ICON reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,305 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,305 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON 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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3.0
Jan 5, 2024

Stressful

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can work remote and benefits

Cons

Very heavy workload and they are doing lots of layoffs to long term loyal employees in the US and Canada then re-hire for the same position in lower cost regions are no longer promoting in the US

2.0
Dec 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Expectations are well known, some leaders have been in the CRO industry for decades and serve as good mentors

Cons

Lack of investment in their people, a strong desire to save money and ship jobs overseas (even if that degrades the quality of the product/services they provide).

2.0
Oct 27, 2023

I miss PRA

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, people are lovely to work with

Cons

Extreme focus on revenue, we’ve lost sight of positive company culture.

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