Myopic, arrogant upper management - Senior Project Manager IQVIA Employee Review

2.0
Nov 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Quintiles is a company with great resources and of course many talented people.

Cons

Arrogance. Q people are told day in and day out that they are the biggest and the best. The truth is, they are only the biggest. I worked as a Sr. Project Manager for 5 years in The Netherlands and was astounded time and time again by the poor quality Line Managers and other management staff. Line Managers at Q are by definition those who either cannot or do not want to do real project work, yet they are in charge of mentoring. CTMS and eTMF systems are far behind industry standard. Catch-up is being attempted but it is slow going. Salaries are doggedly kept just below par, ensuring a permanent talent drain. Resources worldwide are in a continual dramatic state of crisis. Upper management is weak and without vision and common sense most of the time. Lots of time and energy lately seemed to be spent making videos of themselves for posting on social media.

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4.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture, excellent team support, fantastic management at all levels. I especially value the training initiatives that help in the day to day. This is a great place to build skills, especially in AI. Work life balance is emphasized and encouraged.

Cons

It can feel a bit like being a cog in the wheel at times, although good ideas do get the attention of management. Workload can be unrelenting around EOQ. Process "improvement" initiatives are constant, poorly announced, and often make things worse. Raises and bonuses are meager and do not keep up with inflation/market value.

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