

Cons

stressful and dull environment. so many post-doctorals here and no real opportunity for the next step. red tape is everwhere.

5.0
Jul 7, 2014

Top government research intititute

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Compared to extramural academia, almost unlimited resources. Very stimulating scientific environment. Constant exposure to well known researchers as they come to NIH to give talks.

Cons

Bureaucracy and paperwork, as expected in any government institution. Things get done either late or at the very last minute, but at least so far everything was done before deadlines.

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