What is the hiring process like at Medpace?

- Partial WFH available (at least for now...) - Lots of entry-level positions - Good people to work with - Mostly slow-paced (depends on position, and work pace varies with the seasons) - Many opportunities to build skills in leadership and client relations - Several scheduled promotions & raises over the first 2 years (my salary increased by $30k since starting) - Lower management is respectful of your personal time & doesn't fight against you using your PTO

- Strict non-compete agreement. Good luck finding a new job in clinical research if you don't like it here. - Awful starting pay - Harsh punishments for not adhering to company policy (just had mass layoffs in 2024 for people not adhering to WFH policy...feels like an excuse to cut costs without calling it that. A lot of good workers got laid off.) - Raise rates are slowing down (they were great last year, bad this year) - Company strategizes layoff timing to avoid paying scheduled bonuses - WFH seems to be getting phased out (they just introduced an incentive to not use your WFH days) - Too many meetings - Compensation is sub-par - Troendle himself has to approve every change to the business, so raises, promotions, and hiring of new staff are often denied or delayed because of him

Good line manager (seems to be rare) and nice direct colleagues

- Don’t feel valued as an individual, CEO does not prioritize employees - All decisions have to go via CEO, not efficient and there is a major disconnect with employees - WFH policy is not flexible at all and does not take into consideration that employees have families or lives outside of work (basically no regard for what employees want despite a worldwide shift after covid) - Misrepresenting benefits during hiring process (e.g. being told promotion will happen after 6 months; or can work from home but is not possible as entry level) - Pay increase to senior position was extremely disappointing - promotion rejections come with zero explanation for why it was rejected and when asked what I could do better to be promoted it is met with “you are doing great” - Generally the vibe is awful, demotivation appears to be global, especially since recent WFH policy change

Lower management and staff have good relationships as they appear to have trauma bonded over the horrible treatment by upper management and CEO.

The start pay and benefits are laughable and the CEO is running the company like an autocracy and disregards any constructive feedback from even the department directors and upper managements. His quarterly staff speeches are extremely insulting and dismissive and after each one more and more people update their resumes and seek employment elsewhere. Managers are increasingly frustrated with the micromanaging style of the CEO and their existence is only to soften the blow of the CEO irrational and chaotic leadership on lower level staff but overall they have no major say in any decisions of where the company is headed. They hire college graduates with very low salaries and expect them to replace highly talented and experienced workers that left out of frustration and they think they are reducing their costs this way but they would pay dearly for all the mistakes that the inexperienced new hires make. With WFH out the window, this place is going downhill fast. I don't want to be here when it hits the rock bottom.

Good for new graduates. Good social life and regular socials with free drinks

Firstly, project coordinators have no progression and also no support. They continue to hire new PCs as they are fundament to the company. Once you become a senior level PC, they will slow your progression as there nowhere left for you to go. Secondly, there is a salary disparity between white colleagues vs POC female colleagues. Thirdly, the new policy that they have put out regarding less WFH was incredibly out of touch and also shows a lack of appreciation for employees. In a meeting about a new WFH policy, which includes significantly lower WFH days, the CEO essentially blamed employees for having a bad quarter and bad profits. He blamed employees for more mistakes being made and also made multiple comments about how the Medpace business model is fully in office so we should not expect to work from home. However, all job openings advertise hybrid work. Additionally, clinical research is losing profits this year so to shift blame to employees working from home is out of touch. The new WFH policy will affect parents the most who have scheduled the last 4 years of their lives around the existing wfh policies. Also, weekly WFH cannot be taken as half days anymore which is what a lot of parents have done over the last 4 years without an issue. Part time employees will also not be entitled to weekly WFH which will also affect new parents who come back to work starting as part time. Also, the fact that the policy was rolled out with a 2 week notice and blamed “parking in Cincinnati” as the reason is the worst excuse I have ever heard.

- Collegues are really nice and actually the reason most people stay - Vinter's Place is so coquette - Great food places nearby (gofalafel, mokapot, traditional pure <3)

- Management is poor (lack of adequate training given, teams expanding too quickly) - Everyone was overworked and underpaid with insane expectations - Constantly hiring new people because people were leaving as their work load was insane and not manageable

PACE training program is thorough, some very nice staff

the salary re-evaluations/increases advertised during interview process have not followed the schedule that was suggested

When I worked there, the free lunches were a huge benefit. I have not worked at another company that offers this before or since, and it was one of the main talking points during my interview process. I also appreciated the provided lactation rooms and complimentary menstrual hygiene products. At the time of my employment, there were many women in senior positions throughout the company. Medpace also regularly threw parties on campus, complete with food trucks, free beer, and some activities. The white elephant gift exchange was also a fun event I looked forward to every year. I received many freebies. Best personality for this company: someone who is highly competitive and does not need social interaction to thrive.

Employee fraternization was not exactly encouraged during my time of employment. Quiet zone signs were posted throughout the buildings, which can be great for some employees and terrible for others. It felt like collaboration was sometimes discouraged. The archaic "Rank and Yank" practice that terminates the lowest ranked individuals at the end of every fiscal year does nothing for morale, creates an unnecessarily hyper competitive environment, does not inspire loyalty, and makes you constantly question your job security, even if you are meeting or exceeding expectations. Relatedly, COVID gave Medpace the opportunity to layoff hundreds of employees and immediately hire other talent in droves.

WONDERFUL people in HR Very kind hiring managers in ClinOps Young staff, which is nice to have people of similar walks of life as you when you’re also entry level Nice PTO package Fair compensation Good professional growth for those starting out entry level Interesting industry and impactful research being done

Loved the company for years before that turned on a dime in the past 6 months. If retention is not a factor they care to consider, then it makes sense why they aren’t treating people well. The company and industry is not as stable as it has been in previous years and that’s trickling down to bonuses and merit increases but leadership says they’re small this year because of “lower inflation”. HR has an insiders view of what goes on and employees are been tracked, watched and heavily scrutinized to the point where they are actively looking for you to violate the wfh policy on a monthly basis… trust me. I personally was affected when I was incorrectly punished for “violating the WFH policy” by them taking away my annual WFH days when they pulled my employee badge swipes. Was approached about overuse of WFH, proved that I was in office but had to use a guest badge for an extended period of time (which was why my employee badge swipe data was pulling incorrectly). It was acknowledged by leadership that their data was incorrect and I was in fact in office, BUT they were not going to be giving me the days back that they removed from my WFH bank because “it’d be unfair to others to go back and reconsider the punishment for one person but not others”. To me, what seemed unfair and unethical was continuing a punishment for a trusted and loyal employee that was proven to have followed the policy exactly as they were supposed to. Then subsequently I was not given a promotion even though I was consistently a top ranked, if not the top ranked employee in my role. There has been weird “security and safety” excuses for enforcing the requirement of a badge swipe to exit a building. Doesn’t make sense and did not come off as honest HR’s hands are often tied with a lot of things because decisions are ultimately made by executives, including the recent RTO policy change.

There really aren’t many positives to speak of, but I’ll say the office is clean, and the location is convenient if you like being stuck in an office all day.

Where do I start? Medpace is the definition of a toxic work environment. Leadership is completely out of touch with reality, and the lack of transparency is shocking. There's little to no support from management, and they have no regard for work-life balance. The culture here is all about pushing employees to their limits, and burnout is a given. They pretend to care about mental health and wellness, but actions speak louder than words — and their actions are neglectful at best. Expect to be micromanaged constantly. Communication is terrible, and it’s a struggle to get clear answers or feedback from anyone. People are leaving left and right because of the toxic culture, but the company just seems to keep hiring more people to fill the gaps, only for them to eventually burn out too. If you value your mental health, work-life balance, or career growth, look elsewhere. There are far better places to work than Medpace.

Good for new graduates. Good social life and regular socials with free drinks

Firstly, project coordinators have no progression and also no support. They continue to hire new PCs as they are fundament to the company. Once you become a senior level PC, they will slow your progression as there nowhere left for you to go. Secondly, there is a salary disparity between white colleagues vs POC female colleagues. Thirdly, the new policy that they have put out regarding less WFH was incredibly out of touch and also shows a lack of appreciation for employees. In a meeting about a new WFH policy, which includes significantly lower WFH days, the CEO essentially blamed employees for having a bad quarter and bad profits. He blamed employees for more mistakes being made and also made multiple comments about how the Medpace business model is fully in office so we should not expect to work from home. However, all job openings advertise hybrid work. Additionally, clinical research is losing profits this year so to shift blame to employees working from home is out of touch. The new WFH policy will affect parents the most who have scheduled the last 4 years of their lives around the existing wfh policies. Also, weekly WFH cannot be taken as half days anymore which is what a lot of parents have done over the last 4 years without an issue. Part time employees will also not be entitled to weekly WFH which will also affect new parents who come back to work starting as part time. Also, the fact that the policy was rolled out with a 2 week notice and blamed “parking in Cincinnati” as the reason is the worst excuse I have ever heard.