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 278 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 227 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 179 reviews)); "Good training and resources" ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexible, work from home, co" ((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 246 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 173 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 42 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 41 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 34 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

(3,829 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

Apr 16, 2017

Clinical Data Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good Transport service, Very Good work life balance, Average learning opportunities, Excellent clarity on study time working, If you belong to Kerala, excellent chances to grow with average performances also; Many managers and HR team belongs to same region.

Cons

TRAINING BOND : Need to sign a bond for 2 years but no particular Training session conducted except the online SOPs. Average managers who themselves don't know many aspects. Associates make fun of managers. Too much of regional Bias and lot of favoring for few regional people. Too much of managerial differences and internal fun making of other managers. Seems like working in a local company. Highest Last moment drop outs rate as compares to other CROs.

3.0

Mar 30, 2017

Medical Communication Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to help people

Cons

Management needs a lot of improvement

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

Improvements in Operations Finance Department

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I have always enjoyed the people that I work with at PPD, but since some changes were made at executive management levels, I've seen a real effort to reward employees at all levels for the contributions we make. There is now a social committee and promotions appear to be more frequent (from what I've seen in my team). There are some more efficient tools and process improvements in development, which management have been updating and training us on regularly. After some tough change management in 2015/2016, I'm excited about the focus for our department in 2017 to make a real impact on the company.

Cons

Work/life balance is still difficult to achieve here, although it appears to vary from team to team. I anticipate this will get better for everyone once the department is fully staffed.

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