There are better CROs out there - Anonymous employee Medpace Employee Review

2.0
Oct 28, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great for fresh out of school to get feet wet in clinical research but get your experience and then start looking elsewhere as you will find much better opportunities elsewhere

Cons

Terrible fear driven culture, you are a dime dozen, you are not rewarded on performance, they promote based on time in a role so you will be stuck until you got certain points of time in your role. You can exceed expectation in your role but nothing will happen. A lot of your autonomy, independence, personal growth depends on your direct manager. Your peers may have much more flexibility than you don't because of who their boss is. Company is very manipulative of your time, pay, pto, etc. There is no mutual respect and trust from the company to you. There can be a lot of micromanaging depending on your boss. They are much less competitive in pay and opportunity compared to other companies.

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Medpace Response
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Thank you for leaving a review. We’re saddened to hear your thoughts on the organization, as we strive to ensure Medpace is a company that promotes growth and values our employees. We apologize for any confusion surrounding promotional opportunities. All promotions are based upon minimum eligibility requirements as well as performance standards. We encourage all employees to review these standards with their manager, as they are a valuable resource with regard to any questions associates have about their promotional opportunities. We work with our Compensation and Benefits team to review salary and benchmarks to assure we are aligned with the market while also being competitive in the industry. We do encourage all employees with workload issues or work flexibility issues to speak directly to their line manager or come to HR if the issues continue. And, as you note, we are very proud of our extensive training program and the opportunities we provide to new graduates. With that comes necessary structure – especially early in career. It appears Medpace was not the best fit for you, but we appreciate your review.

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