ICON reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,302 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,302 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
3.0
Mar 27, 2017

Great experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Varied experience, benefits of working in global HQ, global exposure. Lots of talent, nice pleasant office

Cons

Complicated processes, always a need to fix broken processes. Good talent moves on quickly, salary wasn't benchmarked well. Parking setup is silly

2.0
Mar 15, 2017

Say yes and they will love you

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much. If you say yes to everything they will like you. Get experience there and then jump ship. Not much else

Cons

No advancement opportunities- they hire leaders from outside and are usually friends of the director. Dictator leadership style. Do not recognize leaderships part in very high turnover. Other CROs have better morale and opportunity for advancement.

2.0
Mar 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Highly intelligent and motivated people. Excellent facilities. Good pay.

Cons

As they grow they are losing their ability to look after the needs of their staff. Focus on financial efficiency and results at any cost are stressing people out and making it hard to feel appreciated or motivated. Moving a lot of their work to India and Philippines to reduce costs - so job security in EU and US is not great.

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