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 3.7 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 271 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 222 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 181 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, work from home," ((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 254 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 173 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 43 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 40 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 38 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

3.0

Apr 30, 2023

Low pay, you will be hired as an assistant scientist and given scientist or senior scientist level work.

Assistant scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible hours - Some remote work - Lots of opportunities to learn lab procedures (if the pay is not important)

Cons

- You will be hired as an entry-level analyst and given scientist or senior scientist-level work without providing enough training. - Management is very micromanaging and will be expected to stay in the lab for 8 hours or more during your lab time. - Will be expected to do several complex level testing without promotions. - Slow promotions with high expectations for the quality of work.

4.0

Apr 26, 2023

great benefits and growth opportunity in a fast environment

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits (Generous PTO, 6% 401k match, HSA+high deductible option) Generally smart, hardworking, professional coworkers Exposure to wide array of therapeutic areas and different study designs Cleary defined role responsibilities for team members Flexible work time and completely remote roles (depending on role) Supportive people managers whose full time role is people management

Cons

SOP heavy with very little flexibility client-facing Too many systems for everyday work Focus on profitability to the detriment of fostering team culture/engagement (I recognize this may be team-specific) Employees must strongly advocate for themselves to get work-life balance. You must (learn to) be ok with there permanently being more work than you can possibly get done The value of 'intensity' can negatively impact employee work-life balance

4.0

Apr 25, 2023

CRA

Clinical research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great training, pay, and management

Cons

frequent travel, no work-life balance

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