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      Good Employer

      Scientist
      Current employee
      Gaithersburg, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very nice colleagues. Diverse projects. Reasonable pay. No extreme expectations for work hours.

      Cons

      No extra bonus, no stock. You get only the annual salary you sign-up for.

      Program Analyst

      Program analyst
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great environment, surrounded by brilliant people.

      Cons

      It's only a two year contract

      Great place to do research

      Research scientist (contractor)
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      collaborative stable good work-life balance

      Cons

      salary is on the low end

      Good Employer

      Scientist
      Current employee
      Gaithersburg, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very nice colleagues. Diverse projects. Reasonable pay. No extreme expectations for work hours.

      Cons

      No extra bonus, no stock. You get only the annual salary you sign-up for.

      Great environment

      Student intern
      Former contractor
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good management that helps you along the way.

      Cons

      Contract work isn’t guaranteed every year

      Great place

      Postbaccalaureate irta
      Current employee
      Durham, NC
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible environment Supportive mentors Lots of learning opportunities

      Cons

      First year pay No other cons :)

      Decent Pay

      Postbaccalaureate irta
      Former intern
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      increase in stipend yearly innovative and complex projects

      Cons

      overall stipend is low for the first year especially the area is expensive so increasing the stipend to accommodate for that would be better some PIs seem to overwork interns more than 40 hours.

      Great benefits

      Monitor
      Former employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and PTO after your first year

      Cons

      Slow career growth to begin with

      Postbac Fellow

      Anonymous temporary employee
      Current temporary employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great gap year experience, cutting-edge research

      Cons

      the quality of your experience is completely lab dependent

      Post doctor at NIH

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work but depends on the lab Have unionized this year Salaries were increased this year

      Cons

      No retirement Taxs are difficult for postdoc Salary still low compared to the field