Does Parexel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parexel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parexel. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parexel?

75% of Parexel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parexel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parexel?

Drug Safety Associate (115) , Clinical Research Associate (96) , Project Specialist (94) , Project Manager (80) , Manager (67) , Research Associate (59) , Regulatory Affairs Associate (58) , Senior CRA (55) , Statistical Programmer (53) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (47) , Director (43) , CRA I (40) , Clinical Data Analyst (36) , Drug Safety Specialist (33) , Medical Writer (33)

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

"Good Work life balance and challenging" ((in 282 reviews)); "2. Pay & Benefits: I think the benefits are good and I like my salary." ((in 216 reviews)); "Many great people across the globe who are still motivated and are working hard to maintain a level of client trust and satisfaction." ((in 144 reviews)); "flexible and work from home" ((in 109 reviews)); "Working time is flexible and colleagues are great" ((in 99 reviews))

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

"Poor management whose only solutions were to say 'yes' to clients and their immediate superiors and push implementation on staff below" ((in 189 reviews)); "most managers do things for the "sake of doing" instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" ((in 93 reviews)); "Slow to promote and develop employees Pay is low" ((in 77 reviews)); "no bonuses and too much focus/emphasis on how many years with" ((in 67 reviews)); "Poor leadership for the project is common." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parexel layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Parexel locations?

Buenos Aires , Vicente López , Olivos , San Isidro , San Nicolas , Republica Argentina

Parexel reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,840 total reviews)

Peyton Howell

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,840 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

3.0

Nov 27, 2018

Some benefits, but many frustrations

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with colleagues from across the world, and potential to develop a good career. Lots of friendly colleagues. Excellent benefits e.g. pension, healthcare, additional holiday.

Cons

Very long hours and poor work/life balance. Dreadful staff retention - did not feel valued. Frustratingly complicated internal processes; too many different computer systems to perform simple tasks. Lack of focus on quality in company processes and applications. Massive resourcing issues due to badly managed teams, leading to constant disappointment for clients.

2.0

Jul 24, 2018

Upper Management is lost

Csm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Coworkers are reliable and hardworking and dependable (at lower levels) -work from home options are beneficial -that's about it

Cons

-management is very confused about what exactly goes into starting clinical sites up and the timelines required -management has a major disconnect at demands placed on CRAs/CMAs or CSMs/iCSMs - too much work to do, with no backup or explanation or guidance from project leadership or upper management because they are all confused about the processes and how clinical sites work -upper management ignores major glaring issues and mistreatment by line managers, project leaders which leads to faster burnout and high turnover rate, leaving staff more stressed with less resources and leaving sites frustrated with constant changes in contacts... - I could go on an on.

1.0

Jan 14, 2018

Poor senior management leads to high attrition

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting sector to work in and very good pension scheme.

Cons

Poor performing Senior Management team Inefficient processes Unreliable systems Long hours Low pay

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