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 280 reviews)); "I was in INC research before it merged with Health Inventiv .Good culture and good people ." ((in 182 reviews)); "Great people and a lot of talent" ((in 179 reviews)); "Benefits are good and most people work remotely" ((in 163 reviews)); "Good salary and people are ok" ((in 133 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 156 reviews)); "No timely promotions and no bonus part" ((in 93 reviews)); "Upper management do not care to hear employee concerns about manager" ((in 40 reviews)); "Mismanagement led to massive stock price drop and layoffs." ((in 37 reviews)); "These have still not occurred this year and there is no plan or communication to do so." ((in 23 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.

Syneos Health reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,934 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

66% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,934 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Sep 22, 2025

Leaves a sour taste now

Senior clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The colleagues and site team members.

Cons

It seems the core values of the company has taken a drastic hit since change of CEO/management. It’s all metrics that’s most important rather than people.

2.0

Sep 7, 2025

Lack of Transparency and Employee Value

Site management associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented and supportive colleagues in many teams Opportunities to work on interesting projects Some flexibility in work arrangements

Cons

The company regularly lays off qualified employees, sometimes in large groups, with little warning, often favoring cost savings over performance or contribution. Management is not transparent—line managers often cannot explain strategic decisions, and upper management rarely shares the financial situation or reasoning behind layoffs. Terminations can happen via a single call with minimal support or explanation, which is demoralizing and stressful for employees. Career growth and job security are unpredictable due to frequent restructuring.

3.0

Sep 7, 2025

Poor management

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexiblity re hybrid work culture diverse team of professionals

Cons

Management issues - I was working for an FSP and my manager at Syneos failed to give me guidance and feedback in order to satisfy the work culture at the FSP. My manager suddenly changed and new management abruptly let me know that the FSP were not happy with how certain work issues were being fulfilled by me etc. Poor management and poor follow-through from management.

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Leaves a sour taste now

Lack of Transparency and Employee Value

Poor management

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