Parexel reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,845 total reviews)
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Peyton Howell

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,845 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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4K reviews
3.0
Oct 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good holiday (25 days, with options to buy 5 additional) Good pension Good benefits (private health, dental and various other offers) Ability to rise up relatively quickly through positions with hard work Pleasant colleagues, with an active company social scene

Cons

Low pay, with the gap becoming more noticeable when compared to senior roles in other companies. Internal tools which have no bearing on the wider industry as a whole, leaving you without the skills needed to move on and develop as a programmer. Infuriating quantities of paperwork and procedures (partly due to the clinical trials industry) which make the nature of the work often very repetitive and tedious.

3.0
Oct 15, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

A good initial stepping stone to gain insight into the clinical trial process. Provides hands-on experience in learning how to provide good customer service. Opportunities given to those who are persistent in applying for them. Friendly coworkers and managers for the most part.

Cons

Not always invested in every employee's career growth and potential. Career growth could be something improved upon since it seems there are more management than non-management options for employees.

2.0
Oct 13, 2012

MIs-aligned Management

Recommend
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Pros

I worked with a great team who all chipped in to help each other as needed.

Cons

Constant change of priorities before projects could be completed

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