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Introduction
A large consulting firm specializing in organizational transformation for the biopharmaceutical industry, Syneos offers jobseekers the opportunity to leave their mark on an industry that touches countless lives around the world. This is an ideal fit for anyone with a passion for healthcare and achieving quantifiable, sustainable results that change lives.
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Vault Verdict
If you’re an entrepreneurial type interested in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, Syneos could be a great fit. Insiders laud its efforts to reward employees who put in the most effort without losing sight of work-life balance. They point to its flexible hybrid work policy as a particular strength because it allows them to focus on what matters most, delivering excellent client solutions.
The firm also has a lot to offer in terms of career development. While its consultants acknowledge that its formal training opportunities have room to grow, they say the firm’s flat organizational structure creates access to senior leaders and mentors that the competition would struggle to match.
As Syneos moves forward, the main thing its consultant...
About the Company
Syneos Health Consulting is a management consulting firm specializing in the biopharmaceutical industry and part of Syneos Health, a 27,000-employee biopharmaceutical solutions organization designed to help the biopharmaceutical industry shorten the distance from lab to life.
Syneos Health provides services across a comprehensive range of key areas, including portfolio strategy, brand commercialization and commercial model strategy/planning; medical affairs, quality and compliance, risk and program management; pricing, market access and HEOR; and research and development.
Recognized by Forbes magazine as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firm for five years running, Syneos Health strives to combine industry focus and depth of functional expertise with strong scientific and market knowledge to tackle ...
Employee Reviews
- “This is the best consulting culture I have seen in 15 years in the field. While the firm is still establishing some of the processes it needs, everyone is collaborative and working toward the right goals.”
- “I have worked at other organizations where people work long hours just to show the boss that they’re online. People still work long hours here, but it’s because they’re dedicated to the work and their clients.”
- “The firm is very entrepreneurial and self-driven. ...
- “This is the best consulting culture I have seen in 15 years in the field. While the firm is still establishing some of the processes it needs, everyone is collaborative and working toward the right goals.”
- “I have worked at other organizations where people work long hours just to show the boss that they’re online. People still work long hours here, but it’s because they’re dedicated to the work and their clients.”
- “The firm is very entrepreneurial and self-driven. You can take up as much responsibility as you see fit.”
- “I’m able to balance my work and life priorities. The firm can be flexible when I need it, but I feel appreciated when I put in longer hours and additional effort.”
Getting Hired Here
- “You start with an HR screening and then go through five to seven rounds of interviews ranging from peers to managers to managing directors. This includes cases, a case presentation, and behavioral interviews.”
- “Our interviews and hiring process will test your problem-solving capabilities, client readiness, composure, and ability to think and structure your arguments logically. We tend to avoid disruptive personalities and favor people with a can-do attitude.”
- “The ...
- “You start with an HR screening and then go through five to seven rounds of interviews ranging from peers to managers to managing directors. This includes cases, a case presentation, and behavioral interviews.”
- “Our interviews and hiring process will test your problem-solving capabilities, client readiness, composure, and ability to think and structure your arguments logically. We tend to avoid disruptive personalities and favor people with a can-do attitude.”
- “The ideal candidate is someone with pharmaceutical experience who can build relationships and deliver high-quality work.”
- “We are looking for very intelligent people who can become deep experts and also summarize things at a high level for executives.”