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))

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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

Apr 1, 2010

Successful Overall - on the backs of many

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Lucrative for some, benefits from strong industry demand

Cons

Limiting and managed by mid-level mgmt that is too task oriented, limited in leadership skill/ability

4.0

Mar 29, 2010

It's a lot better than some people think

Programme analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay rate. Knowledgeable peers. Management sympathetic to work/life balance. Big, solid CRO. Lots of available training. Very relaxed dress code. Nice food/drink perks.

Cons

Pretty heavy workload, not always enough people, long hours sometimes when nearing deliverable date. Software levels could be more current.

3.0

Mar 26, 2010

PPD Lab review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The management team at PPD is very easy to talk to and seems to genuinely care about their employees' well being. Employees of all levels are strongly encouraged to share any ideas pertaining to the improvement of operations or customer relations.

Cons

Lack of communication pertaining to organizational changes have really hurt employee moral of the past few years. It is also very difficult to get a full understanding of divisional / departmental goals as management tends to only share such information during employee reviews (which is when most goals must be achieved by). Salary compensation for CRO is relatively competitive but the lab business leaves a lot to be desired.

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