ICON reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,284 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

52% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,284 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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2.0
Mar 7, 2026

Outdated clinical management tools

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues Made Friends for life

Cons

After buying PRA, got rid of all clinical trial management systems which were top notch and now everything is managed on an excel spreadsheet

3.0
Mar 4, 2026

GOOD

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good management and work life balance

Cons

Progression and career growth quite bad

3.0
Mar 4, 2026

Icon review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, independence, good teammates

Cons

Lack of integrity from management, compensation

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