Parexel reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,850 total reviews)
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Peyton Howell

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parexel 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
Nov 8, 2014

OK..

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good place for entry level. Worked with some of the most dedicated and wonderful people in the industry.

Cons

Be prepared to work long hours on a regular basis. Poor pay and growth stagnates after a year or two leaving no room for further development. High turnaround.

5.0
Nov 1, 2014

Loved it, but...

Recommend
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Pros

Loved it. Start up feeling. Good pay. Generous benefits. Supportive work environment. Ability to work from home. Good management is the key though because I know others that don't feel this way due to their LM and my love for the company is partially mired by a new manager after being there 5 years...which is when (and in part, why) I began looking for work. But with a good manager, it's a dream job. It's a large company but management has the discretion to give bonuses, time off...so felt like a small company. I had breast cancer while there and they were wonderful. They let me go into the negative on my time off, rather that not be paid. They let me work from home as often as needed. Lots of autonomy and yet tons of support when needed.

Cons

Pay starts good but incremental pay raises, even with a large bump in responsibilities or promotion, horrible. The only way to get a decent pump in pay is to leave, get a bump elsewhere and come back. Which I did.

4.0
Oct 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exposure to global experience, work/life balance acceptable

Cons

Lots of turnover... promotions are hard to get, salaries are lower than average in the industry

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