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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,375 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

64% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,375 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
4.0
Oct 17, 2016

It's a good place to start.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a growing company so there is a good amount of opportunity. It's a good place to get experience.

Cons

Moving up can be difficult without a higher degree.

4.0
Oct 10, 2016

CRL

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge push for employee initiatives. They are really trying to make it a great place to work for all of the employees, no matter the role.

Cons

Really busy, must be very disciplined to keep up with timeline.

3.0
Oct 4, 2016

Quality Assurance Auditor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to start your career

Cons

Workload, lots of overtime Lack of training Tight deadlines

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