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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,373 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

64% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,373 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
1.0
Jan 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot about Laboratory procedures and the paperwork that the scientists needed.

Cons

CRL did not give the managers enough help to get the work done in a timely and accurate fashion. A lot of mistakes were found throughout the site

4.0
Dec 23, 2015

Marked Cultural Improvement in the past 2 years

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Continued improvement on work-life balance. Improved training opportunities. Work is challenging and keeps you mentally engaged.

Cons

Very fast paced work environment. Roles can have a steep learning curve and individual success can be very much dependent on your manager's approach.

4.0
Dec 11, 2015

Great company with growing pains

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, great compensation, great benefits.

Cons

Extremely lean staffing, hard to move quickly to get things done, management not in tune with rest of the company.

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