Syneos Health reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,932 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,932 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
1.0
Jul 7, 2025

Layoff Central

Recommend
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Pros

I can only speak for my team - my immediate manager was amazing! She encouraged growth and pushed for promotions.

Cons

The REMS program I was working on ended. Our department did have notice. However, Syneos scrambled literally days before the program ended to interview candidates. Interviews consisted of 1 interview for ALL of the jobs you applied for (what a joke). So, if you applied for 3 jobs then you had a 3 in 1 interview. Some were offered positions, and a few days before the weekend (before we came back from the weekend to report back to work if offered a position) the program directors called a meeting to inform those with new “job offers” that the “new contract” they supposedly had was not set in stone and everyone would receive and email on how to submit back their equipment. IF YOU HAVE OTHER JOB OFFERS TAKE THEM OVER SYNEOS. Syneos does not offer job security!

1.0
Jul 4, 2025

Circus

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Not the pay. Not the work. Some people. Probably 20% of the people would make this list as a Pro. Not a good percentage in my book. Worklife balance, oh wait, that if for people who really don't work and get Fridays as a free day. FOF, is not allowed by all.

Cons

Pay oh and title. Beware of the bait ans switch,they interview you for a lead or something higher, then when you start they give you another title and say titles don't mean anything here. Last year they demoted probably oer 80% of the employees, giving lower titles than the bait and switch title. Then, no one gets raises because they now have a structure and range and sinec we demoted you, you are now paid too much for the role we gave you. Contractors are holding this company hostage but they don't produce, lack integrity and the skillset to perform daily tasks. Oh an the nepitism..... Let's hire a new guy because he's a friend of the xxxxx and that person can't even spell IT..... Sits in meetings and adds NO value what so ever.

3.0
Mar 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great for entry level positions. Most employees here apart from management are great people. The office atmosphere is professional, yet lively and fun. You will meet people from all different types of backgrounds and fields of education.

Cons

Lots of passive agressive drama and terrible communication between departments. Some people in upper management are cocky and think they know everything simply because they have been in this industry for a long time, and there is one person in particular who acts like this and everyone in the office knows this individual and the vast majority of people that know this person share this sentiment, so just watch out/ignore them. The company is incredibly cheap. I have been here for over 3 years and your average raise will be somwhere in the 1.5-2% range no matter how well you perform so you might as well just do the bare minimum required as per your job responsibilites. This company does not give yearly bonuses of ANY kind and you will likely have to wait at minimum 4-5+ years of working there before getting any type of meaningful promotion to a higher position. Prepare to be gaslit if you get the wrong manager(s). Your medical coverage will be overpriced. Beware of the company's vesting schedule if you plan on contributing to a retirement account. The only reason I am staying here to complete my 4th year is so that my 401k match stays vested. Yes, that's right - your 401k match is not 100% vested unless you work for over 4 years. Remember, your bosses are not your friends no matter how much they make you feel like they are; they are simply there for metrics and to make themselves look good to their bosses.

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