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Updated Jun 2, 2023
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Found 570 of over 3K reviews
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Jamie Macdonald
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Pros
- "Many great people across the globe who are still motivated and are working hard to maintain a level of client trust and satisfaction." (in 103 reviews)
Cons
- "Salaries are low and annual increments are based on peer review rather performance" (in 96 reviews)
- "most managers do things for the 'sake of doing' instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" (in 81 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
great place to work, if you're willing to work hard
May 26, 2023 - Director in Boston, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
great benefits flexible work arrangements internal mobility and promotion opportunities awesome manager
Cons
you will work hard in this fast-paced environment rapid pace of change can be tough to keep up with
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great
May 30, 2023 - Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator in Rahway, NJRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great, professional, competent colleagues and management
Cons
None at this moment in time
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Great company
May 23, 2023 - Observational Research Lead in Boston, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great. I have enjoyed my time here.
Cons
Can be difficult to implement changes.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great work/life balance, good collaboration amongst departments, wonderful benefits.
Cons
Communication from upper levels could be more efficient/timely
- Current Employee★★★★★
Good place to work
May 10, 2023 - Marketing Manager in Los Angeles, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent team, fast paced environment, interesting work
Cons
Less on boarding and training because it is fast paced at all times
- Former Employee★★★★★
Good company, not the best Procurement
May 26, 2023 - Global Procurement Manager in Newton, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good company that does good work
Cons
no real chance for growth pay not to scale with duties, industry, or title
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great time off policy as long as you have a great manager
Cons
Can be high stress at times
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good Structure
Apr 27, 2023 - Senior Clinical Data Associate in Saint Louis, MORecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
FSP model is great. Good communication from manager and dotted line manager
Cons
Raises are 1-2% a year
- Current Employee★★★★★
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unlimited PTO, Good work environment, flexible, travel
Cons
Line manager changes, frequent study changes
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good to work for and mostly enjoyed my time there.
Cons
At times a lack of support
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Parexel has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 3,204 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at Parexel to a friend and 84% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
83% of Parexel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Parexel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Parexel to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, compensation, management.
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