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      Only start here if you have to!!!!! Prior CRA, now in management at another CRO - CRA Medpace Employee Review

      1.0
      Jan 20, 2018
      Cra
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only pro here is that they are one of the few CRO’s that will hire you directly as a CRA with limited or no experience. The training program is comprehensive and you will learn all you need to become a strong CRA. At other CRO’s with no experience you either have to wait for a cohort training program (becoming more rare among reputable CRO’s because of sponsor experience requirements) or start as a CTA and “get lucky” to become a CRA. Another alternative is to become a study coordinator for a year or two and then get a CRA position at a better company. Bonus structure is nice given it’s related to amount of travel, but this doesn’t compensate for their salary that is way way way below industry standard for CRA’s.

      Cons

      Oh boy, where do I start?!?? They have you sign a non-compete that is career suicide if you were to honor it - luckily, many of the larger CROs know that Medpace does this and basically laugh at them - its broad and therefore not legally binding. Some CRO’s however will not fire you until after a year from your departure at Medpace (PPD is an example). Zero career growth and a terrible “good ole boys” dynamic. Terrible morale among employees - if anything goes wrong they fire people - my two favorite project managers were fired because of mistakes on their studies. That’s unheard of in the industry.

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      Medpace Response
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      Thank you for your time! Medpace is proud to offer challenging and rewarding training programs for CRAs as well as new graduates. We regularly review our compensation and hiring practices to make sure we are being competitive within our industry. Medpace is a challenging and fast-paced environment and we focus on hiring the best and brightest in the industry. We appreciate your review and feedback.

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      Pros

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      Cons

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      Cons

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