Costello Medical reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)

Sophie Costello

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Costello Medical has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 105 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Costello Medical 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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105 reviews
2.0
Aug 14, 2017

Interesting projects but overworked and underpaid

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting and varied project work, talented colleagues, friendly atmosphere, good experience for new starters.

Cons

Rewards are very poor, long working hours and a pressured environment despite the company recruiting on the premise that it's employees have a 'good work-life balance'.

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Costello Medical Response
8y
Thank you for your comments. As you are a current employee you will be aware that we asked more in depth feedback on reward and how we can increase satisfaction with it during the employee survey earlier this year, and we have since been conducting a review of how this feedback can be addressed. We’ve recently communicated the outcomes of this internally. You’ll also know that we have introduced various initiatives to support everyone to improve their work-life balance over the past months; we hope you’re looking forward to the early finish this Friday. If you have any more suggestions, please do discuss with your manager or another member of the SMT. The pros you’ve listed are often repeated by our colleagues and we are pleased that you also enjoy the friendly environment which defines our offices.
3.0
Feb 14, 2025

It's fine if you fit in

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Pros

High quality deliverables, lots of opportunity to learn

Cons

Feedback can be very negative with a large focus on weaknesses rather than strengths

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Costello Medical Response
4mo
Thank you for your feedback! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the learning opportunities during your time with us. We place emphasis on radically candid feedback, both positive and constructive, to ensure clarity for all colleagues on the expectations of the role and to enable us to deliver the high-quality work you mention. This is aligned with the “growth mindset” that we detail in our Expectations Framework for all colleagues. We will take your feedback onboard because we also recognise the importance of positive feedback and recognition when it’s due. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
3.0
Aug 31, 2017

Costello Medical Consulting Review

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Pros

Small team, nice office, regular training sessions, health and travel insurance, high quality work

Cons

Extremely high workload and long hours, lack of interaction with colleagues, lack of career prospects, unclear decision making process unless you are in the senior management team, too many formal e-mails are being sent around everyday, micro-management, unclear instructions from project managers

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Costello Medical Response
8y
Thank you for your review. You’ve identified several areas you think that the company could improve and we would encourage you to discuss these internally to provide more detailed suggestions, so that we can plan initiatives to make improvements in these areas. Great care is given to the commitments we make on project delivery to ensure that the work expectations aren’t too high. If you feel that this has not worked for the projects you are on, we would urge you to discuss with your manager. Please do also use the 360 degree feedback process to provide constructive feedback on individual project managers so that they can learn how to improve on the instructions they give.
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