Pros
Flexible working schedule Independence (depends on the role) Caring employees (Quintiles)
Cons
The acquisition has only benefited the IMS upper executives, namely Ari Boubsib and IMS board members. Benefits have been slashed to the bare bone making Quintiles one of the best place to work for to the least desirable; this coupled with below industry average pay, zero work life balance, and constant policy change is causing everyone to jump ship. IMS (namely Ari) has no idea of managing a CRO and is attempting, very poorly, to implement tech firm strategies to run a large CRO. Employee morale is extremely low and advancement has been non existent. Regionalization has pitted one group of management against each other, putting employees in the middle, only to jeopardize quality of work. Most IT support has been offshored overseas rendering support completely useless. The new company policy is to minimize cost at all fronts so Ari can justify his 40 million dollar salary.