ICON reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,305 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,305 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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3.0
Sep 1, 2011

Once in a life time.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits package is quite nice Management has wide knowledge base of industry Teams work together nicely Training has improved New tools have been built to assist the day to day functions of the job

Cons

Work/Life balance is hard to maintain unrealistic timelines Management is not listening to the employees regarding suggestions on how to change processes

4.0
Aug 18, 2011

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture Good people Flexible and committed to quality work

Cons

Too many changes at once

2.0
Jul 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, private healthcare, office location is good, free parking (by rota), management listen to employees (but rarely action), company shows compassion, facilities are good

Cons

Lack of communication between departments, workload and the pressure to complete it within a timeframe, disorganisation different software programs of which none do the job they are required to do, there is no consistency between managers, promotions appear to be given by time served or if required for a trial not by the individuals merit, salaries are not comparible with other CROs, dated technology,

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