Pros
The pros are really the memories of an independent Medidata and some of the cultural and legacy attributes that still exist but are waning over time. Pay is competitive though long term comp / incentive comp is no where near what it used to be. The company has always embraced remote work when it made sense, presuming that will continue beyond the pandemic.
Cons
The acquisition and integration to a much larger company has not been smooth, the good culture that made Medidata fun to work for and exciting is gone into the ether. New Leadership is not inspiring and the strategy is quite unclear. Some of this is inevitable when there is an acquisition but i miss the pre- acquisition days and Strategy . Benefits have declined since the acquisition, from health insurance to a recently added ESOP which is far more limited and complicated. Chances for advancement seem few and far between. There isnt organic opportunities anymore in my view and a lot of people have left.