Is Syneos Health a good company to work for?

Syneos Health has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,845 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Syneos Health to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Syneos Health have been left by employees working as Diabetes Sales Specialist , Intern and Clinical Research Associate II .

Does Syneos Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Syneos Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Syneos Health . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Syneos Health ?

68% of Syneos Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Syneos Health 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Syneos Health ?

Sales Representative (128) , Project Specialist (119) , Project Manager (106) , Clinical Research Associate (88) , Senior CRA (80) , CRA I (56) , Manager (56) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (54) , Director (52) , Senior Project Specialist (52) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (50) , Associate Director (48) , CRA II (42) , Clinical Trial Manager (37) , Analyst (32)

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

"Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 303 reviews)); "I was in INC research before it merged with Health Inventiv .Good culture and good people ." ((in 180 reviews)); "Great people and a lot of talent" ((in 175 reviews)); "Benefits are good and most people work remotely" ((in 161 reviews)); "Good salary and people are ok" ((in 134 reviews))

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

"When you have poor management your team fails because orders are just sent down without thought or consideration" ((in 162 reviews)); "No timely promotions and no bonus part" ((in 100 reviews)); "Upper management do not care to hear employee concerns about manager" ((in 38 reviews)); "layoffs are constant." ((in 38 reviews)); "These have still not occurred this year and there is no plan or communication to do so." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Syneos Health layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Syneos Health locations?

Raleigh , Morrisville , New York , Princeton , Somerset , Los Angeles , Dallas , Philadelphia , Chicago , Boston , Houston , Miami , Atlanta , Nashville , Durham , Austin , Charlotte , Columbus , Tampa , Newark , Wilmington , San Diego , San Francisco , Phoenix , Washington , Indianapolis , San Antonio , Cincinnati , San Jose , Seattle

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Syneos Health reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,930 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Syneos Health 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

2.0

Apr 8, 2019

Used to be one of the best places to work

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible remote work Good Benefits New HQ location with good amenities

Cons

Company's new merger ruined the work place environment, the new management deteriorated in the past year especially the IT department. It is no longer "Let's work together for better solutions" it has become more like "We order, you work!" . This has become a trend in almost all the departments and this is not a very good reflection of the company's motto.

5.0

Apr 6, 2019

Great people and intellectually stimulating work

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Culture / great coworkers and managers, hands down -Consulting leadership is protective of Consultants. For instance, they may ask why you are not taking vacation time if you have a lot left toward the end of the 3rd quarter, to make sure that project managers are not pressuring you not to take them. Even though I have never seen EMs do that, the h igher up asking me such a question makes me feel that the company actually means to offer vacation time -Engagement Managers and MDs have great people skills and encourage you to learn and grow by taking the risk of giving you challenging work -No weekly traveling for most of the year -Low employee turnover rate despite the fact that I work in consulting -They take work-life balance seriously

Cons

-Skills training, other than training that all new hires go through, would be nice. -The starting salary for MBAs is on the low side compared to other firms that also do not require constant traveling.

1.0

Apr 6, 2019

Do your research before accepting a position

Individual contributor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- New Building - On-site Cafe - Collaborative workspace cubicle design ONLY

Cons

- Even though the cubicles and offices are designed for collaborative work, management consistently deters social interactions in the break areas - whether friendly or professional. - Management (legacy-INC) sees everyone as a number and makes every attempt to micro-manages work time. - The 'trusted process' model is a regurgitation of existing industry Common Knowledge - nothing special! - A good portion of the contracts awarded consists of tasks that major players in the industry would never touch. - The culture is legacy-INC (Syneos is an INC Research company)... again, do your research!!! - There is NO career growth unless your in the right click; promotions are not based on performance reviesw or your contributions to the organization. - High turnover continues to be an issue for the company. - Lots of recently promoted under-qualified associate directors - these people were obviously in the right click.

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