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 270 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 224 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 176 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 120 reviews)); "Flexible, Work life balance, Leave policy, work from home." ((in 102 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 256 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 172 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 43 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 42 reviews)); "Hard to advance and low compensation" ((in 33 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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PPD

Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific

PPD reviews

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

3.0

May 17, 2010

Great place to work, must have patience

Safety administrator iii

Recommend

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Pros

Career advancement opportunities Great work/life balance Great people to work with

Cons

promotional windows of opportunity-only twice a year (April & October). You must be patient if you're a quick learner because the opportunity for advancement may not be avaialble even though you are ready to move up the ranks.

4.0

Apr 25, 2010

Good CRO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Opportunities available to advance within department -Good benefits -Good training upon hire and on-going -Yearly opportunities for merit increases in pay

Cons

-Need to hire more people to adequately complete work -Under bids many projects -People seem to leave and go to other CROs in similar positions for more money

2.0

Apr 9, 2010

Your mileage will vary

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PPD's greatest strength are the quality of its people. I have met and made many friends. If you don't get sick often, the PTO policy is pretty good. The benefits are definitely better than my last job.

Cons

The downside is that there are no real rewards to doing a GREAT job. Managers don't feel a need to compliment you on a job well done, though they are quick to find fault when something goes wrong. And god forbid your boss doesn't like you--it's an atmosphere of your word against your boss. Upper management will side with its own. It's too bad, PPD has a lot of potential, but there's no team feeling when things go wrong and no corresponding rewards when things go right.

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