IMS Health Reviews

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – 1) Lot of processes are changing . Overall Mindset of Senior Management is changing, due to which new initiatives are being implemented .
2) Overall Opportunity circle is increasing for employees.

Cons – The company is going through tremendous internal change & if someone is not comfortable with that then definitely the appropriate place for him.

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Great work life balance in my group (Advanced Analytics) but I hear this varies by group. Very flexibly with working from home. They just care that you get your work done on time and do it well.
- A lot of independence
- Compensation is pretty good especially since the hours are very reasonable.

Cons – - Constant reorganization with no clear benefit/goals. I am on my fourth boss in about 1.5 years.
- Poor sr. management communication. We are kept in the dark about how well different segments are doing.
- No career growth in Advanced Analytics for most people. People do get promoted with small salary bumps now and then, but their work/responsibilities does not really change. It gets boring very quickly.
- Location (very high traffic area no matter where you are commuting from, and nothing around the office but more office parks)
- Trying to organize the company like an assembly line. They separate analytics from actual consulting - one person does the sales/BD, another does the actual analytics, and the consulting team puts together a slide deck and presents the results. It is very inefficient. By the time you hand over work to the next phase in delivery, you might as well have done the whole project yourself.
- Very strong emphasis on trying to standardize and outsource what they can to China.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop reorganizing every quarter. Provide a career path for people who do want to advance. Share more information on company performance.
You can not outsource projects that require individual client attention and constant communication.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Build contacts with people in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Get a handle how and what sales and marketing data is consumed by the Pharmaceutical industry

Cons – Is now more like a sweatshop since it has been taken over by venture capitalists. Used to be a great and friendly company to work for. That has all changed since 2000. Management once fired a person on the same day this person was received a super red letter day reward. Figure that one out. IMS has been known for a shambolic ally managed (dis organised) company.

Advice to Senior Management – Look at your morals

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work life balance
Highly talented employees

Cons – Management is required to be more motivated and be replaced by new faces

Advice to Senior Management – Be more creative and hardworking

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – Diversified Projects.
Great Knowledge Database.
Friendly environment.

Cons – Too many hours of work.
Few international opportunities.
Small Department.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Team, clients, projects are top

Cons – A bit siloed, coul be more cross team

Advice to Senior Management – More communication

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great Learning
Good Culture
Access to lot of information related to your work

Cons – No cons, it was great all through

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great place to learn pharma market.
Good salary compare to pharma companies
Good/smart people
Good work/life balance (Except Consulting and Services)

Cons – Bad work/life balance.(Consulting and Services only)
Cultural conflict between teams.
Great talent of the top management to demotivate employees

Advice to Senior Management – Find a way to motivate people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Team work, within (if not across) teams

Cons – no work-life abklance. large disjoint, some groups are over-staffed and slack off, some groups are under-staffed and are continuously being asked to eat into any remaining personal time "for the good of the company" .
The company is being prepped for sale and it is very evident in how the country is managed.

Advice to Senior Management – People make or break a company. you devalue your people you devalue your company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - Working with some talented people
- Good work-life balance for me personally
- Commute

Cons – - Employee morale has plunged since the company went private - management has become covert in its strategies and plans for its employees for the future.
-Training opportunities are not the best. In-person training has been substituted with generic, forgettable e-learning
- Limited growth opportunities - there aren't very many new job opportunities at the company (particularly the Parsippany office) and it is rare to here of people getting promotions
- Compensation is below industry standard - the company has taken advantage of the economic climate to strip down to nothing, like someone else has posted as well. Prospective employees should consider that it will take quite a while to get to a more competitive salary.
- Each department/client group is run very differently. Some groups are flexible. Some rigid. It varies quite a bit.
- Seasoned veterans make it difficult for the company to break from its antiquated ways - the company needs new blood and new ideas. Employees that have worked at the company too long may not be able to think outside the walls of IMS
- Stale workload since only higher-level or favored employees are put on new projects

Advice to Senior Management – Share information regarding the state of the company with employees. Invest in good talent and properly reward high performers. Give employees a challenging workload and allow them opportunities for growth.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company