Is UC Riverside a good company to work for as a Lab Leader?

Lab Leader professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 24 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of UC Riverside employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Lab Leader jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lab Leader interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay Lab Leader employees well?

Lab Leader professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 24 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lab Leader salaries at UC Riverside.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (67) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (22) , Postdoctoral Researcher (21) , Lab Assistant (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

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

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 90 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the job is pretty stable" ((in 88 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 80 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 53 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 52 reviews))

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

"There are very few PIs who are not toxic in some way and the pay is very low." ((in 103 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 46 reviews)); "Management and HR is always changing or coming up with something new." ((in 29 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

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UC Riverside Lab Leader reviews

4.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

99% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Lab Leader employees have rated UC Riverside with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lab Leader professionals have an excellent working experience there. UC Riverside is rated 28% above average by Lab Leader professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews

4.0

18 Nov 2025

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Lab assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Professors want you to succeed

Cons

Not everyone will care to nurture your skills

5.0

3 Jan 2025

Lab assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Chill job and good benefits

Cons

Nothing could think of yet

5.0

14 Jul 2024

Good and flexible job as a working college student

Lab assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Exposed me to research experience. Great supervisor and PI. Worked in a close knit team. Max 20 hours a week.

Cons

Not much to do in the immediate area outside of campus. Area is not the best. Pay was minimum wage. I was doing laborious enduring work for not much pay.

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