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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,377 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 2,377 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
Feb 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, pay is decent, job is easy. Good entry level position to get you experience working in CRO

Cons

terrrible work/life balance, management does not actually care about you, HR will come after you if you start asking questions and raise concerns. your workload will never be as promised, always more and you are expected to stay without any notice if something goes wrong on a study.

1.0
Feb 20, 2025

Terrible workplace

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely zero pros. Would not recommend, even as a stepping stone.

Cons

Terrible management and upper management. Nasty attitudes, zero training, zero accountability, zero work life balance. Rockville site is extremely corrupt, full of nepotism. Under-qualified people are in high positions. Very high turn over, they will lay you off and blame you when they lose money. Everyone is depressed, underpaid, and undervalued. No opportunities for growth unless you kiss up. Never seen anything like this.

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