Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Reviews
Updated May 17, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "upper management does not understand the priorities of the people who work under them" (in 4 reviews)
- "Isolated location; no career advancement; 'diverse' but there are blatant divisions (predom." (in 4 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The organization has a strong commitment to advancing science
Cons
professional development is emphasized however career advancement is limited
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
A mission that is motivating. Great benefits - Retirement with matching, higher than average paid time off. Lots of learning and professional development opportunities. Very nice campus with easy parking.
Cons
Although progress has been made over the years, the institution remains very elitist. Toxic but high-status leaders perpetuate poor management practices and culture. Growth opportunity is extremely limited. The institute frowns upon telework. Salary estimation and raise process is opaque.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
slightly higher pay than NIH standard
Cons
not much raise each year
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Excellent healthcare and paid leave
Cons
Limited abilty to work remote, lack of transparency in decision-making and directions, and favortism in management practices that leads to employee inequities.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great employers, good benefits and PTO
Cons
Great employers but could be better
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Lots of benefits. Good Support.
Cons
Really depends on the lab/location you work in. So many different things going on. You could get stuck somewhere you don't like.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great work environment, good pay
Cons
The Janelia campus location is a bit isolated
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Competitive salary, good benefits, and nice employees. The department I worked in worked as a team. All hands on deck when necessary.
Cons
I worked there before the BLM protests. At that time the company some Directors, Program Managers would have benefited from people skills traing as well as DEI training. Upper Management/Executives we’re all white. Overall, a good place to work. PM’s we’re good at their jobs but lacked people skills.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great work life balance, great food
Cons
Low pay and low salary raise
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Truly excellent benefit package. Beautiful place to work.
Cons
The salary and raise structure needs to be updated. Excellent benefits aren’t the only important things.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 363 reviews left anonymously by employees. 91% of employees would recommend working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
91% of Howard Hughes Medical Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Howard Hughes Medical Institute 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute to be compensation, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management, career development.
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