Is Battelle a good company to work for?

Battelle has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,164 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?

"Good benefits for employees and dependents" ((in 99 reviews)); "Great people to work with and had the oppurtunity to lean a lot of interesting information." ((in 95 reviews)); "Good pay for contributing to make a very important difference during a time of crisis." ((in 88 reviews)); "the work was relativity easy and all my direct coworkers were great" ((in 32 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)); "The change of senior leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "Upper management does not seem to care that morale has been low for years and is getting lower." ((in 28 reviews)); "current managers have too many direct reports" ((in 27 reviews)); "There are constant layoffs and if you speak your mind it is held against you." ((in 23 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 Battelle locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Richmond , Idaho Falls , Chantilly , Panama City , Baltimore , Richland , Boulder , Columbus

Battelle reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(991 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 991 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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991 reviews

2.0

Aug 14, 2009

Vivo Technician for Over a Year

Vivo technician

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Pros

Battelle has a good name in the community and it is very interesting to be involved in helpful scientific research.

Cons

Battelle somehow manages to just work for money and stretched all of their vivo technicians too thin. They guilt people into taking overtime that makes them actually lose money by the end of the day due to drive time and gas costs. Upper management also claims that vivo technicians are "a dime a dozen" and they can always hire more. They are horribly understaffed and there is pretty much no training.

3.0

Jun 27, 2009

Neutral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

They take on offbeat challenges. Things change month to month so long term boredom factor isn't normally a problem. There are many disciplines there.

Cons

The nature of the place has changed over time. They seem to want to manage research instead of doing research. People promoted into management soon lose their technical skills and become politicians. They are trending towards pricing themselves out of their market.

4.0

May 31, 2009

A great place to work!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Battelle is an awsome place to work. Competitive salaries and benefits (they have a PENSION in addition to 401K that they match up to 4%). While they do not pay as much as some contractors, they retain you if your contract goes away and find you somewhere else to work. Which for those of us in government contracting, is a breath of fresh air. There is a tremendous opportunity for professional development. In my first year alone, they dropped thousands of dollars in professional training. As tuition reimbursement maxes out at $8700, they paid for nearly 90 percent of my graduate degree, then promoted me when I completed the degree. Overall, a fantastic place to work.

Cons

While I admit I drink the Battelle Cool-Aide, there is certainly room for improvement. Mostly management and the bueracracy of a 17,000 strong work-force. There is a LOT of support people on overhead that don't do anything but make the folks who work on contracts much more expensive.

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