Clinical research professionals describe IQVIA's hiring process as very difficult to penetrate without an internal referral, noting the company is extremely strict about candidates having exact...

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        "excerpt": "You aren’t missing much at ICON. I lasted a year before quitting without a new job lined up. Now they’ve been forced upon me as a vendor and suck even more. Their delays on negotiating site budgets have put us at risk of meeting FDA mandated timelines, and we “aren’t allowed” to contact their negotiators.",
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