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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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      4.0
      Aug 21, 2008

      NIH Program Analyst

      program analyst
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      Pros

      benefits, smart people, academic atmosphere, great mission, ability to work with people from all over the country and the world, less political than other agencies, beautiful main campus, committed employees

      Cons

      government bureaucracy, very big, unable to recognize value of non phd's, expansion of offices to suburbs leaves some people feeling disconnected from the organization, can be difficult to find your place in such a large organization

      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.

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Your tax dollars, hard at work at NIH

      Programme analyst
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      Pros

      Support for innovation and initiative, also support for families, diversity, telecommuting. I'm a weird guy and management/people accommodate (almost celebrate) my idiosyncrasies. Eggheads and freaks are all part of the family. Great benefits, good working conditions. I've only been there for eight years and am still somewhat of a newcomer, that's how much people like it. Also, the pension, while smallish, is unlikely to be sold off to support some executive boondoggle. Jobs like this are hard to find these days.

      Cons

      Government bureaucracy, highly politicized environment, proliferation of middle management, rigid pay scales with limited upside.

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