EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                     between

                        PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

                   (hereinafter referred to as the "Company")

                                 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
                          Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000

                                       and

                        PROFESSOR DR. MED. X.X. XXXXXXXX

                   (hereinafter referred to as the "Manager")

                                    Section 1

APPOINTMENT AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZATION

1.             Effective July 1, 1997, the Manager is appointed Senior Vice
               President, Clinical Pharmacology of the Company. As such, he will
               report directly to the CEO of the Company and will have the job
               responsibilities defined in a separate document.

2.             The Manager shall dedicate his entire business efforts to the
               Company and its subsidiaries and will execute and be bound by the
               Company's Key Employee Confidentiality and Non-Competition
               Agreement (the "Key Employee Agreement"). The Key Employee
               Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.

3.             The parties acknowledge the employment agreement between the
               Manager and PAREXEL GmbH Independent Pharmaceutical Research
               Organization.

                                    Section 2

COMPENSATION

1.             The Manager will receive a monthly gross salary of $5,800.00
               payable at the end of each calendar month. Such salary covers any
               overtime work performed by the Manager.

2.             The Manager will be eligible to receive an incentive bonus of up
               to 30% of his salary in accordance with the provisions of the
               Company's Management Incentive Plan.


                                    Section 3

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT, TERMINATION

1.             The term of this agreement is from July 1, 1997 through June 30,
               2001, provided that the Company may terminate this agreement at
               any time without prior notice for cause, or in the event of a
               breach of this Agreement or the Key Employee Agreement by the
               Manager.


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                                    Section 4


MISCELLANEOUS

1.             Modifications of and supplements to this contract need to be in
               writing.

2.             If a provision of this contract is or legally becomes invalid,
               the validity of the remaining provisions shall not thereby be
               affected. The contracting parties are obligated to replace the
               invalid provision by a legally valid provision which achieves, or
               virtually achieves, the purpose of the invalid provision.

3.             This agreement is governed under the laws of the Commonwealth of
               Massachusetts.


               PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



               By:    /s/ Xxxxx X. xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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                      Xxxxx X. xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
                      Chairman, CEO



                      /s/ Prof. Dr. med. X.X. Xxxxxxxx
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                      Prof. Dr. med. X.X. Xxxxxxxx


                      May 12, 1997
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                      Date


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