Medidata Solutions Reviews

Pros

Great work/life balance. Really nice people. Needs an internal technology refactor to become current. Founders still with company after buyout, for now. Strong ethics and company support for BRGs and DEI efforts.

Cons

Way, way, way, way ,way too much management. Indecipherable micro-level titles with no clear responsibilities - most managers are desperately trying to stay relevant, justify their position, and suck up to their superiors. Constant re-orgs indicate that upper management has zero clue what they're doing. Main plan is to shed expense via offshoring and layoffs. Pay scale is significantly lower than industry averages for tech and for life science.

Pros

Working here during COVID was very satisfying because we contributed directly to clinical trials for vaccines and therapies. Also the office and IT setups are great.

Cons

If you've been offered a job here, know that the company prompts new hires to post their "90 day review" of their experience so far directly to Glassdoor. The reviews aren't exactly fake, but who has anything bad to say about their employer after 3 months? Things move SLOW at Medidata. If you're from outside of the pharma industry, you'll really notice this. The company lost a lot of important contributors following the acquisition and subsequent reorgs. Middle management is almost entirely new as a result and a little lost. They're not handling it particularly well, and have taken up the Medidata mantle of having people work way too hard "just this once" instead of, you know, having a more realistic plan. This is costing them lots of good people and culture. It's a chaotic time to join the company, but I hope they can right the ship.

Pros

The company pays a lot of attention to diversity, e.g.: women in tech, black employees at Medidata. As a nonbinary (they/them) person of color, I feel at home, knowing that the company has committed to advancing careers of people like myself. The office in NY is/was great prior to COVID. Can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store!!!!!

Cons

None at the moment, keep up the good work, do not change a thing!!!

Pros

Peers are supportive during these uncertain times.

Cons

The company was purchased in June 2019 and it’s been changes after changes since then. Departments were disbanded or merged and either people asked to move or leave. There are new changes coming that many do not agree with. Departments (project management, technical writing, qa) that used to be siloed with their own head of department are being split between different teams and are now reporting to a development head/lead instead of their respective team head/lead. Great people that have been with the company a couple of years or longer are leaving the company and senior management is passing it off as normal turnover. Morale is down across many departments as they await their fate. With the new parent company, the development is slowly moving away from US/UK and being off-shored to India. Unless you want instability for the next months, stay away.

Pros

Unlimited PTO, nice colleagues, used to be a good company to work for

Cons

incompetent upper and middle management, brain drain going on since acquisition, rude and micromanaging bosses, increasingly bureaucratic process, increasing outsourcing and removing R&D resources needed to build quality products, worsening benefits and stingy compensation

Pros

Medidata's culture is people and patient-centered. From the first interview, to the day-to-day work activities, everyone in this company is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive. The acquisition by Dassault Systemes only makes Medidata stronger in the field, and there are promising opportunities for personal and professional growth. The benefits are also great, and everyone respects your personal time.

Cons

I really cannot think of any downside of working at Medidata, other than due to the pandemic, we don't have the ability to meet in person, which I am very much looking forward to.