ICON reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,321 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,321 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Mar 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working hours. Work from home available. People who work for them. Pension. healthcare.

Cons

Low salaries. Ridiculous workload. Management doesn't follow through on promises. Only eye for cost savings (by increasing workload). No work/life balance. parking in a field for everyone who hasn't been with the company for more than 3 years. Employee engagement survey done yearly but no actions taken. No career progression possible. Rather hire contractors from outside at a ridiculous rate, than to look internally for suitable candidates. Blame culture and because of this people are hiding their mistakes. Not fair nor consist in remuneration and bonuses. Company spends fortunes on 'whims' of CEO. Very high turnover due to dissolutioned and overworked employees

4.0
Mar 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are great and its is a excellent place to gain experience in Clinical Trials. If you have excellent time management skills there is a great work life balance. I found management to be very supportive of personal development.

Cons

If you want to be a CRA with no monitoring experience, chances are you will be waiting a very long time. The company is working on creating clear career paths but lack in this area.

3.0
Mar 5, 2015

good learning experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly co-worker, great benefit , flexible schedule

Cons

Poor management, Rush and tight project deadline

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