No career ladder - Clinical Trial Assistant IQVIA Employee Review

3.0
Feb 3, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The people are good, the work is interesting and almost always engaged. Most of the people are on your side, the LMs listen to you.

Cons

There seems to be no career offer to move up. Management always spouts about upward mobility, but from the bottom line it seems nonexistent. Policy used to be you can't move up further than 2 job levels. However HR is changing that. The perception and the talk is it's going to be much more difficult to move up. Pay is not competitive. Other CROs are poaching CTAs and CRAs because of their competitive compensation. The new health insurance is much more expensive than it used to be. Changes happen so slow.

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5.0
Jun 20, 2026
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Pros

Resources and access to good studies to be successful in research, immediate PTO benefits, 401k match.

Cons

Growth opportunities/compensation - besides the annual merit raises of <3 percent I haven’t gotten a raise in 5 years.

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay initially, especially after negotiating. People are very smart and willing to meet for networking and learning opportunities. Flexibility and work life balance is by far the best perk - especially since many roles are fully remote.

Cons

Merit raises have been subpar the last 4 years and do not come close to keeping with inflation, consistently the company cites great EBITDA growth but that never is shown in bonuses nor merit raises despite receiving “exceeds expectations” ratings. Parental leave is a nominal. Very easy to get “lost in the sauce” of such a large company.

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