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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
Mar 12, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Very good first position in industry if coming directly from academia Good environment for collaborative research and getting experience in drug discovery domain quickly Opportunity for hybrid work

Cons

Busy schedule compared to other industrial positions given this is a CRO Expectation to deliver work quickly and consistently Recent fiscal issues has slowed progression

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