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 3.8 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 267 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 228 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good training and resources" ((in 120 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and work from home opportunities." ((in 101 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 250 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 174 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 46 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 33 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 32 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.

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3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,828 total reviews)

Marc Casper

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

PPD has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,828 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

2.0

Jan 14, 2012

Working at PPD was unpleasant and disappointing that there are so many unhappy people working there.

Cra ii

Recommend

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Pros

You get to travel and devote your life to a corporation that does not treat the CRAs very well.

Cons

The work will consume your life. Management is not supportive of the CRAs. Quality is trumped by deliverables. The company is filled with unhappy people. It is a large revolving door and good CRAs end up leaving. The weak CRAs get promoted to management.

1.0

Dec 17, 2011

Poor management, compensation, and few opportunities for advancement.

Senior scientist

Recommend

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Pros

If you have no experience with any analytical work and are fresh out of college.

Cons

Very poor compensation (you'd have to be fresh out of college and still living with your parents to find their compensation sufficient to live on...). Few opportunities for advancement (very rigid in their structure and not based on capabilities/capacity of a particular individual) and once you get pigeonholed into a particular area/discipline, it is very unlikely you'll be able to switch to a different area. Very few truly knowledgeable people there (perhaps because of the very high turnover rate... It seemed like ~10-20% per year).

4.0

Dec 7, 2011

Very good experience, I have been able to see myself grow and aquire different technical skills

Scientist

Recommend

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Pros

One is able to aquire different skills working for a small pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Working in development and research gives the satisfaction of being a part of discovering solutions to cancer and HIV

Cons

May be challenging to get into Pharmaceutical companies especially if one does not have inside connections. Research and development may also be frustrating, not being able to develop something that commercializes

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