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Universal Cells

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Not much mobility - Research Associate II Universal Cells Employee Review

4.0
Apr 15, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on your manager, can be a great work/team environment. Good PTO and sick leave benefits. Good compensation.

Cons

Not great for mid-career growth. Difficult to get promoted despite performing at a more senior title due to ‘optics’. Corporate strategy changes often and doesn’t seem to have a lot of clear direction. Corporate tasks like objective setting start very late and end early making it difficult to accurately plan goals and rate performance but actual payout takes months after end of the fiscal year.

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5.0
Feb 23, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are very good, culture is excellent, and there are a lot of opportunities to expand your experience and skill set.

Cons

The company is based in Seattle.

2.0
May 11, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are very good compared to other companies. Upward mobility is decent.

Cons

Sub-par science Bad communication Bad management Ambiguous goals The company is owned by a Japanese company and ran by Japanese people. They bring people from Japan to management and they hardly speak any English. They try to implement Japanese work culture which is not a good fit for American culture.

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