Parexel reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,839 total reviews)
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Peyton Howell

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,839 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parexel 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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4K reviews
2.0
Apr 16, 2022

does not recommend. chaotic at best

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

pay is very competitive and flexible work schedule

Cons

observations and experiences have been: 1) lack of enough resourcing as too many projects are accepted at the expense of the employee (for profit of course) work life balance and leadership is sub optimal 2) decentralized company chooses to put people in a study team cross culture time zone with no regard for team cohesiveness or forethought it's just a body in a spot. 3) often times teams are comprised of inexperienced staff members in countries where labor is cheap and ​communication​ is poor. Leadership at study team level does not understand challenges on their projects as they are chosen based on pure availability and ther experience, probably because attrition is an issue

2.0
Mar 2, 2020

Cliquey

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits package, work with big clients, talented staff

Cons

Pay is not competitive for company of this size, too many lazy managers, lack of genuine culture

3.0
Jan 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working from home worked for me. Ability to travel without taking as much time off. Not enough projects to keep me fully utilized. At the end of my time there, we were just starting to have more communication, support and cohesion amongst the entire submissions group team.

Cons

Constantly changing management and reorganization. Not enough projects to keep me fully utilized which then impacts the possibility of a bonus. High turnover in other groups which impacts business continuity especially when its the finance and invoicing group. Increasing off shore resources and challenges working with them including time difference and language understanding. I was laid off due to business restructuring.

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