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Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
We are a global provider of consulting, and outsourced development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas. ICON has been recognised as one of the world’s leading Contract Research Organisations through a number of high-profile industry awards.
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ICON plc Company Culture
ICON plc Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews2.9/5
ICON plc's Overall Culture is rated C-
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Professional Development
BMeetings
B-Perks & Benefits
C+Manager
CGender
CICON plc CEO
Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Steve Cutler
57 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
ICON is a values-driven, people-centric organisation. Our core values are not unique to ICON but we use these guiding pillars to stay accountable for the work that we do. We are passionate and driven and we want to deliver for our patients, our people and our customers. As one team, we believe in the power of collaboration to inspire and enable our people across all service lines. We believe that collaboration leads to increased innovation and efficient and successful outcomes. We always strive to do the right thing and we have built our business on integrity and responsibility. With longstanding partnerships with pharma, biotech and medical device companies, we constantly seek to bring new and innovative solutions to our customers’ challenges.
ICON plc Culture At a Glance
ICON plc has 41150 employees. 138 employees at ICON plc have reviewed ICON plc across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 4 days ago.
Overall, the 138 ICON plc employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at ICON plc are not very pleased with their total compensation at ICON plc, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at ICON plc are generally satisfied with their team. 138 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. The majority believe the meetings at ICON plc are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at ICON plc believe the environment at ICON plc is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at ICON plc is extremely fast. About 54% of the employees at ICON plc work 8 hours or less, while 14% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at ICON plc are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
ICON plc employees generally work 9.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at ICON plc report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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67% of ICON plc employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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ICON plc employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
Feedback
A Day in the Life
52% of ICON plc employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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Anonymous Q&A with ICON plc EmployeesMost Recent Q&A
What are you most excited about working at ICON?
The people , the benefits! People are great - it really feels like a team environment meaning that we are all working for the same goal and...
What's the interview process like at ICON?
Pretty standard. First interview was with recruiter, second interview was with hiring manager and team lead. Third and final interview was...
What are your coworkers at ICON like?
Different cultures and backgrounds
What interview questions does ICON ask?
Java questions
What part of ICON's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Developing and technical side is better than project managing side
What do people at ICON think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
They think they are mean and have a lack of respect to their employees
What are you most excited about working at ICON?
The people , the benefits! People are great - it really feels like a team environment meaning that we are all working for the same goal and...
What's the interview process like at ICON?
Pretty standard. First interview was with recruiter, second interview was with hiring manager and team lead. Third and final interview was...
What are your coworkers at ICON like?
Different cultures and backgrounds
What interview questions does ICON ask?
Java questions
What part of ICON's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Developing and technical side is better than project managing side
What do people at ICON think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
They think they are mean and have a lack of respect to their employees
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at ICON plc
Bottom
40%
ICON plc currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at ICON plc
Bottom
15%
ICON plc currently ranks in the Bottom 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 29% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passives |
| 51% | Detractors |
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Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Financial Benefits
- 401K / Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Office Perks
- Work From Home Policy
- Unique Office Space
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