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 288 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 217 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 177 reviews)); "Good training and resources" ((in 124 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, work from home," ((in 104 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 244 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 180 reviews)); "Many people managers don't have a clue about IT." ((in 82 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 44 reviews)); "high work load and a lot of hours." ((in 35 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

2.0

Mar 15, 2018

Good company overall

Project assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You never work late and can leave at 4pm on the dot. Pto is amazing and you can take off whenever you want.

Cons

Sometimes studies are a mess and out of control. You’re expected to get a lot done in a short amount of time

2.0

Jan 11, 2018

Contract Administrator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Health Benefits, Nice Gym

Cons

They gave me a different job then the one I applied to and did not tell me before hand or explain the different duties. They dragged out hiring process from interview to hiring for 6 weeks then low balled offer from what I had said were my requirements by 20%. Manager never communicated with me, had young coworkers "training" me. Was chaotic gal training me on her personal phone all day and came in late left early for children care, female co-workers mean girled me. Petty and unprofessional. Its one of the only games in town, I was warned by many before I started there that they had a bad reputation.

2.0

Dec 5, 2017

PPD Science Graduate Entry

Project assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Experience The Manager was quite flexible with Holiday/doctors/Dentist/ Work Hours Some really Nice people within the company

Cons

Poor Salary no real training to the role or further development Graduates are held in their low positions, even if you over perform , it accounts for nothing. The progression (jobs advertised) goes to external applicants who dont meet the job criteria hence leading back to the first point. High turnover of great hard working staff which is a shame.

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