Item: ICON
Rating: 3
Author: Former employee - Proposal Manager

Question 1

Is ICON a good company to work for as a Proposal Development Associate?

Accepted Answer

Proposal Development Associate professionals working at ICON have rated their employer with 2.9 out of 5 stars in 16 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of ICON employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Proposal Development Associate Jobs at ICON now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Proposal Development Associate interview questions at ICON.

Question 2

Does ICON pay Proposal Development Associate employees well?

Accepted Answer

Proposal Development Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at ICON with 1.9 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 53.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Proposal Development Associate salaries at ICON.

Question 3

How happy are Proposal Development Associate professionals working at ICON?

Accepted Answer

38% of Proposal Development Associate employees at ICON would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 53% in the past 12 months. Proposal Development Associate professionals have also rated ICON with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 2.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.2 rating for culture and values and 2.4 rating for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at ICON?

Accepted Answer

Clinical Research Associate (237), Project Manager (192), Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) (181), Senior CRA (180), CRA I (162), Clinical Trial Manager (115), Clinical Trial Assistant (110), Project Associate (108), Study Start-Up Associate (73), Drug Safety Associate (72), CRA (70), Senior Clinical Research Associate (69), In House CRA (61), CRA II (56), Clinical Research Associate II (55)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Good benefits although they gave decreased over the last 10 years since I started working at this company." ((in 366 reviews)); "There are really great people that work for ICON and I love being in the team that I am in." ((in 247 reviews)); "Great team as far as the LM and CRA team" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers were great and always open to place you somewhere else if you weren't happy in the current role." ((in 144 reviews)); "Great colleagues and FM very supportive." ((in 130 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Poor management with no vision." ((in 220 reviews)); "For all this reasons trying to make career starting as SMA requires many years of hard work and low salaries." ((in 216 reviews)); "No bonus in the strategic solutions side and promotions harder to achieve as need embedded employer agreement" ((in 175 reviews)); "Low pay and highly reliant on client investments" ((in 173 reviews)); "Clinical research layoffs are frequent as of late (2025)" ((in 48 reviews))

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