M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Reviews

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – It's very clean and a nice modern and social environment. Each person who works here feels like we make a difference, it's not just a job. Educational opportunities are pretty good. Nice gym on site and plenty of programs for work/life balance. Very good benefits and retirement package.

Cons – There is a lot of red tape here, but I think it would be that way at any place the size of MD Anderson. It's difficult to get promoted or get a decent raise here. The pay is not on par with other positions in different institutions unfortunately. And the workload to staff ratio is very is very uneven a lot of the time.

Advice to Senior Management – Overall I think Management does a good job, like any other position you have good ones, and bad ones. Do more to see the potential in your people, reward them or they'll leave.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – I loved the previous environment, but now...not much pros

Cons – I loved the previous environment, but now...because of the depression, it becomes more and more difficult to survive here. Everyday, you will here some faculties leaving the institution, and of course their employees as well.

Advice to Senior Management – Should give more chance to all the faculties and trainees. The funding is now only in certain people's control.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center part-time for more than a year

Pros – Great team work and jovial environment.Everyone is helpful and the team with which I worked was very helpful and guided me to become an effective researcher.

Cons – Sometimes the work pressure was too much ,some of the team members were disorganized which made the work towards the deadline too hectic.

Former Employee – worked at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great benefits, including tuition reimbursement and a nice gym on campus to work out in. MD Anderson also has a great mentoring program for developing your professional goals and making connections with employees in other departments.

Cons – The starting salary is relatively low for some positions. Also, MD Anderson is highly bureaucratic so it takes a long for something to be approved.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center part-time for more than a year

Pros – It's flexible and social; the bosses are really nice.

Cons – It's really stressful at times.

Advice to Senior Management – They are doing great!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for less than a year

Pros – It offers an academic environment with huge community of researchers and investigators. Got opportunity to mange and analyze data with millions of records of cancer patients which would not be available elsewhere. Inferential statistics which yield new methodologies and new solutions. I developed a new method for early detection of acute kidney injury among cancer patient with creatinine as bio-marker.

Cons – Based on the huge size and diverse nature of various departments, HR department works like postoffice and local managers tend to hire like minded people.

Advice to Senior Management – New hires must be cross verified by 2 referees at random by the institution anonymously to avoid conglomeration of same ethnic, gender of religious subgroups. Some labs you will see only Chinese or Indians and other people become hesitant to apply there due to possibility of adverse work condition and this can be avoided.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Excellent reputation in cancer research, very good environment and resources and facilities. Clinical cancer research is very strong.

Cons – While the external funding is hard to get, there are not a lot of grant supports to promote junior faculties.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Opportunity to work with the best minds in finding a cure for cancer. Many dedicated employees who still concentrate on quality patient care are keeping the place afloat. Patients are wonderful, hopeful, giving and worthwhile.

Cons – Too many chiefs who are more into $, power and prestige than patients or a cure for cancer -unless it can make them more money. Conflict of Interest questions are embarassing to those of us who just want to concentrate on what we are supposed to be all about. Seems to just keep moving further downhill in the CARING and INTEGRITY department.

Advice to Senior Management – Cut the fat at the top. Hire only upppers who CARE, have INTEGRITY and really do value TEAMWORK. Front lines do thier best, despite some really dumb decisions by uppers that cause employee hardships while we just keep trying to do our jobs, keep our jobs, and provide our best to patients. But we are losing some great people, our 'best asset."

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good environment to work in research. Opportunity to collaborate with many experts in different areas. Excellent facilities. actually too many buildings!

Cons – No interaction with other staff out of your field. Limited opportunity for growing outside of your field. Staff working with grants management make your work more difficult.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits and engaging culture.

Cons – Lots of red tape exists at M.D. Anderson.

Advice to Senior Management – Avoid micromanaging.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company