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 275 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 220 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 186 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 116 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and work from home opportunities." ((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 254 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)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 39 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((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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PPD

Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific

PPD reviews

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

Jun 15, 2023

Culture declining after acquisition

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PPD was such a great company to work for. Very fast paced, lots of challenge. Great people and innovative work.

Cons

Work-life balance can be challenging as workloads are too high. Salaries for longer tenure employees is too low and not keeping up with new hires. But the largest con has been the acquisition by Thermo Fisher and how it has changed our culture. Not impressed with their leadership and how out of touch they are with the needs of PPD employees. As the acquisition is fully underway, realize how outdated many of their talent processes are. Feels like we've taken a big step backwards

2.0

Jun 12, 2023

Takeover has ruined the company and culture

Clinical research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Made a transition to research and heard that PPD was the best place to do it. In the beginning the teams were supportive, I felt included, culture was amazing. I got a welcome gift!

Cons

Now that ThermoFisher has taken over, the culture has gone downhill. It all depends on who your LM is. Everyone talks about flex promotions, but they do not happen unelss you have the right backing. Work life balance is not balanced amongst colleagues. Team work is promoted in theory but everyone is too busy. Some are overworked, others want to work and not given opportunities. I've switched managers 4 times already, and there is just no feeling of loyalty. It seems very dependent on who your team is, how successful you will be and how many opportunities are provided to you.

1.0

Oct 18, 2021

Worst job I've ever had

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some work from home days.

Cons

Culture is toxic, Southern-fried, white male and arrogant. Senior management are real jerks. They'd work you to death if they could.

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