Quintiles Was a Great Company...Then Came IMS - Management IQVIA Employee Review

1.0
12 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Discretionary leave is the only thing good about this company

Cons

Working at Quintiles was great. It was a big company that still valued employees and put people first. Then along came IMS to "merge" with Quintiles. That, my friends, was an acquisition, because IMS held the majority of the stock. The new company, IQVIA, is a complete 180 from what Quintiles was. People no longer matter here. The bottom line is what it is all about. For example, the health insurance was changed a couple of years ago, and senior management tried to sell it as employees wanting and supporting this change. Not true. We're paying much more out of pocket in premiums for far less coverage. Forget promotions or decent raises,. Those are rare. Bonuses? Miniscule. Work life balance? They like to tell you it's there, but try asking to use your discretionary leave for more than a week off, and they act like you're asking them to cut off an arm. It's all about talk here, no action to back up that talk.

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5.0
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Pros

Work life balance was good

Cons

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2.0
17 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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