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

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
4.0
May 10, 2010

ICON Clinical Research Italy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-flexible work location (office,home-based,50/50) -comprehensive training program -regular communications from senior management -regular line manager meetings -friendly, non-competitive work environment

Cons

-career advancement is slow -lacks wellness benefit (i.e. subsidized gym membership) -subsidized lunch ticket amount low -lack of electronic trial master file system

3.0
Apr 22, 2010

Bad News if you are US and working ICON

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits - insurances, vision, dental, life, etc.. great people exposure to many different clients (Pharma, biotech, etc) opportunities in EU or ROW

Cons

If you are employees in the US, you are pretty much screw! We had 3 lay offs within the pass 12 months! Promotion freeze in US.

3.0
Apr 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Work/life balance Friendly and approachable colleagues Generous vacation and time-off schedule Above average benefits International footprint allows for collaboration globally

Cons

Over-emphasis on shareholder opinion, which translates to a focus on short-term tactics rather than long-term strategies to improve the company's business Significant growing pains in an organization that has grown faster than its infrastructure Below average pay makes it difficult to attract top talents Lean travel policy and reimbursement process gives sponsors the impression of a company that competes on cost rather than on talent

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