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      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

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      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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      3.0
      Jun 2, 2010

      OK to work

      Staff scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      good paid relatively stable resources

      Cons

      glass ceiling lot of paper works

      3.0
      May 21, 2010

      Intern at the NIH in the Department of Activities Support Closeout Center

      Gs iii intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was a federal job with benefits that most interns anywhere don't have the privilege of receiving like paid holidays and sick days. I learned a lot about the bureaucratic nature of our government. The closeout center dealt with final documents of research grants.

      Cons

      The job was not at all challenging and could be handled by anyone with a high school diploma. I did not learn anything new at the job except for a basic overview of how the NIH operates. It was terribly boring and most employees were unproductive.

      5.0
      Apr 27, 2010

      Very good place to work

      Summer intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As for a student from biomedical informatics background, there is no doubt that NIH is a very good place to work. Specially, spending a summer to be an intern there. You can get a great opportunity to know a lot leading researchers.

      Cons

      There are too many post-docs, which gave me a feeling that some people there end up their career with a forever-post-doc position.

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