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      4.1

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (2,341 total reviews)
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      Francis S. Collins

      82% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      NIH has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,341 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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      4.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      What to Know about NIH

      Clinical research nurse
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      Pros

      educational opportunities, having medical information regarding drugs, conditions and diseases at your disposal interesting research, meeting people from all over the world, seeing positive results from treatments government benefits, life insurance, medical insurance, dental insurance being on a first name basis with people who are in the news

      Cons

      must come to work a half hour early to get a good parking place. new pay system is subjective, not objective - depends on what your boss thinks of you and the information he/she gets may be from one person a step above you who doesn't like your personality and will play up your weaknesses and play down your strengths. difficulty taking earned leave when you want to take it and before you lose it at the end of the year

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Before you judge NIH, get information specifc to your lab/section/branch/institute!

      Project engineer
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      Pros

      The mission of the NIH and do work on the projects that no one else has the resources to accomplish. The NIH is generally not affected by lack of equipment or proper tools. Its not like the university where you have to try to do the research you want with the tools you can get. Here you can use the right tool for the job. The NIH also has special access to the library of medicine with a huge library support staff. Almost all articles are online and if they are not, a librarian can scan them in for you and email them to you as a PDF.

      Cons

      The NIH, like any government organization can quickly become an unwieldly beuarcracy. The NIH has a lot of varianace between labs and sections, so its important to get feedback specific for the lab/branch/section you will be working in. Funding comes in waves and it is hard to work your way up if you are not a MD or a PHD. Also, since its a lot like a hospital, the MDs appear to hold more power over the PHDs.

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