Stanford University Careers and Employment

Work happiness

Scores based on about 295 responses to Indeed's survey on work happiness

Do people feel happy at work most of the time?

Do people feel their work has a clear sense of purpose?

Do people feel they often learn something at work?

About the company

CEO
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
85%
approve of Marc Tessier-Lavigne's performance

Founded
1891
Company size
more than 10,000
Revenue
more than $10B (USD)
Industry
Colleges & Universities
Headquarters
Stanford, CA
Link
Stanford University website

Learn more

Jobs

You’re seeing all 1,178 jobs at Stanford University because we can’t find any available jobs at Stanford University close to Ashburn, VA at the moment.

Browse jobs by location

Stanford, CA

1,075 jobs

Redwood City, CA

74 jobs

California

25 jobs

Palo Alto, CA

3 jobs

Livermore, CA

1 job

See all available jobs

Salaries

Salary estimated from 4.1K employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Popular Roles

Clinical Research Coordinator

$51,429 per year

Life Science Consultant

$70,072 per year

Philanthropy Manager

$105,496 per year

Scientific Research & Development

Administrative Assistance

Executive Assistant

$76,470 per year

Administrative Coordinator

$51,104 per year

Program Assistant

$39,647 per year

Management

Financial Management Specialist

Explore more salaries

Benefits

Employees at Stanford University have reported receiving these benefits. They will vary by role and location.

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Paid time off

Learn more about benefits

Rating overview

Rating is calculated based on 788 reviews and is evolving.

Explore reviews by category

Reviews

Associate Director in Palo Alto, CA

on January 16, 2023

Good experience. Respectful, if not highly innovative

Hard to fault the experience. Overall net positives. Did expect to find more intellectually stimulating ideas and risk-taking pioneers. That's more reflective of old school academia, though, not Stanford itself. Search out and learn from those thinkers with ideas that excite you; not all academics are created equal.

Administrative Associate in Palo Alto, CA

on January 15, 2023

Great relaxed place to work, some office politics

It's a great place with great people that you work with. But that can be dependent on the department you're situated in. Workplace culture is pretty nice, with friendly people but there were some that were gossipy and too buddy-buddy with each other.

Event Server in Palo Alto, CA

on January 15, 2023

Aprendízaje continuó

Disposición de aprendizaje, trabajo físico, atención al detalle, rapidez.

Collections Manager (Delinquent and Non-Performing Student loanS) in Office of the Bursar

on December 21, 2022

1 star

What is the best part of working at the company?20 December 2022 / I worked in Stanford's Bursar's office in late 1989 to early 1991. The office at that time wasn't equipped with even the most rudimentary computer system. The working environment, at best, wasn't conducive to a team effort and wasn't fostered by the department's management. The long-standing Manager I reported to was, of course, a Stanford alumni, and had no idea what it was like to work in a 'real world' office environment. Part of my job was implementing new ideas and systems to help their student loan portfolio collect seriously delinquent loans from a non-performing status to a revenue-generating status.I was met with much lip service, but no action from management. I was also undermined by an unprofessional, insecure and jealous co-worker in the department that 'kept tabs' on my coming and goings, even rifling through my desk when I was away from the office, attempting to curry favour with the Manager. Sadly, I left Stanford as I wasn't used to working in an unprofessional working environment.As I have oft said about working with Stanford: There is a right way; a wrong way, and the Stanford way. PS: To be fair, my experience working-in the Bursar's Office was over thirty (30) years ago and I'm sure most of the individual's I dealt with have long-since retired or left the department. One can only help the working atmosphere has changed to a more collaborative one. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Undermined by department employee (s)What is the work environment and culture like at the company?No leadership, nor support for new ideas/methods.

Researcher in Palo Alto, CA

on December 13, 2022

Good place to learn new skills

Great place to learn new skills, but the pay is not enough to live off of for the cost of living in the Bay Area. Mentorship with professors is great if you fit in.

See all reviews

What would you say about your employer?

Help fellow job seekers by sharing your unique experience.

Write a review

Questions and answers

People have asked 47 questions about working at Stanford University. See the answers, explore popular topics and discover unique insights from Stanford University employees.