Does Syneos Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Syneos Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Syneos Health . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Syneos Health ?

68% of Syneos Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Syneos Health 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Syneos Health ?

Sales Representative (128) , Project Specialist (119) , Project Manager (106) , Clinical Research Associate (88) , Senior CRA (80) , CRA I (56) , Manager (56) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (54) , Senior Project Specialist (53) , Director (52) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (50) , Associate Director (48) , CRA II (42) , Clinical Trial Manager (37) , Analyst (32)

What are the pros of working at Syneos Health according to real employee reviews?

"Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 295 reviews)); "Great people and a lot of talent" ((in 179 reviews)); "Benefits are good and most people work remotely" ((in 175 reviews)); "I was in INC research before it merged with Health Inventiv .Good culture and good people ." ((in 171 reviews)); "Lovely team and great department" ((in 119 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Syneos Health according to real employee reviews?

"When you have poor management your team fails because orders are just sent down without thought or consideration" ((in 161 reviews)); "Salary is low and yearly increase is super low" ((in 133 reviews)); "No timely promotions and no bonus part" ((in 98 reviews)); "Lack of training and no support" ((in 50 reviews)); "Lack of decision making by upper management." ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about Syneos Health layoffs in 2026?

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

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Syneos Health reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,932 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,932 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Syneos Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Dec 5, 2022

Does not pay bonus until quarter after quarter earned

Pharmaceutical sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for people who want to be professional contract reps

Cons

Have to use PTO for EVERYTHING .. illness, funerals etc. No support from upper management. Pay is far below the contract company reps that you work for. Super liberal company. It that works for you than great. Mandates Covid-19 vaccine.

1.0

Nov 18, 2022

I do not recommend this company

Clinical research associate, specialist (cra ii - in house)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I do not find any Pros working here.

Cons

-Workload -Lack of consideration for their employee -Management that ignore issues -Poor HR services -Squeezes her employees like lemons to get the most out of them -Inhuman work conditions that lead to burn out -you work alone - few contact with your colleagues -no team building activities to strengthen the team and meet your colleagues -low-quality working methods (the quantity of work prevails over the quality of the work you have to do) -no life/work balance !! -plenty of non-reclaimable overtime !! -promised bonuses not received

3.0

Nov 10, 2022

Many Changes

Associate project director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, discretionary PTO dependent on your role

Cons

Too many changes rolled out at the same time

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