Is The Jackson Laboratory a good company to work for?

The Jackson Laboratory has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 507 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 38% of employees would recommend working at The Jackson Laboratory to a friend and 30% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Jackson Laboratory have been left by employees working as Postdoctoral Associate , Research Assistant and Manager .

Does The Jackson Laboratory pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Jackson Laboratory employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Jackson Laboratory. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Jackson Laboratory?

38% of The Jackson Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Jackson Laboratory 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Jackson Laboratory?

Animal Care Technician (41) , Research Assistant (26) , In Vivo Technologist (13) , Manager (11) , Postdoctoral Associate (10) , Postdoctoral Fellow (9) , Animal Care Trainee (8) , Research Scientist (8) , Intern (7) , Technologist (7) , Animal Care Trainee II (6) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (6) , Project Manager (6) , Animal Care (4) , Genotyping Technician (4)

What are the pros of working at The Jackson Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"provide good benefits for postdoc" ((in 82 reviews)); "Great people and community." ((in 35 reviews)); "Pay is good and it will be going to medical expenses from work that they won’t pay for or admit to." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good salaries for the relative cost of living here." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great coworkers in In Vivo." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Jackson Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"average salary, and upper management doesn’t seem to care." ((in 12 reviews)); "No leadership just a bunch of bosses." ((in 10 reviews)); "Senior Management is difficult to approach." ((in 10 reviews)); "Certain managers treat individuals differantly than others as far as promotions." ((in 9 reviews)); "Favoritism is a huge problem within the company." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Jackson Laboratory layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Jackson Laboratory layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Jackson Laboratory in 2026.

What are the top reviewed The Jackson Laboratory locations?

Bar Harbor , Sacramento , Farmington , Ellsworth , Hartford , New York , Washington , Boston , Farmington , Virginia Beach , Farmington , Bangor , Portland , Moose , Pataskala , Roseville , West Sacramento , La Mesa , Plantsville , West Hartford , Columbia , Trenton , Maine

The Jackson Laboratory reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Lon Cardon

33% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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The Jackson Laboratory has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Jackson Laboratory 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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450 reviews

1.0

Feb 19, 2013

Not recommended for IT work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The campus is very nice, with interesting things happening. There are a lot of nice people, good health club if you work in the Bar Harbor office. The work is ultimately for a good cause, assuming you don't have strong beliefs against true medical animal testing. Mice are treated well.

Cons

This review is for IT only. I don't know what it's like to work on the sciences or mouse room side. The Jackson IT department is sadly disfunctional. Site staff are afraid to rock the boat, so things are slow to change. The IT consumer groups are really running the show, though they don't have the IT background to do this properly. The systems are badly hacked together, with numerous manual processes baked in. Working in Jackson IT is somewhere between functioning as a software engineer and as an admin assistant.

1.0

Sep 19, 2012

A need for change

In vivo lab technician ii (ra ii)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot of techniques in a short period of time, by a really great trainer. The techs are the smartest/ambitious/social/friendly people I have ever met. Just the best group I have been around. As long as things can stay balanced between home and work you will learn techniques that are very unique and in a short period of time. Free lunches often from various catering. Bar Harbor staff VERY friendly and approachable.

Cons

The only training program is for beginning techs, which is great, but there are other positions in the lab too that should have some sort of training program in place. Expecting techs to work 50+ hours a week is unreasonable. There is nothing in the job descriptions about mandatory overtime, yet the techs are expected to stay. Be ready for your schedule to change daily. Responsibility is often shifted from one person to the next, and when the ball falls, the last one holding it is the one to blame. All the other cons from the other reviews I stand by. I came into this job, knowing the reviews, but also knowing I love science. Until the head of the leadership changes, do not work here. It doesn't matter how optimistic you are, how much you love research, how much you love to work, this job (as it stands now) will suck the life out of you.

4.0

Sep 18, 2012

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lab is very stable and work friendly

Cons

winter is a bit too long

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