Does INC Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, INC Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at INC Research. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at INC Research?

60% of INC Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated INC Research 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at INC Research?

Project Manager (20) , Senior CRA (16) , Clinical Research Associate (10) , Project Specialist (10) , CRA (9) , Clinical Team Leader (8) , Project Specialist II (8) , Director (6) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (6) , Clinical Research Associate II (5) , Safety Specialist (5) , CRA III (4) , Clinical Data Associate (4) , Manager (4) , CMA (3)

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

"People are great (except PMs that tend to blame others)" ((in 42 reviews)); "The benefits are good and 401k is matched yearly." ((in 38 reviews)); "Flexible work from home options" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Poor management, non" ((in 35 reviews)); "Base salary low" ((in 16 reviews)); "Inexperienced managers driving metrics." ((in 16 reviews)); "No work life balance; employees must work over and above regular hours every week" ((in 14 reviews)); "No bonuses available; recognition hardly ever given." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about INC Research redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about INC Research redundancy and their outlook for job security at INC Research in 2026.

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INC Research

Now known as Syneos Health

INC Research Reviews

3.2

60% would recommend to a friend

(475 total reviews)

Alistair Macdonald

81% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

INC Research has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 475 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The INC Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

475 reviews

1.0

16 Jun 2017

Project Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Well paid compared to other CROs, however this does act like a golden handcuff and you are doomed to eternity here unless you take a pay drop. Take note - nothing is worth this misery.

Cons

PMs in CNS are not allowed to behave as PMs. PDs micromanage and don't actually know how to move on from management work to Director level work. There is a clear level of unprofessional behaviour with how some people communicate. I would not have found this acceptable in the past, but after so many years here, I realise it is the INC norm.

3.0

14 Feb 2016

Needs improvement

In house cra

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Gave me an opportunity to start my career in clinical research.

Cons

Low salary, too much workload, unpaid overtime and low chances of career progration.

1.0

23 Oct 2014

Full of unskilled people. You feel overworked and helpless. Dirty politics, blame games and sly culture

Senior cra

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Good Salary -Fast recruitment process -False image of being top 5 big CROs in world.

Cons

-POOR training -POOR knowledge and understanding of Leads/PMs. Who are based in different country than you and have major lack of understanding. -Major lack of communication in team. People who have information hide it and don't bother helping. -If you are CRA,then they will make you work like dog. They have so called big teams of feasibility specialist, contract specialist, site start up experts, project specialist who just dump their work on you and leave a cunning smiley :-) at the end of their emails. -Apparently everyone feels that they are overworked and have no hours to spend on any project. (Then what are you doing exactly if you are telling everyone the same story.) -Not good for people who work hard, know their job and take ownership of their work because overall culture is sly and lazy. - They say that their tagline is "I own it" but trust me the reality is exactly opposite. Everyone is looking for some excuse to avoid work.

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