Parexel reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,847 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 3,847 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
Aug 10, 2022

Company is just OK

Recommend
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Pros

Remote work. Good coworkers and managers.

Cons

Higher ups do not care about work life balance. Expect the workload to be overwhelming and demanding. Bonuses don't really exist. No progression possible in the company unless you know people, which is hard to cultivate when you are 100% remote. Benefits are astonishingly bad for a company in the Pharma world.

1.0
Aug 3, 2022

Micromanaged to death

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unlimited PTO Remote/ hybrid schedule

Cons

Training is nonexistent, there are no SOPs or any kind of documentation for processes. Had coworker attempt to train me on a different task than hired for and could not do it. Brought my concerns to management about lack of confidence and knowledge, told to suck it up and figure it out. Departments are completely overworked and overwhelmed. Microsoft Teams is used to monitor your every single move, from how long you are away for lunch, to bathroom breaks or meeting times and you WILL be lectured if you leave for more than 3 minutes. No room for growth.

4.0
Apr 18, 2022

Great work-life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- management was extremely understanding of personal matters allowing myself to be comfortable with taking time off - projects are often done with extreme care, putting an emphasis on quality over rushing through tasks - lots of support across teams to ensure employees feel confident and capable

Cons

- working with international colleagues/clients often forces you to work odd hours - entirely remote (which is a plus to many, but can be isolating) - very high turnover rate, which I can only assume to be from less competitive pay and company-wide understaffing

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