Clinical Research Associate - CRA II ICON Employee Review

4.0
Jul 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Company culture that values it's workforce as individuals, with a focus on work-life balance. The best benefits of any CRO. It seems as though the company has started focusing energy on employee retention and career growth. The company really tries to keep CRAs regional.

Cons

IT systems and work processes can be tedious and inefficient. There are significant resourcing shortages and delays on projects, but it's definitely project-specific. Management can be a mixed bag. I think this in part has to do with the system they have for career growth. Just because an individual has been with the company a long time, doesn't mean they should be a manager. It takes a unique personality to manage well. It's great that the company promotes from within, but the process would benefit from being less corporate and more talent-based.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Really great manager. Remote work major plus. No micro management. Great pay

Cons

Annual salary increase this year isn't until September which is odd.

4.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits including PTO, health care and other benefits.

Cons

Very much a brother-in-law feel when it comes to promotions and praise. If you aren't in the cool club, you will be shunned and left out. Management also makes business decisions without understanding the niche part of the various industries.

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