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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
Mar 23, 2025

Going downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work and good work life balance

Cons

Took away 401K match, don't receive unless employed at the end of the year. Pushed out annual merit increases, doesn't keep up with inflation.

3.0
Mar 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are very good people

Cons

Senior management has zero leadership skills, change their minds every day.

4.0
Mar 19, 2025

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid pay, good benefits, great work/life balance. Great industry doing good life changing work.

Cons

Unstable/volatile industry; lots of ups and downs dependent upon customer needs, which are driven by economic conditions, federal regs, etc.

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