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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories Research Analyst reviews

3.4

2% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

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Research Analyst employees have rated Charles River Laboratories with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Research Analyst professionals have a good working experience there. Charles River Laboratories is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Research Analyst professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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16 reviews
3.0
19 May 2026
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Pros

Coworkers are people who make the time go by faster.

Cons

The pay is really low compared to everything on the market, yet they claim competitive pay. They do the bare minimum for employee benefits. The dental and health care are also not ideal plans.

5.0
1 Apr 2026
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Pros

great place to work !

Cons

no cons at crl !

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Charles River Laboratories Response
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Thank you for your positive feedback. We’re glad to hear you’re having a great experience and appreciate your contributions to our culture.
2.0
8 Apr 2025

As loyal as our options

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Pros

Pays more than other labs for similar work. No micromanagement. Plenty of overtime available.

Cons

No management. If you are polite and friends with your supervisors you can take a 1 or 2 hour lunch and not clock out. No worries. You get on their bad side, they will make your job terrible. I have survived because I keep my head down and watch as people are fired for the simplest things because of personal reasons while terrible employees thrive. Unless you want to become management, there are no career options. Overtime is often not optional. Be prepared to work 46 - 50 hours a week minimum. They ask for a volunteer weekly, but can't hire anyone.

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