Staff Scientist - Staff Scientist NIH Employee Review

4.0
26 Dec 2015
Recommend
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Pros

NIH is a fantastic agency filled with smart, devoted people. There is a great work/life balance and a lot of support for families. Researchers are given substantial autonomy and many resources for furthering skills and expertise.

Cons

It can be challenging to move up as an intramural scientist given the pyramid system of one tenure-track investigator or chief with many staff under them. So promotion opportunities are limited.

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5.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not stressful, science based, not profit.

Cons

Slow processes, too many meetings.

4.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

Cons

Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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