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    UC San Francisco Reviews

    Updated February 17, 2019
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    • "Benefits are poor, work-life balance is poor, salary is very low for Bay area" (in 22 reviews)

    • "not much room for growth if you are an assistant or analyst" (in 12 reviews)

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    1. "Great Job"

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      Current Employee - Clinical Research Coordinator in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Clinical Research Coordinator in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Yearly raise. Friendly work Environment.

      Cons

      Prestige over pay. No social events.

    2. "Couldn't be more satisfied"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Paid for significant training, very supportive supervisors, focused on making an inclusive and diverse workplace.

      Cons

      Cost of healthcare expensive, but that's everywhere. Gym isn't free.

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    3. "Great university in the greatest city in the US"

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      Former Employee - Staff Research Associate in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Staff Research Associate in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great Job, Great Location, Great Benefits

      Cons

      SF is an extremely expensive to live

    4. "Work culture at UCSF"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at UC San Francisco (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -very friendly people, shuttle service is free and great to get around campuses

      Cons

      -no parking near campuses, a lot of new construction near Mission Bay leaves very busy and loud intersections

    5. "Not satisfied"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I’ve learn a lot in science. Easy to grow.

      Cons

      Bad environment. Management extremely unfair.

    6. "Very isolated feeling in UCSF"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in San Francisco, CA

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time

      Pros

      Be in the hub of biomedical research

      Cons

      Expensive cost to live in the bay; not very integrated research environment

    7. "Great work environment"

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      Current Employee - SRA II
      Current Employee - SRA II
      Recommends

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Opportunity to grow and to work with different people

      Cons

      not easy to get a pay raise

    8. "UCSF"

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      Former Employee - Student Research Assistant
      Former Employee - Student Research Assistant

      I worked at UC San Francisco (More than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly, PI and grad students want you to succeed

      Cons

      No cons to describe in my time at UCSF

    9. "UCSF is a great place to work, but SF is very expensive as a student"

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      Current Employee - PhD Graduate Student
      Current Employee - PhD Graduate Student
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great colleagues
      Very collaborative environment
      Some parts of university leadership are very responsive to the needs and concerns of students/postdocs
      Very supportive environment
      UCSF is very connected with Bay Area biopharma ecosystem

      Cons

      SF is super expensive, getting by on a grad student stipend is difficult
      As a student, limited on-campus housing is available and is very competitive
      Some parts of university leadership are not very responsive to the needs of staff/students
      Administrative bureaucracy can be very cumbersome and slow
      I still can't believe they are building the warriors stadium across the street from the Mission Bay Hospital - this will be a transportation nightmare when it opens

      Advice to Management

      If you don't offer PhD students more assistance with the cost of living then I don't think you will have many PhD students accepting offers in the future

    10. "Very Bad Personal Training Department"

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      Current Employee - Personal Trainer in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Personal Trainer in San Francisco, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at UC San Francisco full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The insurance is good, members are open to different types of training.

      Cons

      Bad managerial decisions day in and day out, no career advancement, no trainer support/ continuing education and no social media help.