ATCC Reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)
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Ruth Cheng

88% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

ATCC has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ATCC 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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264 reviews
3.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Benefits are pretty good -People I directly work with in the labs are good at their jobs - Manassas Campus has a convenient grab and go food area which helps out when I forget to pack a lunch / don't have time to go out and grab something -Closed between Christmas and New Years

Cons

- Needs better coverage for mental health care - It seems like a lot of money goes towards administrative areas, while the lab wings are pretty cramped. It badly needs an extension with additional lab spaces. - Company recently changed from biweekly paychecks to weekly paychecks, which limits the ability to flex time, and being salaried, overtime is not compensated. -Can be very difficult to climb the ladder. Admin staff seem to be promoted more easily than lab staff. - Large reliance on paper records - Management tends to rush implementation of new systems before they're ready - Even with this being a non-profit, C-suite management makes multi-hundred-thousand-dollar salaries, and the old CEO was making over $2M in 2024 while not contributing much. It's hard to believe they're in touch with the common employee - Dragged their heels on implementing parental leave until forced to by law. HR loves to emphasize the small things they implement. -No leave sharing program

3.0
May 16, 2026

Good work environment, but limited career advancement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice work environment and decent benefits

Cons

No career advancement beyond the senior scientist role.

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