Is Parexel a good company to work for?

Parexel has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 4,460 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Parexel to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Parexel have been left by employees working as CRA I , Project Specialist and Clinical Research Associate .

Does Parexel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parexel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parexel. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parexel?

75% of Parexel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parexel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parexel?

Drug Safety Associate (115) , Clinical Research Associate (96) , Project Specialist (94) , Project Manager (80) , Manager (67) , Research Associate (59) , Regulatory Affairs Associate (58) , Senior CRA (55) , Statistical Programmer (52) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (47) , Director (43) , CRA I (40) , Clinical Data Analyst (36) , Drug Safety Specialist (33) , Medical Writer (33)

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

"Good Work life balance and challenging" ((in 281 reviews)); "2. Pay & Benefits: I think the benefits are good and I like my salary." ((in 213 reviews)); "Many great people across the globe who are still motivated and are working hard to maintain a level of client trust and satisfaction." ((in 140 reviews)); "Flexible work from home, very good for short term, used to throw amaing events in past." ((in 114 reviews)); "Working time is flexible and colleagues are great" ((in 102 reviews))

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

"Poor management whose only solutions were to say 'yes' to clients and their immediate superiors and push implementation on staff below" ((in 196 reviews)); "low salary and not much scope for growth in IT" ((in 128 reviews)); "most managers do things for the "sake of doing" instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" ((in 96 reviews)); "No bonuses and no pay rises in some years." ((in 56 reviews)); "Poor leadership for the project is common." ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parexel layoffs in 2026?

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

What Parexel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Atlanta , Dallas , Charlotte , Wilmington , Houston , Chicago , Raleigh , Durham , New York , Philadelphia

Parexel reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,835 total reviews)

Peyton Howell

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,835 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parexel 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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4K reviews

5.0

Nov 10, 2010

A great place to work and make a difference

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people at PAREXEL are very straight-forward and great co-workers. The company has grown a tremendous amount over the past few years - but infrastructure has not kept pace. This provides an opportunity for people willing to apply themselves to improve operations and get noticed. More than 25% of jobs are filled internally.

Cons

The work pace is fast and the hours can be long - especially if you are in a global position. Senior Management could communicate better with their employees in the business unit.

1.0

Nov 3, 2010

It's true -- an employee at Perceptive/Parexel is simply a cog in the machine. Incredibly high turnover & burnout.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits & time off time (though not bonuses). Many of the worker bees are pretty good and nice, but all life is sucked out of them and you. Got some pretty good clin research experience.

Cons

Too many to list. Overwork, poor technology & support, bad vibe of management. Overall a horrible place to work,

1.0

Nov 1, 2010

poor company culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, lots of vacation\sick hours

Cons

too many to name - favoritism all over the place. The office is white dominant (between 95 to 98%), and the management likes it that way. People are rude and insensitive, and the overall culture is "whoever complains first is right". Management has no people or negotiation skills, and do not realize people have low morale when told to the management's face. Promotion system is completely random and influenced only by favoritism and not competence or how much you work. The harder you work, the more work thrown towards you without any proper recognition what-so-ever. Many people, including myself, have noticed that any improvements you make within the company that either improve workflow or save money for the company are simply marked as "part of your job description" during the yearly reviews, and you are not compensated in any way. Once you realize all the cons of working at Perceptive, you realize it is not worth it to work very hard.

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Warehouse Team Member

Research Associate (Japanese Fluent)

Patient Safety Associate I (Drug Safety Associate I)

Site Contracts Associate I - FSP

Washington, DC

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A great place to work and make a difference

It's true -- an employee at Perceptive/Parexel is simply a cog in the machine. Incredibly high turnover & burnout.

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