Is Medidata Solutions a good company to work for?

Medidata Solutions has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,135 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Medidata Solutions to a friend and 33% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Medidata Solutions have been left by employees working as Implementation Consultant , Intern and Director .

Does Medidata Solutions pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Medidata Solutions employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Medidata Solutions. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Medidata Solutions?

41% of Medidata Solutions employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Medidata Solutions 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Medidata Solutions?

Project Manager (52) , Software Engineer (35) , Implementation Consultant (23) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Senior Project Manager (20) , Director (16) , Applications Engineer (13) , Sales (13) , Solutions Consultant (12) , Intern (11) , Senior Applications Engineer (9) , Business Analyst (8) , Business Development Specialist (8) , Client Executive (8) , Engagement Director (8)

What are the pros of working at Medidata Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and talent." ((in 102 reviews)); "Companies' Vision and Benefits are good" ((in 67 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 58 reviews)); "PTO is unlimited and encouraged." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great teams to work with the collaboration is amazing." ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Medidata Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Turnover (as a result of bad management even before The Great Resignation)." ((in 40 reviews)); "Fortunately there are other teams with good managers." ((in 30 reviews)); "Senior leadership especially in marketing tries to drive demand generation and presents results that are not factual." ((in 29 reviews)); "Middle management is almost entirely new as a result and a little lost." ((in 9 reviews)); "To an extent, some favoritism is noticed, training promotions etc." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Medidata Solutions layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Medidata Solutions layoffs and their outlook for job security at Medidata Solutions in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Medidata Solutions locations?

New York , Iselin , Boston , San Francisco , Edison , Houston , Seattle , Newark , Raleigh , Remote , Philadelphia , Jersey City , San Diego , Conshohocken , Waltham , Charleston , Avenel , Elizabeth , New Brunswick , Orange , Woodbridge , Boise , Leesburg , Staten Island , Yonkers , Port Jervis , Bellevue , Oklahoma City , Charlotte , Cary

Medidata Solutions reviews

3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,031 total reviews)

Anthony Costello

38% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Medidata Solutions has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,031 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Medidata Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Dec 12, 2020

A Bozo Explosion

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people are wonderful, but most of them aren't around anymore. Unlimited PTO and very flexible schedule allowances.

Cons

Medidata has been going through a mass exodus of talent since 2019 and it hasn't slowed. There are a ton of reasons why, but here are some: - management is 9x out of 10 incompetent at best, outright tyrannical at worst (there are some gems, but they're hard to find and they're stressed) - diversity and inclusion efforts are used as puff pieces for executives, despite a ton of work being accomplished by lower-level employees - bad behavior is rewarded with promotions and babysitting (no one is ever let go regardless of their track record/tons of substantially-less-than-brilliant jerks) - pay isn't competitive/doesn't scale (you can work here for a few years and make as much money as someone who just started) - no space or care for bottom-up feedback on company processes/projects/etc (lots of executive language about the Medidata "family," but no one cares what anyone below SVP rank has to say and they make that very clear) - Executives hire their pharma friends in high places, so internal employees don't really have a good chance at climbing ladders or seeing women or BIPOC in senior leadership - Major emphasis on offshore engineering, which puts a huge strain on talented engineers in the US

2.0

Apr 23, 2020

Embattled by cronyism and ethics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Supportive team - Collaborative Environment - Interesting technology and solutions - Patient and customer focused

Cons

Post acquisition by Dassault Systemes, there was a mass exodus of key talent that has left the company. They didn't leave because of the acquisition though, they all left due to the CIO that was hired, and the cronies he put in place. Just about none of the folks that were brought in from his previous establishment at JNJ are actually qualified to do the senior leadership jobs they are placed into today. That includes the CIO himself. Many long timers and folks that helped build the company were either terminated or pushed aside into minor positions to make more room to bring in people the CIO knows from JNJ, or diversity hires to meet numbers. The people he brings in don't interview with anyone, they just get hired and bypass the talent acquisition process. The integrity of the CIO is also subject. At the beginning of his tenure here he announced that he was still working at JNJ and had not actually resigned or communicated this while continuing to be employed at Medidata. Therefore, he had been given access to the office and data at both companies. Besides that, much of the technology that is developed is interesting and innovative, though doesn't entirely work well or at scale. So, a lot of the time you will spend is fighting between different teams trying to get something to work.

Medidata Solutions Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback. We are disappointed to hear that you are not having a positive employee experience. Integrity is a core value at Medidata and we take it very seriously when hiring new talent. Our CIO delayed his onboarding at Medidata in order to finish a launch at his previous employer, JNJ. He joined Medidata once he had officially resigned from his previous position. All talent goes through our talent acquisition process, though because of the nature of the industry some positions have shorter time to hire rates. We're committed to patients, clients and partners as we pursue our mission to power smarter treatments and healthier people.

2.0

Feb 12, 2020

No more stock program? get over it!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, medical benefits, but nothing special for tech work in NYC.

Cons

Not the most talented group of individuals, plus waining benefits, slow wage growth. They removed the stock purchasing plan and just told everyone to suck it. Followed by not even full bonuses.

Medidata Solutions Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback. Company culture and benefits are important to us so it's disappointing to hear that you are not having a positive experience. After the close of the Merger, we are no longer a publicly traded company, which is why our our ESPP program came to an end.

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