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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,372 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

66% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,372 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River 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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2K reviews
3.0
Nov 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation was competative for the location

Cons

Try as management might, the department was a revolving door and those that stayed were expected to pick up the slack on top of your already busy schedule

5.0
Nov 18, 2025

N/A

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent place to work! Very good

Cons

Excellent place to work. No cons

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Charles River Laboratories Response
5mo
We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying your time at Charles River! Your contributions make a difference, and we’re grateful to have you on the team.
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