Question 1

Does ORAU pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ORAU employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ORAU. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at ORAU?

Accepted Answer

60% of ORAU employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated ORAU 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at ORAU?

Accepted Answer

Orise Fellow (12), Postdoctoral Fellow (12), ORAU Student Services Contractor, US EPA (9), Research Associate (8), Contractor (7), Postdoctoral Research Associate (7), ORISE Fellow (Masters Level) (6), CDC ORISE Fellow (5), Post Masters Research Associate (5), Intern (4), Program Specialist (4), Research Assistant (4), Student Services Contractor (4), Lab Technician (3), NSSC Contractor (3)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at ORAU according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Pay is decent for entry level students" ((in 17 reviews)); "Genuine and nice people." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great opportunities for recent graduates (ranging from those with bachelor's degrees all the way to post" ((in 10 reviews)); "Work life balance was good since you're only allowed to work 40 hours due to the contract." ((in 9 reviews)); "Cutting edge research, great coworkers, exciting environment" ((in 6 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at ORAU according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"ORISE is objectively better and no benefits" ((in 37 reviews)); "No paid time off for full time employees" ((in 9 reviews)); "Experience is almost completely dependent on host laboratory; management can sometimes be slow on the administrative side" ((in 8 reviews)); "You don’t have a say or know who you will be contracted to ahead of time, so if you get a bad manager for the project that could result in a negative experience." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is no PTO or leave." ((in 5 reviews))

Question 6

What are the top reviewed ORAU locations?

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Oak Ridge, Washington, Atlanta, Durham, Knoxville, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Ada, Quantico, Cincinnati, Natick, Arlington, Duluth, Narragansett, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Baltimore, Silver Spring, Boston, Chicago, Charlottesville, Hampton, Portsmouth, Alexandria, Morrisville, Nashville, Dayton, Pasadena, Monterey, San Diego

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