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What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at The Institute of Cancer Research is Professional Development, ICR supports personal growth with numerous learning and development opportunities, including advanced training, mentoring, and career progression within the field of cancer research and healthcare.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
ICR is a rewarding place to work for those passionate about advancing cancer research.

Depending on the time of the year, my job is fun and very enjoyable.
I can go on lots of diffrent courses as long as they are relevent to my job. My line manager is fantastic but the higher managers are abit more quite and less interactive. Co-workers are easy to talk to and really easy to get on with. there is'nt a hard part to my job. Most enjoyable part of my job is the people i have a laugh and joke with and to get grate feed back from people when you have a done a good job.

Although I only spent two weeks on an intern placement plan the atmosphere was amazing. I observed various experiments, a good work-life balance, great team mentality, communication of weekly news across all areas of research via email/intranet, clear support, and training opportunities for employees and performance are rewarded with the commitment to promotion from within.

Overall it's a good place to learn and be associated with cutting-edge science and research.

Salaries and benefits are terrible. Everyone is just waiting for opportunities to jump ship. The institute always tries to present itself as world classes and how much of a contribution to the world but within it’s just terrible to it’s own employees. Management is basically non existing I don’t understand the positive reviews. 

Highly resourceful place, with great atmosphere to do good research in oncology.  
Tendency towards marketing is off-putting, but probably a necessary evil. Also has a decreasing number of academics. Management ignores the huge amount of attrition occurring due to heavy handedness of some individuals.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people were nice to work with 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The deadlines on the meeting rooms

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nice and relaxed for a research centre 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It varied day to day as I worked as part of the Facilities Department

Typical day includes, molecular biology, cell biology, in vivo, training staff and management of lab. 

My co-workers are fantastic.

Hardest part is lack of job security based on funding issues.

Most enjoyable part of the job is my reseach on preventing tumour metastasis and also communicating this work to the lay fundraisers/donors

At our workplace, the management and HR teams are exceptionally supportive, creating an atmosphere that feels as comfortable as being at home. The friendly and helpful nature of everyone here fosters a warm and welcoming environment, making it a pleasure to be part of this professional setting 

Working for such a purpose brings rewards of its own, however the ICR thrives on it's employees relentless prositivity and drive to succeed both personally and for the benefit of the company and its research.

Worked 9am until 5pm.  
I learned more about Scientific Computing.
A Linear Management Structure.
Very professional and easy going.
Organising the Business Analysts who where sited in a different office.
The flexibility such as home working.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Postdoctoral fellow 8 salaries reported	£44,631 per year
Chief scientific officer 12 salaries reported	£46,488 per year
Postdoctoral research fellow 3 salaries reported	£47,650 per year
Data manager 3 salaries reported	£34,333 per year
Clinical assistant 3 salaries reported	£23,603 per year

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