Syneos Health reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,926 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,926 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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4K reviews
3.0
Mar 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great for entry level positions. Most employees here apart from management are great people. The office atmosphere is professional, yet lively and fun. You will meet people from all different types of backgrounds and fields of education.

Cons

Lots of passive agressive drama and terrible communication between departments. Some people in upper management are cocky and think they know everything simply because they have been in this industry for a long time, and there is one person in particular who acts like this and everyone in the office knows this individual and the vast majority of people that know this person share this sentiment, so just watch out/ignore them. The company is incredibly cheap. I have been here for over 3 years and your average raise will be somwhere in the 1.5-2% range no matter how well you perform so you might as well just do the bare minimum required as per your job responsibilites. This company does not give yearly bonuses of ANY kind and you will likely have to wait at minimum 4-5+ years of working there before getting any type of meaningful promotion to a higher position. Prepare to be gaslit if you get the wrong manager(s). Your medical coverage will be overpriced. Beware of the company's vesting schedule if you plan on contributing to a retirement account. The only reason I am staying here to complete my 4th year is so that my 401k match stays vested. Yes, that's right - your 401k match is not 100% vested unless you work for over 4 years. Remember, your bosses are not your friends no matter how much they make you feel like they are; they are simply there for metrics and to make themselves look good to their bosses.

4.0
Jan 6, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I will start by saying that I enjoyed my time at Syneos. It helped me gain good experience and offered good opportunities to move up. Syneos is a great place to start in pharma sales. They have a good number of roles so plenty of opportunities to get experience. They have decent benefits, including unlimited PTO. Pay is good for contract, but not as good as direct hire. Since most sales jobs are contract, everyone on the sales team is on the same page of succeeding. It helps you meet some direct hire reps as well who can help you move upward and off contract.

Cons

Teams make all the difference. If you have a bad team, it’s not enjoyable. The pay, while decent, isn’t as much as you could be. Bonus (incentive compensation) varies from contract to contract. The new owners aren’t great. Clearly trying to cut costs to resell in the future. Lay offs can happen whenever. Doesn’t matter how good you’ve done, if a contract gets cut, you’re done. Syneos tries to help you find something else, but it’s can take a few months.

1.0
Sep 4, 2024

Avoid

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It was a great place to work years ago

Cons

Lay-offs happening and leaving teams multiple team members down. End of year reviews manipulated by higher ups so they could justify lay-offs. Direct line managers had no say in rating their reports recieved,

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