ICON reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,296 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 5,296 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 13, 2026

acceptable

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

excellent balance in life and work

Cons

tight time schedule to complete work

4.0
Jan 13, 2026

It's good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

competitive pay high quality projects good people

Cons

outdated systems only care about metrics disincentivizes creating issues

5.0
Jan 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

FSP with lots of support from management, only one study per DM lead, which is great. Good work-life balance, best I ever had

Cons

Many milestones in one project, you can have same project for many years

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