Is Battelle a good company to work for?

Battelle has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,167 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Battelle to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Battelle have been left by employees working as Intern , CCDS Deconamination Technician and Project Manager .

Does Battelle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Battelle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Battelle. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Battelle?

55% of Battelle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Battelle 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Battelle?

Research Scientist (48) , Researcher (29) , Manager (21) , Principal Research Scientist (19) , Project Manager (19) , CCDS Deconamination Technician (18) , Intern (16) , Technician (16) , Senior Research Scientist (15) , Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (11) , Lab Technician (10) , Engineer (9) , CCDS Technician (8) , Mechanical Engineer (8)

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

"Great people to work with and had the oppurtunity to lean a lot of interesting information." ((in 93 reviews)); "Good benefits and coworkers." ((in 92 reviews)); "Good pay for contributing to make a very important difference during a time of crisis." ((in 87 reviews)); "the work was relativity easy and all my direct coworkers were great" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good salary learning new things" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 84 reviews)); "current managers have too many direct reports" ((in 30 reviews)); "Upper management does not seem to care that morale has been low for years and is getting lower." ((in 24 reviews)); "Work volume variability weights on staff (government contracts come and go and you see staff worry about jobs), frequent layoffs and lack of a well integrated IT system." ((in 22 reviews)); "Current employee morale is low." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Battelle layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Battelle layoffs and their outlook for job security at Battelle in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Battelle locations?

Columbus , Pueblo , Washington , Richland , Richmond , West Jefferson , Arlington , Idaho Falls , Boulder , Egg Harbor Township , Aberdeen , Atlanta , Charlottesville , Frederick , Panama City , Chantilly , Baltimore , Atlantic City , San Antonio , Dayton , Seattle , Norwell , Portsmouth , Fairfax , Houston , Vancouver , Boston , Bismarck , Egg Harbor City , Crystal City

Battelle reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(994 total reviews)

Lou Von Thaer

54% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Battelle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 994 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Battelle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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994 reviews

1.0

Feb 24, 2017

Toxic Environment

Senior research scientist

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Pros

- Very talented, smart, and intelligent people at staff level (equally untalented and unknowledgeable people at management levels) - Interesting and challenging projects - Good name recognition in the industry - Typical large organization resources and benefits

Cons

- Incompetent management at line, unit, and leadership levels - Due to lack of management training, the line managers and senior leadership do not understand the value of talent retention, professional development of staff, and collaborative decision-making efforts for the direction of the business lines - Solution-oriented management approach (versus need-based approach) undervalues staff talent, which translates to missed opportunities for the long run - No mentorship or guidance for junior and mid-level staff (mostly due to lack of professional (sometimes personal) "maturity" level required in senior staff to lead/guide junior and mid-level staff) - Project win and success is staff driven with minimal resources and/or very poor resource allocation practices - Minimal to none core competency at the organizational level and the existing or built-up capability diminishes when staff retires/leaves - Minimal to none acknowledgment for professional achievements (certifications, publications, awards, etc.) - If one is writing about a business case about "flirting with failure due to in-adaptability to the ever-changing world," Battelle is a good case study for "1970s technocracy at its best"

1.0

Dec 11, 2016

Government Contractor

Researcher

Recommend

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Pros

I can only speak for the contracting side of Battelle. It's a good, stable job for a technician who wants to put in their 8.5 hours a day and go home. Management had little to no idea what their workers did for the contract and very limited contact with that staff. Decisions based on work performance were made entirely on the client's review, which could be good or bad depending on your on-site supervisor.

Cons

Workers who achieve more than required or take on extra responsibility are not compensated in any way and there is no room for professional growth. You will never get a promotion/raise because you can never exceed your base job description of "pleasing the client." Communication between the client and Battelle management is poor, meaning that each side blames the other, nothing is resolved, and the employee suffers. This is a corporate machine that exemplifies the worst of big companies. If you want to be respected as a human being and an adult, I suggest you look elsewhere.

1.0

May 3, 2016

Rock Bottom

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Just as many others have said, the technical staff that keep the lights on are still a lot of good people, many have departed.

Cons

As others have said, this is a top heavy organization with far to many layers of inept management. Don't be fooled by the non profit status, current management pushed away from the goal of solving complex problems for the good our country to squeezing clients for every dime they can. I've never witnessed so many overrun or failed programs except for this newly managed "CEO Wadsworth" era. Internally, the goal of management is to do whatever it takes to achieve the incentive based bonus, even at the cost of the company as a whole. The live for the day mentality leaves much in disarray as many staff are pushed to there limits due to the lack of qualified staff remaining to complete tasks.

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