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Quintiles is an extremely lucrative company. Interestingly, contract sales makes up a relatively small percentage of overall revenue. The real money is in clinical research. Quintiles is the largest CRO in the world. If you are fed up w Pharma sales, put your name in for a business development position. Much higher base salary w potential for big commissions.
 






Anonymous said:
Worst ever, just look at Amarin!
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Yeah, I work for Amarin. I took the job because everyone seems to question why I worked in contract sales. OK, now I am a "direct hire". Lucky me. I make a lower base, no car, virtually no bonus, no matching 401k. IMHO contract was certainly better than the train wreck I am part of.
 






Anonymous said:
To all who are reading, the original poster is correct. Years ago, Innovex/Quintiles was a good company to work for. Now they turn over employees on contracts faster than they can hire them. This company will ruin your career. They hire poor quality managers with no business sense and no ethics. Do your homework before accepting a contract out of desperation.
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The READ THIS BEFORE YOU WORK HERE is right on!

Always be looking because when they hire another Q rep and overfill the territory the Pharma company is using Q reps as pawns-- period!

A few contracts that always ended early only take if you have no other options and always be looking for another job
 
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Anonymous said:
Or even if you're still working here:

1). Q wants to hire anyone that looks good. They don't care about your past, your work ethic, or your salary. If you are a warm body, and fit the contract, you're in. Their goal is to fill spots, period.

2). Salary is usually not negotiable, there's a pool of money given to Q by the mother company of the contract. Q dishes it out for everyone, if you get more, your colleagues get less.

3) Don't blame Q if you don't get a car. Cars are determined the mother company (MC), but Q Handles the lease.

4). Don't count on the contract lasting. Q guarantees nothing...the MC will end a contract at any time.

5) Q upper mgmt will say they are in control, they'll get back to you, they'll see what they can do.....that's crap. They only decide when and where to set the interviews.

6) unless they are part owner of the molecule, they are only the contractors, the MC is the customer so they win. Q gets paid by billable hours which is why you don't get Christmas week off.

7). Don't take this job unless you're in a poor situation, unemployed, or have thick skin. Most employees of the MC don't want us around. We are a threat, especially any of us who've been around and have been laid off....no MC salesperson wants an inexpensive highly talented Q rep in their territory...you threaten their job.

8). Don't believe your Q manager will help you if your contract is about to end....get to know and love your MC manager really well....he can save you, or toss you to the curb if he wants someone else to take your job. He'll blame it on lots of reasons but Q employees will rarely get a job over a person that the MC manager wants.

9). While employed with Q continually interview for other jobs.
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Anonymous said:
Or even if you're still working here:

1). Q wants to hire anyone that looks good. They don't care about your past, your work ethic, or your salary. If you are a warm body, and fit the contract, you're in. Their goal is to fill spots, period.

2). Salary is usually not negotiable, there's a pool of money given to Q by the mother company of the contract. Q dishes it out for everyone, if you get more, your colleagues get less.

3) Don't blame Q if you don't get a car. Cars are determined the mother company (MC), but Q Handles the lease.

4). Don't count on the contract lasting. Q guarantees nothing...the MC will end a contract at any time.

5) Q upper mgmt will say they are in control, they'll get back to you, they'll see what they can do.....that's crap. They only decide when and where to set the interviews.

6) unless they are part owner of the molecule, they are only the contractors, the MC is the customer so they win. Q gets paid by billable hours which is why you don't get Christmas week off.

7). Don't take this job unless you're in a poor situation, unemployed, or have thick skin. Most employees of the MC don't want us around. We are a threat, especially any of us who've been around and have been laid off....no MC salesperson wants an inexpensive highly talented Q rep in their territory...you threaten their job.

8). Don't believe your Q manager will help you if your contract is about to end....get to know and love your MC manager really well....he can save you, or toss you to the curb if he wants someone else to take your job. He'll blame it on lots of reasons but Q employees will rarely get a job over a person that the MC manager wants.

9). While employed with Q continually interview for other jobs.
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True all, but it depends on the contract which can be a crapshoot unless you're not desperate and can be selective. My contract MC sucked (stay away from startups!) but I didn't have a lot of experience. At another franchise, I knew at least 4 Q reps that filled in for reps on leave. When those reps didn't return, the Qs went perm under great managers. Good reps will get the better gigs.
 






anonymous said:
True all, but it depends on the contract which can be a crapshoot unless you're not desperate and can be selective. My contract MC sucked (stay away from startups!) but I didn't have a lot of experience. At another franchise, I knew at least 4 Q reps that filled in for reps on leave. When those reps didn't return, the Qs went perm under great managers. Good reps will get the better gigs.
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Good reps don't get rewarded anymore in this industry, dummy.
 






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