Pros
I will start by saying that I enjoyed my time at Syneos. It helped me gain good experience and offered good opportunities to move up. Syneos is a great place to start in pharma sales. They have a good number of roles so plenty of opportunities to get experience. They have decent benefits, including unlimited PTO. Pay is good for contract, but not as good as direct hire. Since most sales jobs are contract, everyone on the sales team is on the same page of succeeding. It helps you meet some direct hire reps as well who can help you move upward and off contract.
Cons
Teams make all the difference. If you have a bad team, it’s not enjoyable. The pay, while decent, isn’t as much as you could be. Bonus (incentive compensation) varies from contract to contract. The new owners aren’t great. Clearly trying to cut costs to resell in the future. Lay offs can happen whenever. Doesn’t matter how good you’ve done, if a contract gets cut, you’re done. Syneos tries to help you find something else, but it’s can take a few months.