ACOE in Plymouth Meeting, PA - Horrible Culture. Uninspiring. Bureaucratic and Political. Meaningless Work. - Associate Director IQVIA Employee Review

1.0
10 Mar 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to work remotely. Salary. Good air conditioning in the office...?

Cons

Inept leadership, ACOE in particular. Stay far away from this group. Lack of meaningful work. If you like building spreadsheet calculators/crud apps, IQVIA is your company. Terrible culture of politics, depressing energy abound, lack of communication, low-EQ employees, uninspiring & meaningless work. 45 MINUTE LONG STANDUPS. "We use X here because that's how it's been done in the past" Giant corporate culture of cubes, water-cooler smalltalk, apathetic employees, and a severe lack of interesting people that you'll be working with on a daily basis. Need to login to web system to reserve a desk every day that you come into the office. Bureaucracy, constraints on developers, github blocked on the corporate network, outsourced work.

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5.0
20 June 2026
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Pros

Resources and access to good studies to be successful in research, immediate PTO benefits, 401k match.

Cons

Growth opportunities/compensation - besides the annual merit raises of <3 percent I haven’t gotten a raise in 5 years.

2.0
17 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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