No work/life balance - Senior Clinical Research Associate ICON Employee Review

2.0
11 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits and the people I worked with were wonderful. Great managers who are supportive. PTO and insurance benefits were the best I've seen.

Cons

No work/life balance. Have to be on-site at least 8 days (was this at the time I was working there), but I was not regional and traveling all over the country. It turned out to be about 12 days a month and that did not count the travel days. I was experienced which was bad because they took advantage of that and I had to fill in for all the people who would quit. Was working around the clock just to meet my metric. They did not value their employees.

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5.0
19 Jun 2026
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Pros

Really great manager. Remote work major plus. No micro management. Great pay

Cons

Annual salary increase this year isn't until September which is odd.

4.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great team up to director level. Good place to start career, however not many open positions in US

Cons

Contracts are often unclear not including all needed services, leading to financial overburn. The company relies on multiple tracking systems, creating inefficiencies and frustrations for employees, and prioritizes hiring in low-cost regions, which are known for high employee turnover.

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