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
1.0
Oct 10, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Staff, not management, who work with you are the very people holding that company together and are the best you could ask for as colleagues.

Cons

Very poor management style, only cares about the money line for the company and will work you to death. Not everyone is treated fairly and if you don't hit the right manager right off during your first month there, watch out, you are on the black list - not able to move out the department, receive minimal raises, no "ata boy" for any good job well done and can be denied upping your education because they will find a way to say the course doesn't fall within your job title. In doing performance reviews, over 90% of staff receive "met rquirement", and when mgmt. is asked how do I get to the next level (beyond met requirements), you are told "you have to go above and beyond". That is their favor answer, and they don't explain - "you just have to go above and beyond what you are doing" is said over and over. PAREXEL will try to cut corners wherever they can and that means at the staff's level. PAREXEL wants 120% out of you daily but can't provide the needed equipment - their laptop/desktop systems are way out dated and the internal equipment is always down....makes it very difficult to do your work, and then this it held against you in performance, so that gives them the opportunity to hold back raises are give you a very minimal raise.

1.0
Apr 28, 2025

No support

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Team structure is strong and functions well.

Cons

Company likes to tell you they don't do layoffs. Instead, they manufacture reasons to fire people.

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Parexel Response
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Thank you for sharing your Parexel experience. We're glad you find our team structure strong, but are concerned about your comments on support and employee retention. We strive for a supportive, transparent, and fair work environment, and your feedback suggests we may be falling short. We'd like to understand your concerns better. Please reach out to me at Tom.McGoldrick@Parexel.com for a confidential conversation. Parexel is committed to employee growth, development, and fair treatment. We value open communication and continuous improvement, with your feedback being essential to this process.
1.0
Mar 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers, summer Fridays (but you'll be so busy you won't get to take then), unlimited PTO (again you'll be so busy you won't get to take much)

Cons

Low pay for a lot of difficult work. You will never get a raise and if you do it'll be less than 4% every other year. The workload is untenable, you will have to manage 10 or more studies with systems from the 90s and early 2000s that are not efficient. Most people (non PMs, sr management) have worked there forever and are fine with managing studies with word doc and excel, again it's a flawed system. Ideas are never excepted by senior management and they are out of touch with what is happening to the actual PMs. The manager doesn't even know how to run a study and can't help employees during critical times like study start up. High PM turnover across the US. Just run. Best day of my life was when I turned in my notice.

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Parexel Response
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We appreciate your review and your openness. We encourage our valued colleagues to have an open dialogue with their managers and leadership team to support their work-life balance. To provide a better response, we are wondering if you would be interested in providing more information related to your concerns. Please send a direct message to Tom.McGoldrick@Parexel.com.
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