Is Battelle a good company to work for?

Battelle has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,169 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Battelle to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Battelle have been left by employees working as Intern , CCDS Deconamination Technician and Project Manager .

Does Battelle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Battelle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Battelle. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Battelle?

60% of Battelle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Battelle 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Battelle?

Research Scientist (48) , Researcher (29) , Manager (21) , Principal Research Scientist (19) , Project Manager (19) , CCDS Deconamination Technician (18) , Intern (17) , Technician (16) , Senior Research Scientist (15) , Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (11) , Lab Technician (10) , Engineer (9) , CCDS Technician (8) , Mechanical Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Battelle according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and had the oppurtunity to lean a lot of interesting information." ((in 95 reviews)); "Good pay for contributing to make a very important difference during a time of crisis." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good benefits for employees and dependents" ((in 93 reviews)); "the work was relativity easy and all my direct coworkers were great" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good work life balance (Every other Friday is a day off)" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Battelle according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 86 reviews)); "current managers have too many direct reports" ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management does not seem to care that morale has been low for years and is getting lower." ((in 26 reviews)); "There are constant layoffs and if you speak your mind it is held against you." ((in 19 reviews)); "Current employee morale is low." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Battelle layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Battelle locations?

Columbus , Pueblo , Washington , Richland , Richmond , West Jefferson , Arlington , Idaho Falls , Boulder , Egg Harbor Township , Aberdeen , Atlanta , Charlottesville , Frederick , Panama City , Chantilly , Baltimore , Atlantic City , San Antonio , Dayton , Seattle , Norwell , Portsmouth , Fairfax , Houston , Vancouver , Boston , Bismarck , Egg Harbor City , Crystal City

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3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(995 total reviews)

Lou Von Thaer

60% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Battelle has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 995 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Battelle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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995 reviews

4.0

Mar 11, 2010

Battelle: A great place to work, HORRIBLE management

Senior research technician

Recommend

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Pros

We invent the future. A lot of places say it, we mean it. If you want to work with highly skilled, passionate people on projects that truly make a difference, Battelle is for you.

Cons

Many layers upon layers upon layers of management. Low pay. Degrading benefits. Obscene bonus packages for those that don't do anything.

2.0

Nov 12, 2009

Watch out for HR

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Worked on some great tasks. Tasks were meaningful, important tasks that contributed value to the client Peers were generally good to outstanding. Overall staff is good to excellant. Salary was OK. Not the best, but better than most. Good awards program. I won an award for my work, which was very rewarding. My superiors were the best. They looked out for me as much as they could.

Cons

HR establishes policies and no one can change the policies. If you make HR mad look out, not even your superiors can turn HR around. HR has run off some talented folks which has reslutled in a downward turn for Defense Business. Policies are made for folks in Columbus and do not always consider the satellite offices. Be prepared to travel to Columbus a lot.

2.0

Dec 31, 2008

Don't go there - you won't get paid or promoted!

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The benefits package was great (such as sick leave) but many employees took complete advantage of the situation. Flexible work week and schedule was a perk. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Incompetent management who had no practical experience besides being the military. Lack of mobility to work on other projects. FAR FAR FAR behind competition in salary. Poor financial management of the company leading to insane overhead rates therefore not allowing Battelle to compete with other vendors.

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