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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,376 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 2,376 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
5.0
Jul 31, 2025

Great Internship Opportunity

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay for an internship opportunity, summer job in high school,

Cons

it is in Ashland, OH which is really in the middle of nowhere.

4.0
Jul 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The team is great and the facility moral tends to be high. Management is understanding and works with us. Getting certifications!!!

Cons

Pay is stagnate and it can be hard to rise within the command.

4.0
Jul 28, 2025

Charles River

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and culture. Kind management.

Cons

They could value workers more.

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