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    Updated Oct 13, 2019

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    Found 79 reviews

    3.3
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    72%
    Approve of CEO
    Parexel CEO Jamie Macdonald
    Jamie Macdonald
    4 Ratings
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    1. "Parexel BD"

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      Current Employee - Business Development in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great company to work for. Very steep learning curve

      Cons

      No life work balance and lots of travel

      Parexel2019-07-31

    2. "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
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    3. "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

    4. "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

    5. "Good"

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

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

      Pros

      Good working colleague Different working environment

      Cons

      Not always organised Not payed on time

      Advice to Management

      None

      Parexel2019-07-15
    6. Helpful (1)

      "It's an okay company to work for"

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      Former Employee - Solutions Designer in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Decent organisation, great people, standard benefits, flexible working

      Cons

      Salary and constantly changing processes

      Advice to Management

      Stop playing people against each other in the name of progression

      Parexel2019-06-21

    7. "Global leader in the advancement of pharma tech"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Parexel full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The people and the camaraderie

      Cons

      Disjointed processes and organisation, natural result of multiple acquisitions

      Parexel2019-06-04

    8. "Software Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Nottingham, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Very little mandatory overtime. Voluntary overtime is paid well.

      Cons

      PAREXEL is a technology company that is really bad with technology. Systems and processes are very outdated. As an engineer there are few opportunities to work with new technologies.

      Parexel2019-04-26
    9. Helpful (1)

      "Did not feel valued as an employee"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

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

      Pros

      good benefits package, friendly colleagues

      Cons

      Personal development is not taken seriously, managers see this as a box ticking exercise only. There is no budget for external training that would provide development opportunities and as there are no back-ups, any time away from your desk training means a lot of catch up. The training load is enormous and of little use, I received training on using financial tools (a key part of my role) after I had been there 5....5 years. Again it seems to be a box ticking exercise to cover management if you make an error. Salary is low compared to competitors and better salaries are being offered to new comers than existing staff. All in all I did not feel valued.

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      Advice to Management

      Completely reassess what training is actually needed, allow your staff to develop and stop allowing people to leave just because of money.

      Parexel2019-04-09
    10. Helpful (1)

      "Director"

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      Current Employee - Director in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Parexel full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      The people work really hard and try to do the right thing...

      Cons

      Lack of strategy, direction and innovation

      Advice to Management

      Get back to basics...

      Parexel2019-03-19
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