Does Pennington Biomedical Research Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pennington Biomedical Research Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pennington Biomedical Research Center?

40% of Pennington Biomedical Research Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pennington Biomedical Research Center 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pennington Biomedical Research Center?

Research Associate (10) , Student Worker (8) , Research Specialist (5) , Clinical Research Specialist (4) , Intern (3) , Postdoctoral Researcher (3) , Research Coordinator (3) , Clinical Research Coordinator (2) , Research Associate II (2)

What are the pros of working at Pennington Biomedical Research Center according to real employee reviews?

"Part of LSU system so benefits are good" ((in 13 reviews)); "good people to work with." ((in 7 reviews)); "Beautiful campus" ((in 5 reviews)); "Flexibility, leave schedule, holiday time off, friendly coworkers" ((in 3 reviews)); "Health insurance is good." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pennington Biomedical Research Center according to real employee reviews?

"Pay can low and cost of living raises are rare" ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor salary and very limited increase" ((in 6 reviews)); "Many faculty left the institute due to funding cuts and poor management" ((in 4 reviews)); "Management/Administration is filled with abusive, petty passive aggressive people adding to the longstanding toxic culture." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pennington Biomedical Research Center redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Pennington Biomedical Research Center redundancy and their outlook for job security at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in 2026.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center Reviews

3.8

40% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

William T. Cefalu

84% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (95 reviews)

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

95 reviews

4.0

1 Jul 2026

Meaningful work and great people, but low funding

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful work, great people to work around, facility events

Cons

Raises are infrequent, funding is extremely low

5.0

28 Jun 2026

Meaningful work and great coworkers, but low pay limits growth

Community engagement coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent coworkers, great boss, good work environment, meaningful work. Excellent benefits.

Cons

Limited upward mobility; no room for promotion. Relatively low pay.

2.0

13 Jun 2026

Good benefits and nice colleagues, but toxic culture persists

Assistant director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits (leave, holidays, retirement plan) People within your department are very nice to work which makes collaboration easy

Cons

Little training available for employees outside of the scientific departments Toxic environment where people play favorites Low pay Too little funding Facility is starting to show wear & tear because of too little funding Inability to staff with enough employees to get the work performed because there is no funding available for salaries

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Jobs at Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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