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    Updated 16 Feb 2020

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    3.6
    74%
    Recommend to a Friend
    91%
    Approve of CEO
    Parexel Chief Executive Officer Jamie Macdonald
    Jamie Macdonald
    7 Ratings
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    1. Featured Review

      "EXCELLENT work life balance"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate Project Leader in Raleigh, NC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Work life balance, internal career advancement, generous PTO

      Cons

      Benefits a little more expensive than other CRO's, still to "process driven," high turn over of Line management

      Parexel2019-07-23

    2. "Really happy to work at Parexel"

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      Current Employee - LMS Specialist in North Watford, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great work life balance. Parexel is promoting working from home model.

      Cons

      Not enough investing into people's development.

      Parexel2020-01-07
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    3. "good people bad culture"

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      Former Employee - Delivery Manager in Nottingham, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Parexel full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good local people Good knowledge of their roles in pharma

      Cons

      american company, no clear direction, ambitious but not courageous

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      Parexel2020-01-04

    4. "Salary"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Flexible with home working and hours

      Cons

      Salary possibility not as high as pharma

      Parexel2019-11-28

    5. "Amazing"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Uxbridge, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Brilliant company with plenty opportunity to grow and enhance your knowledge. I have been with Parexel a year and a half and the growth is amazing!

      Cons

      Some processes can be better internally however they are constantly working to better them which becomes a pro!

      Parexel2019-10-29

    6. "Highly regulated"

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      Current Employee - Technical Support Analyst in Nottingham, England

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Free hot drinks and fruit, central location, good hardware

      Cons

      there is red tape galore

      Parexel2019-10-21

    7. "Associate pricing & market access"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Parexel full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - Thrown in the deep end so learn quickly - Exposure to multiple project types - Opportunities to develop career

      Cons

      - Bonus never paid - Poor salary - High workload

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      Parexel2019-10-25

    8. "Account Director"

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      Former Employee - Account Director in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Parexel full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      The location was very convenient

      Cons

      There was little consideration for work/life balance

      Parexel2019-09-24

    9. "good balance private-professional life"

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      Current Employee - CRA in Uxbridge, England

      I have been working at Parexel full-time

      Pros

      good balance private-professional life working hours/from home flexibility

      Cons

      career development , salary, small office space

      Parexel2019-09-09

    10. "No work life balance"

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      Former Employee - Project Leader in Uxbridge, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Parexel full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      - local - previous line management was great

      Cons

      - working 16 + hours a day - Micro-management led to additional hours

      Parexel2019-09-12

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