ICON reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,322 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 5,322 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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5K reviews
3.0
Dec 20, 2025

Too big to innovate

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits Plenty of PTO Can learn a lot about clinical research

Cons

Could focus more on being efficient Purchasing other companies does not turn out well No opportunities for training outside of company Need to focus more on quality

4.0
Dec 19, 2025

It was ok

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Salary was pretty good

Cons

The hours were pretty bad

4.0
Dec 19, 2025

Neutral

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers and large customer base

Cons

Remote work takes away from meeting and exchanging ideas with colleagues

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