Is Syneos Health a good company to work for?

Syneos Health has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,868 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Syneos Health to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Syneos Health have been left by employees working as Diabetes Sales Specialist , Intern and Clinical Research Associate II .

Does Syneos Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Syneos Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Syneos Health . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Syneos Health ?

67% of Syneos Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Syneos Health 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Syneos Health ?

Sales Representative (128) , Project Specialist (119) , Project Manager (106) , Clinical Research Associate (87) , Senior CRA (80) , Manager (57) , CRA I (56) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (55) , Senior Project Specialist (53) , Director (52) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (50) , Associate Director (48) , CRA II (42) , Clinical Trial Manager (37) , Analyst (32)

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

"Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 298 reviews)); "Benefits are good and most people work remotely" ((in 178 reviews)); "Great people and a lot of talent" ((in 175 reviews)); "I was in INC research before it merged with Health Inventiv .Good culture and good people ." ((in 174 reviews)); "It's a very good company to work on and with good pay" ((in 124 reviews))

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

"When you have poor management your team fails because orders are just sent down without thought or consideration" ((in 162 reviews)); "No timely promotions and no bonus part" ((in 100 reviews)); "Lack of decision making by upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs since the acquisition in 2023" ((in 36 reviews)); "Way too much favoritism and gossip going on between managers and this is very apparent." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Syneos Health layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Syneos Health locations?

Raleigh , Morrisville , New York , Princeton , Somerset , Los Angeles , Dallas , Philadelphia , Chicago , Boston , Miami , Houston , Atlanta , Nashville , Durham , Austin , Charlotte , Columbus , Wilmington , Tampa , Newark , San Diego , San Francisco , Phoenix , Washington , Indianapolis , San Antonio , Cincinnati , San Jose , Seattle

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Syneos Health reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(3,949 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

66% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,949 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Syneos Health 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Jun 7, 2019

Benefits being slowly stripped away

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance, generally you will work 9-5, sometimes on weekends but are given advance noticed. Casual dress code, flexible with personal, vacation and sick days. Excellent opportunity for an entry level person in terms of early exposure to a vast array of pharmaceutical companies and biotechs. Everyone is very nice, eager to help you expand your skill set, and genuinely seem to care about you as a person rather than just a coworker.

Cons

Benefits are being stripped away after moving offices - no more free lunch, no more gym membership discounts, summer parties and holiday parties are now expected to be planned by teams instead of HR, and they got rid of the office exchange program. Salaries and raises are diminutive, no bonuses, no clear trajectory for your career, extremely limited formal training opportunities. You will work really hard here, learn a ton, and be extremely undervalued.

2.0

Jun 5, 2019

Not interested in personal growth or feelings of employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much left for pros after merger

Cons

Not a merger but a take over. InVentiv cared about employees and INC doesn’t care what was successful but stuck in old ways of how they did thing. Most of the good leaders have left or were pushed out. They don’t listen to what was working but just very reactive instead of proactive. Leadership is horrible and conniving. People are scared to speak up having target put on backs. HR is clueless. If they knew what was being said or done at department level they would be surprised. Or do they? People are just a number and growth is only looked at to benefit management at times of need.

1.0

Jun 3, 2019

Back stabbing HR, Directors/Horrible Line Manager/Demanding and Unreasonable Sponsor

Cra

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary and Health Insurance

Cons

HR is the worst I've ever dealt with. They are liars and manipulators. They are wolves in sheeps clothing. Line managers are micro managers, they don't listen when you are burnt out, they force sites on you with limited time to learn the study/protocol. Sponsors are overbearing and expect you to respond at their beck and call! Lack of promotion and bonuses.

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