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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.1

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 3.1 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
2.0
Aug 10, 2016

Sink or swim.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot! It's a really good place to get experience. Keep under the radar to excel the fastest.

Cons

There is expected overtime. Watch your back at all times. Some people are very hard to work with. Try to be as detail oriented as possible.

1.0
Aug 10, 2016

Not worth it!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will lean GLP regulation!

Cons

Too much inter-team politics, low pay, too many lay offs and burnouts!

2.0
Aug 6, 2016

Research Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

NHPs present, personal in vivo staff

Cons

Greedy management who don't care about the strain placed on the workers

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