Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ra Pharamaceuticals overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ra Pharamaceuticals as a Research Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ra Pharamaceuticals (Cambridge, MA) in May 2016
Interview
I was brought in for a half a day and met with ~6 people. Everyone was very nice, knowledgeable, and expressed enthusiasm for the company. Science is interesting and they have a very clear timeline for their programs. Overall I was quite impressed and planned to accept an offer to join the company.
Unfortunately their offer was extreemly low and the operations person was borderline rude when I explained that their package was not competitive. They had no interest in negotiating- very surprising as I would have been willing to share past and present pay stubs.
Advice to future candidates: Determine pay range early in the interview process. It was extremely frustrating to be excited only to find out you are expected to take a pay cut.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Ra Pharamaceuticals (Cambridge, MA) in Dec 2015
Interview
I interviewed with 6 people, 30 min each. The interviews were fairly typical, a mix of technical and work ethic questions, except for one interviewer that lectured me the entire 30 minutes without asking me a single question. What was more concerning was what happened after the interview. I had sent a thank you note to the research group leader, and about a week later I heard I didn't get the job. Disappointing, but fine. However, the group leader wants to give me feedback on my interview. Strange, but I'll hear what he has to say. Group leader proceeds to send me a very detailed email with "constructive" criticism (it was not constructive). Very put off by the lack of professionalism and tact exhibited by the leadership. Definitely a red flag.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time that you solved a problem and what the outcome was?