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CMC Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Parexel with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Parexel as a CMC Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Drug Safety Associate(115) ;
Clinical Research Associate(96) ;
Project Specialist(94) ;
Project Manager(80) ;
Manager(67) ;
Research Associate(59) ;
Regulatory Affairs Associate(58) ;
Senior CRA(55) ;
Statistical Programmer(54) ;

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Parexel interviews FAQs

CMC Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Parexel with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Parexel as a CMC Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Drug Safety Associate(115) ;
Clinical Research Associate(96) ;
Project Specialist(94) ;
Project Manager(80) ;
Manager(67) ;
Research Associate(59) ;
Regulatory Affairs Associate(58) ;
Senior CRA(55) ;
Statistical Programmer(54) ;

Senior Clinical Research Associate

(48) ;

Director(43) ;

CRA I(40) ;

Clinical Data Analyst(36) ;

Medical Writer(34) ;

Drug Safety Specialist(33) .

CMC Scientist Interview

Jan 28, 2026

Anonymous employee

West Point, PA

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Parexel (West Point, PA) in Jul 2025

Interview

First interview was 30mins with the manager at Parexel. She gave me pointers on improving my resume before sending it to the hiring manager on site. Second interview was a panel interview with onsite Merck team which lasted 1hr.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Why do you want this position?

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Question 2

Explain the principle of DLS.

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Jobs at Parexel

25 jobs in United States

Scientist III Microbiologist - FSP

Scientist II or III - Analytical Scientist

Scientist III - Analytical Chemist Drug Product - FSP

Scientist III - Analytical Chemist - FSP

Principal Scientist I, II or III - Purification Chemist - FSP