Is Syneos Health a good company to work for?

Syneos Health has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,869 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 (88) , 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

3.0

Apr 17, 2019

Company is all good with policies and process, if you immediate manager is good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Healthy environment and workplace. - Many Holidays .. Even winter break. - two appraisal cycle in a year. - Flexible timings - No rotational shifts.

Cons

If your immediate manager is good, Company is all good.

1.0

Apr 17, 2019

Poor leadership, poor management poor execution

Bt/it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stimulating work environment Potential to work from home

Cons

Lots of turnover Post merger politics are toxic Inability to execute on a strategy Outsourcing to do things more cheaply but causes lots of inefficiency

5.0

Apr 15, 2019

Nearly 5 years since I joined

Senior cra ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work / Life balance Project allocation Line and Project Management

Cons

Not many to be honest - I could complain about something or other like anyone else but all and all I am quite chuffed.

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