Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Reviews

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Stress, Commute, Traffic , Location, Downtown

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The culture is highly elitist. The scientist/faculty rule this company and there seems to be no rules or boundaries for what they do. They don't have to follow the same guidelines and the team that supports them has to scramble to cover these antics. The faculty and leadership are some of the highest paid I've ever seen across any industry and lots try to fly first class and get it covered. While they are highly regarded and funded, all of the operational/administrative team that supports them are some of the lowest paid in area and industry. I keep hearing that it's an NPO and people are here for the mission, hence being paid below the industry standard, but when all of the scientist/faculty and leadership are making some of the highest salaries across the country, it hard to swallow the koolaid.

Lastly, they need some business acumen. This NPO is ran by scientist with no background in leadership or business. If they want to be successful, they need more than scientist without any business background leading their divisions.

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i can't think of any

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Unfriendly staff. Unorganized on every level. They give project managers multiple doctors that have no commonality. They say they are flexible but not really.

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The office culture is more important than the work. If you do not fit in you will not go anywhere regardless of effort. Managers are not trained in new systems and processes are developed retrospectively. New ideas are discouraged if they come from the wrong people.

Pay is far less than big pharmaceutical companies, but the corporate tokens are the same. The processes are constantly "in flux".

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Quickly growing therefore growing pains

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Salaries can’t compete with industry standards and cost of living in Seattle. There are salary limitations for non-scientific staff - you would constantly hear managers and departments reiterate that we're a non-profit, therefore paid less. Annual "merit" increases are a joke and not evaluated based on performance. Parking is a nightmare due to construction and location. If your commute only requires one bus, it's doable. Make sure you have a good manager who looks out for the team or you'll never be promoted. I had such high hopes coming into such a recognized organization, but I couldn't last because of the low salary and lack of growth.

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I can't think of any cons

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Promotions are few and far between, salaries can’t compete with industry

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pay is not so great