Does PPD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PPD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PPD. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PPD?

79% of PPD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PPD 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PPD?

Scientist (175) , Associate Scientist (161) , Assistant Scientist (139) , Clinical Research Associate (97) , Senior CRA (91) , Clinical Trial Coordinator (73) , Senior Scientist (73) , Project Manager (68) , Project Assistant (63) , CRA (50) , Medical Information Specialist (50) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (39) , Clinical Team Manager (35) , Safety Specialist (34) , CRA II (33)

What are the pros of working at PPD according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and stable" ((in 271 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 226 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 185 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 112 reviews)); "Flexible work schedule, could work from home when necessary, room to move up" ((in 103 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PPD according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low compared to industry standards and also based on the amount of work given." ((in 247 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 176 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible; there is very limited opportunity to growth; company and management team will do everything in their power to prevent promoting employees and handing out raises; overall team energy is poor" ((in 45 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 42 reviews)); "Workload sometimes gets heavy" ((in 39 reviews))

What are employees saying about PPD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PPD layoffs and their outlook for job security at PPD in 2026.

PPD reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,829 total reviews)

Marc Casper

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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PPD has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,829 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PPD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Apr 9, 2016

PPD Group Leader

Group leader

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Pros

Flexible hours Good amount of time off

Cons

Below average salary Benefits are not competitive Sick time is also part of PTO

5.0

Apr 6, 2016

Nurse Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I feel valued as an employee, not very often an RN can say that. I am treated fairly and with respect. I like that they offer three different shift times so not everyone is 9-5p this really helps with the commute. The pay is more than fair for the type of work done there, it is a very low stress environment.

Cons

The traffic around RTP can be bad at times. The call center environment can take a little getting used to at first. Some may not like working 5 days a week and not as much PTO offered as the hospitals do. I have been there over a year now and can't think of any other negatives at this time.

4.0

Apr 5, 2016

Laid back

Assistant scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Casual work environment - flex time allows you to start when you want as long as you are present for core work hours. casual work environment can be a negative at times

Cons

Training not thorough enough. Veteran employees seem to be completely overloaded with work which they are unable to pass on to newer employees because of lack of training

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