Industry Leader, with too much of a 'bro' culture - Anonymous employee IQVIA Employee Review

2.0
Mar 13, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fun teams to work on, variety of projects, industry leader in many aspects

Cons

There is a pretty obvious favoritism and subjectivity in how projects are assigned and reviewed. Sometimes, teams feel almost like a college fraternity ('bro' culture). If you are one of the 'bros,' good for you. If not - well, you will be tasked to take notes at meetings and be given the undesirable tasks. Also, most of the rewards get funneled to the top. For example, equity (stock) rewards are restricted to the top top people, resulting in pretty poor pay for those at more middle and lower levels. Poor upper leadership communication results in an at times random feel to how things happen.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

They were really good at leveraging each individual's strengths. People were helpful and supportive when something is blocking your project

Cons

Unclear or non existent career growth. Way too many harassment and compliance trainings (like significantly more than any other publically traded company I've worked for) to the point where it can interfere with essential tasks. Getting blindsided by a massive layoff.

4.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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