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 133 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 80 reviews)); "And the culture is great." ((in 44 reviews)); "life balance and friendly colleagues." ((in 43 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 115 reviews)); "This includes not considering qualified internal candidates for roles based solely on the low pay that Bio" ((in 41 reviews)); "Direct manager has no control and doing everything he wants." ((in 37 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 24 reviews)); "There's no leadership or management skills." ((in 24 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

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Bio-Rad Laboratories

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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5.0

Dec 11, 2024

The Radness at The Rad

Government contracts administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Evolving Technologically and supplying staff with the most recent Software/Application Development - Superb Benefits Plan - Company Stability - Work From Home Options - Excellent Internal Employee Rewards Programs (the company calls its the "BRAVO Program") - Separate PTO and Sick Time (40 hours annually) - Annual Tiered Employee Bonus Pay - Discounted Company Stock Purchase Options - Recent Company Wide Strategy to Focus on Employee Learning & Personal Growth. Offers Employees Online & Digital Classes to acquire new skills - Professional Company Culture - Very Culturally Diverse Company

Cons

- Management Instability the past 2 years - Recent Staff re-organization the past 2 years - Decreasing Company Stock Price - Mandatory PTO: Company mandated employees to take 10 days off the first 6 months of the year & 10 days off the second half of the year. This was likely a financial decision to avoid financial liability

3.0

Dec 10, 2024

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Lab technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly peers to work with

Cons

management can do better. poor recognition for your work

Bio-Rad Laboratories Response

We appreciate hearing your feedback. We hope you were able to share ideas on how we can better recognize employees in ways that would have been meaningful to you. Good luck in the next stage of your career.

2.0

Dec 6, 2024

Account Manager

Acvounting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great commission and benefits, but get ready for a lot of windshield time depending on territory.

Cons

They are based in California and communications largely gets relayed upwards by rigid Salesforce.com data input.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Response

True. Some roles do require a good deal of time behind the wheel. That's an important part of the business of serving our customers. You've already moved on, but hopefully you were able to share some of your ideas about how we can communicate better with team members. We're always working on streamlining our processes to improve the Bio-Rad experience for customers and employees. Best of luck with your next steps.

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