Is Parexel a good company to work for?

Parexel has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 4,467 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Parexel to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Parexel have been left by employees working as CRA I , Project Specialist and Clinical Research Associate .

Does Parexel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parexel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parexel. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parexel?

75% of Parexel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parexel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parexel?

Drug Safety Associate (115) , Clinical Research Associate (96) , Project Specialist (94) , Project Manager (80) , Manager (67) , Research Associate (59) , Regulatory Affairs Associate (58) , Senior CRA (55) , Statistical Programmer (53) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (47) , Director (43) , CRA I (40) , Clinical Data Analyst (36) , Drug Safety Specialist (33) , Medical Writer (33)

What are the pros of working at Parexel according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work life balance and challenging" ((in 268 reviews)); "2. Pay & Benefits: I think the benefits are good and I like my salary." ((in 210 reviews)); "Many great people across the globe who are still motivated and are working hard to maintain a level of client trust and satisfaction." ((in 151 reviews)); "flexible and work from home" ((in 113 reviews)); "Working time is flexible and colleagues are great" ((in 109 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Parexel according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management whose only solutions were to say 'yes' to clients and their immediate superiors and push implementation on staff below" ((in 195 reviews)); "Salaries are low and annual increments are based on peer review rather performance" ((in 135 reviews)); "most managers do things for the "sake of doing" instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" ((in 98 reviews)); "Slow to promote and develop employees Pay is low" ((in 78 reviews)); "No bonuses and no pay rises in some years." ((in 61 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parexel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Parexel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Parexel in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Parexel locations?

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,840 total reviews)

Peyton Howell

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,840 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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3.0

Jul 2, 2012

Good Company

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good place to work, my boss is good and due to which i am happy at work. No work pressure. Learnt many things technically.

Cons

Hikes when compared are very less, Dont know when they will fire an employee out of company. Benifits provided should be organized in a proper and efficient way.

1.0

Jun 26, 2012

The Work Is Not Hard, But The Politics & Pettiness In The Office Makes It Complicated

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-SOME nice coworkers -If you're entry level, this is definitely a crash course of working for a CRO (might be a con for some) -Can wear jeans everyday -Hours are flexible

Cons

-High turn over rate -Sink or swim office culture: No one has time to teach you anything and expect you to know everything. -If you're a really organized person who likes order and CLEAR directions, this is not this place for you. -Instead of your team helping you realize a mistake, they'll escalate it to management & make a big hoot out of it. -Lots of finger pointing to get ahead. -Contractors are treated like crap. -Can't have a general conversation without someone walking past you mistranslating & taking it up to management. -Training VERY inadequate. -SOPs that has nothing to do with your role or explain how this pertains to your role. -Training has no particular order (lots of SOPs and PowerPoints). -Constant change of management. -DISORGANIZATION on everything. -Lots of people who talk their way into promotions or being that "go-to person" when really they look like a deer in headlights when you ask them questions -Coworkers pretend to care for your frustrations/struggle when you're starting out, but will tell management that you're not doing well. -Management assign you tasks that they don't even know how to perform, so in other words they can't help you. -MICROMANAGEMENT all around. Even if you think your manager is not watching you, they have someone watching you for them. -Keeping to yourself DOES NOT help. Trouble still seems to find you either way. -Just because you got hired, it doesn't mean the person who hired you knows your true role/tasks -This list goes on and on.....

3.0

Jun 12, 2012

Get your personal life lost

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

benefits which is given as free for employees. but actually its a tax saving for the company

Cons

It terminates your personal and family from you

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