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      Charles River Associates

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      Charles River Associates reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (603 total reviews)
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      Paul Maleh

      71% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      Charles River Associates has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River Associates employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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      603 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 27, 2025

      Their strongest asset is their people!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - work w lots of major companies - good people across levels (helpful, kind, intelligent) - dependent on office but culture and team in SF is great - diverse - need to push for responsibility sometimes but can build trust and skill pretty quick (dependent on managers) - strong grad school exits - most jrs leave to a T20

      Cons

      - salary below market rates w very little transparency - senior management is more focused on lip service than providing actual support - staffing heavily dependent on manager relationships - heavily siloed, no ability to work between practices - west coast offices isolated from the rest - jrs carry responsibility for utilization - lots of turnover

      4.0
      Nov 11, 2024

      A typical life sciences consulting shop with a more collegial and academic vibe

      Consulting associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are kind, nerdy in a good way, and very supportive of ambition. If you have a skillset or topic area that you want to become an expert in and drive new work, people are very open to supporting. The combination of life sciences litigation, policy, pricing/market access, and commercial strategy is unique.

      Cons

      Compensation is below market standards.

      2.0
      Oct 14, 2024

      No one’s Forever Company

      Hr manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice enough people, but no one to make meaningful connections with.

      Cons

      The work is uninspiring and people keep their heads down. Office politics are huge among upper management. Also, there is no culture, and whatever there was has sense been gutted.

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