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Overall good, but compensation does not match performance - Clinical Research Manager Northwestern University Employee Review

3.0
20 Nov 2013
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Pros

(1) Stimulating environment working in academics/research (2) diverse community (3) tuition discounts for employee, spouses, and children (3) great students

Cons

(1) Low pay, even if you excel in your position (2) difficult to advance

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5.0
22 June 2026
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Pros

I really enjoyed my time here, I was in the athletic department, lots of very nice people, other interns were very nice as well and easy to work with.

Cons

Not really any cons for me, I was working in the field I want to work in so I really enjoyed seeing how everything comes together

3.0
2 May 2026
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Pros

- NU offers a nice retirement match, and the benefits (not pay) are competitive. - The campus is nice.

Cons

- The benefits are nice but the pay is really not competitive at all, and there is no salary transparency either. - The culture of your office really depends on who is the head. I had a good relationship with my Director of Operations and Center Director which translated throughout the office, but I have heard countless horror stories of horrible and psychologically abusive faculty to work with, especially in the Materials Science & Engineering department. - At the end of the day, you are staff and are treated as such. If you have toxic faculty members to work with, you are stuck, and HR will do nothing to help you because you are staff and replaceable.

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