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 224 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 188 reviews)); "Great training and way to get your foot in the door." ((in 128 reviews)); "Can work from home sometimes which is nice." ((in 108 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 250 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 167 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 45 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 38 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 36 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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Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific

PPD reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,829 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

3.7

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 3,829 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

Jun 16, 2022

A step in the Study Start-Up Process

Investigator grants analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse team. Established CRO with good reputation. Heavy on inclusion.

Cons

Onboarding for this role was practically non-existent. Lots of “fake it til you make it” while learning. Low pay for workload. Expected to know/utilize several systems at an intermediate to advanced level — some of which are very outdated or ineffective

3.0

Jun 15, 2022

Low compensation

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life ratio is good Managers are amazing and always help finding items to do or ways to improve and move up the career ladder Well defined career ladder

Cons

Salary is not comparable to salaries from other pharmaceutical companies in the area Always changing something, not always for the better

3.0

Jun 8, 2022

A good entry job/training ground for other companies

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people, pretty good PTO

Cons

98% of people that quit did quit because of pay, the people who haven’t quit just haven’t found another job yet but are searching, there’s no end to the work you could do so work/life balance is up to you to demand otherwise they’ll take advantage

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