Does RIKEN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, RIKEN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at RIKEN. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at RIKEN?

83% of RIKEN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated RIKEN 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at RIKEN?

Postdoctoral Researcher (35) , Research Scientist (18) , Researcher (13) , Research Assistant (9) , Postdoctoral Fellow (5) , Postdoctoral (4) , Research Associate (4) , Intern (3) , Junior Research Associate (3) , PhD Student (3) , Part-Time Researcher (2) , Ph.D Candidate (2) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (2) , Research Intern (2) , Scientist (2)

What are the pros of working at RIKEN according to real employee reviews?

"Good facilities" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lots of brilliant people and lots of events" ((in 5 reviews)); "flexibility, interesting projects, good campus" ((in 4 reviews)); "Academic environment and friendly colleagues" ((in 4 reviews)); "Flexible work hours" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at RIKEN according to real employee reviews?

"the salary is low and things are very slow to change" ((in 14 reviews)); "The culture is a bit vertical in some biology centers as most faculty members come from Japanese medical schools." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay is low and motivation is exploited" ((in 4 reviews))

RIKEN Reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(134 total reviews)

Ryoji Noyori

86% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (134 reviews)

RIKEN has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 134 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The RIKEN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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134 reviews

3.0

17 Feb 2023

Great but...

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic facilities and great colleagues get together.

Cons

Easy to wreck your work-life balance by diving too deep into great science.

5.0

31 Mar 2021

Good place to work in the short-term

Postdoctoral

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good salary and benefits comparing with other Japan research institutions plenty paid holidays good work-life balance really world-class research in some areas

Cons

few interactions between different teams or different centers. can be overly bureaucratic. But I guess that is inevitable for a Japanese company. no transparency in how to get promoted or become a permanent researcher. So be ready to find another place after two or three years.

4.0

25 Apr 2020

Typically Japanese but much better salary and benefits compared to other science positions

Postdoctoral research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Includes housing allowance and transportation commuter pass for full time employees. Plenty of social groups to join supported financially by fund.

Cons

Excessive bureaucracy which is typical across Japan. Working hours tracked excessively, lunch forced to be taken from 12:00 to 12:50 for those not on discretionary work schedule. Campuses are often far out of city centers with very little around meaning you are forced to eat in campus cafeteria which is expensive and not tasty.

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Typically Japanese but much better salary and benefits compared to other science positions

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