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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
1.0
Jul 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to get experience if you are fresh out of school (the McDonald's of the research companies)

Cons

A fair number of Scientists without a science degree

3.0
May 11, 2012

Good.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people easy to work with.

Cons

Not enough retention incentives to keep valuable performers.

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