Not Worth the Salary Increase - Project Manager ICON Employee Review

1.0
Sep 14, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive Salary, probably the highest compared to other CROs

Cons

Work overload and poor leadership will drive you to the brink of quitting without another position lined up. Line managers are not solely focused on direct report development and manage their own projects which leaves very little time for guidance and development. Studies are underbid to win contracts and you will be overworked as a result. Senior leadership is focused on dollars and not quality work and with that comes all a lot "cutting corners" to maintain client relationships. Your weekends will be dedicated to catching up on work and your quality of life will deteriorate. Unless you enjoy working around the clock, think twice before accepting an offer.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Really great manager. Remote work major plus. No micro management. Great pay

Cons

Annual salary increase this year isn't until September which is odd.

2.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very little pros to working here other than it's very easy to stay under the radar. The work load is light.

Cons

Very little room for growth, eventually got laid off because ICON over hired too many CRAs it could handle. The CRA bridge program was supposed to be only 3-6 months but people we not able to promote despite being there for 2+ years

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