Is Bio-Rad Laboratories a good company to work for?

Bio-Rad Laboratories has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,620 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at Bio-Rad Laboratories to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bio-Rad Laboratories have been left by employees working as Software Developer , Scientist and Senior Scientist .

Does Bio-Rad Laboratories pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bio-Rad Laboratories employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bio-Rad Laboratories. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bio-Rad Laboratories?

56% of Bio-Rad Laboratories employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bio-Rad Laboratories 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bio-Rad Laboratories?

Account Manager (28) , Field Service Engineer (28) , Scientist (23) , Product Manager (21) , Manager (20) , Senior Scientist (17) , Customer Service Representative (15) , Engineer (15) , Field Applications Specialist (13) , Project Manager (13) , Research Associate (12) , Software Developer (12) , Software Engineer (12) , Chemist (9) , Marketing (9)

What are the pros of working at Bio-Rad Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and not super corporate." ((in 129 reviews)); "Benefits are good and I am generally happy with the company" ((in 122 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is good because there are no expectations that you will work hard (you certainly won't be recognized for it)." ((in 84 reviews)); "And the culture is great." ((in 43 reviews)); "Great colleagues and team leaders." ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bio-Rad Laboratories according to real employee reviews?

"Management are poor at planning for new projects." ((in 117 reviews)); "This includes not considering qualified internal candidates for roles based solely on the low pay that Bio" ((in 44 reviews)); "Direct manager has no control and doing everything he wants." ((in 37 reviews)); "There's no leadership or management skills." ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management is aware but even after a month of HR interviewing employees about the issue, they still chose to retain the jerk and nothing changed." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bio-Rad Laboratories layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bio-Rad Laboratories locations?

Hercules , Irvine , Pleasanton , Woodinville , San Francisco , Cambridge , Benicia , Richmond , Boulder , Redmond , Plano , Seattle , Ann Arbor , Fort Worth , San Diego , Boston , New York , Bothell , Raleigh , Dallas , Columbus , Oakland , Santa Rosa , Columbia , Matawan , New Brunswick , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Des Plaines , Portland

Bio-Rad Laboratories reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,292 total reviews)

Norman Schwartz

66% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Bio-Rad Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bio-Rad Laboratories employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Feb 11, 2025

5.7% Layoffs (400+) today and I was one of them.

Director of engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has great people, smart and usually very friendly. Technology is not cutting edge but decent. Pay is average or a bit less.

Cons

layoff of 5.7% person Feb 10th all across organization. 400+. I was one of them. Usually 2 weeks per year plus PTO and Medical payments covered for 6 months. Since a California WARN notice, we all got 2 months "paid Administration leave" ... email/slack/computer locked up 2 minutes after being notified. No goodbye emails.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Response

1y

Thank you for this feedback. We understand you were part of Bio-Rad’s recent restructuring plan, and we wish you well. For others who may be curious about it, we offer the following… Bio-Rad recently made important organizational changes to improve its ongoing operating performance. This primarily impacted our operations in the United States and included the elimination of certain positions, the consolidation of some functions, and the relocation of specific operations. This affected approximately 5% of our overall global workforce. These actions were important and necessary to respond to market conditions and economic realities. Bio-Rad's senior leadership did not enter them lightly. Further, Bio-Rad will take what steps it can to support employees directly affected, including offering cash severance payments, extended healthcare benefits, and related transition assistance.

1.0

Feb 11, 2025

Anonymous

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can see

Cons

Not a good company to work for.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Response

1y

Thank you for this feedback. If you were part of Bio-Rad’s recent restructuring plan, we wish you well. If you are curious about it, we offer the following… Bio-Rad recently made important organizational changes to improve its ongoing operating performance. This primarily impacted our operations in the United States and included the elimination of certain positions, the consolidation of some functions, and the relocation of specific operations. This affected approximately 5% of our overall global workforce. These actions were important and necessary to respond to market conditions and economic realities. Bio-Rad's senior leadership did not enter them lightly. Further, Bio-Rad will take what steps it can to support employees directly affected, including offering cash severance payments, extended healthcare benefits, and related transition assistance.

4.0

Feb 10, 2025

Good work life balance

Software developer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Greate teams and Work Life balance

Cons

Depends on market conditions of the domain

Bio-Rad Laboratories Response

1y

Thanks for sharing your positive experience with Bio-Rad. You're right-- market conditions do impact us as a large, international company. But we're confident in our ability to continue to grow our business and the impact we have on people's lives, even in challenging markets.

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