IMS Health Reviews

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health

Pros – Great technology team, people concern's for clients

Cons – Poor transition of senior management following acquisition be capital venture

Advice to Senior Management – None

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Team work, within (if not across) teams

Cons – no work-life abklance. large disjoint, some groups are over-staffed and slack off, some groups are under-staffed and are continuously being asked to eat into any remaining personal time "for the good of the company" .
The company is being prepped for sale and it is very evident in how the country is managed.

Advice to Senior Management – People make or break a company. you devalue your people you devalue your company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health

Pros – Salary structure is within industry averages.

Cons – Too many blind cuts coming from corporate that create a culture of "good enough" instead of quality products to clients.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health

Pros – Interesting, stimulating, flexible schedule, changing

Cons – management disconnect. Job loss resulting in loss work integrity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – 1) Lot of processes are changing . Overall Mindset of Senior Management is changing, due to which new initiatives are being implemented .
2) Overall Opportunity circle is increasing for employees.

Cons – The company is going through tremendous internal change & if someone is not comfortable with that then definitely the appropriate place for him.

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Great work life balance in my group (Advanced Analytics) but I hear this varies by group. Very flexibly with working from home. They just care that you get your work done on time and do it well.
- A lot of independence
- Compensation is pretty good especially since the hours are very reasonable.

Cons – - Constant reorganization with no clear benefit/goals. I am on my fourth boss in about 1.5 years.
- Poor sr. management communication. We are kept in the dark about how well different segments are doing.
- No career growth in Advanced Analytics for most people. People do get promoted with small salary bumps now and then, but their work/responsibilities does not really change. It gets boring very quickly.
- Location (very high traffic area no matter where you are commuting from, and nothing around the office but more office parks)
- Trying to organize the company like an assembly line. They separate analytics from actual consulting - one person does the sales/BD, another does the actual analytics, and the consulting team puts together a slide deck and presents the results. It is very inefficient. By the time you hand over work to the next phase in delivery, you might as well have done the whole project yourself.
- Very strong emphasis on trying to standardize and outsource what they can to China.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop reorganizing every quarter. Provide a career path for people who do want to advance. Share more information on company performance.
You can not outsource projects that require individual client attention and constant communication.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Build contacts with people in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Get a handle how and what sales and marketing data is consumed by the Pharmaceutical industry

Cons – Is now more like a sweatshop since it has been taken over by venture capitalists. Used to be a great and friendly company to work for. That has all changed since 2000. Management once fired a person on the same day this person was received a super red letter day reward. Figure that one out. IMS has been known for a shambolic ally managed (dis organised) company.

Advice to Senior Management – Look at your morals

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work life balance
Highly talented employees

Cons – Management is required to be more motivated and be replaced by new faces

Advice to Senior Management – Be more creative and hardworking

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IMS Health full-time for more than a year

Pros – Diversified Projects.
Great Knowledge Database.
Friendly environment.

Cons – Too many hours of work.
Few international opportunities.
Small Department.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IMS Health full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Team, clients, projects are top

Cons – A bit siloed, coul be more cross team

Advice to Senior Management – More communication

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company