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      ICON

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      ICON reviews

      3.5

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (5,267 total reviews)
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      Barry Balfe

      51% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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      5K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 13, 2011

      ICON Clinical Research - Growing company, Doesn't focus on staff, High workload and tight deadlines

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible working hours, private healthcare, office location is good, free parking (by rota), management listen to employees (but rarely action), company shows compassion, facilities are good

      Cons

      Lack of communication between departments, workload and the pressure to complete it within a timeframe, disorganisation different software programs of which none do the job they are required to do, there is no consistency between managers, promotions appear to be given by time served or if required for a trial not by the individuals merit, salaries are not comparible with other CROs, dated technology,

      4.0
      Jul 6, 2011

      good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the main reason is that they offer good experience

      Cons

      The main thing is the pay

      1.0
      May 27, 2011

      You won't go far without your operational staff

      Clinical research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - good training platform for self-training - good to place to start for the first year in clinical research - some people

      Cons

      - huge workload without appreciation for work done by CRA/CTA - growing pressure on profits and lack of understanding people motivators - no career development opportunities at all - chaotic implementation of changes, lack of change management - loss of corporate culture - relatively low salaries and no bonuses

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