Howard Hughes Medical Institute Reviews
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Erin O'Shea
68 Ratings
Pros
"Competitive pay and great benefits" (in 49 reviews)
"Good benefits, responsive administrative staff" (in 22 reviews)
Cons
"Because you're employed by HHMI rather than teh department, you may not be as connected to the department as a non-HHMI postdoc" (in 10 reviews)
"Some upper management people are quite proud of that for some reason" (in 7 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Pay, work-life balance, constantly helping you (through COVID, tuition, and providing a great atmosphere for work).
Cons
None, if you get a job here you will love it.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Reasonable, decent benefits, plenty of resources
Cons
Don't pay out PTO, not many holidays
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Greate Place, but make sure it is the correct financial and career decision for you.,
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The work being done by HHMI and its partners is truly awe-inspiring and motivating. This is also one of the few places where nearly everyone you meet is truly interesting and accomplished.
Cons
If you plan on advancing your career and do not have an advanced degree you should make sure that working here is the correct career and financial decision for you. This is a non-profit research institution and pays like it.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
They paid money for me to come and work there.
Cons
Having to go to work for the money they were giving me
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
great benefits and competitive pay
Cons
Your experience depends largely on who you work with
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible, A+ for culture, benefits and compensation
Cons
None that I can think of :-)
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Salary aside the time off package is incredible. You get about a month off a year.
Cons
They don't pay their technicians enough to actually go anywhere with their vacation time.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Top notch group leaders and postdocs from around the world. You will work with best of the bests, if you are in biological research that overlaps with HHMI's target areas, you will gain a lot from your supervisors and peers.
Cons
Unless you are joining a group leader position, learn about career growth before joining.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Is nearly entirely PI dependent
Cons
Better Benefits than the NIH
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits for the employees
Cons
No real cons to speak of
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