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3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,829 total reviews)
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Marc Casper

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Sep 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some remote work options are available for certain positions. Pay is less than market, but not horrible.

Cons

Where to begin, first of all, not one person in executive leadership cares about lower management, or the teams within medical communications. Many have been there since the "ask the pharmacist" days, and are still stuck 30 years in the past. They don't admire innovation or creativity, and literally live in the "it's the way it's always been done" mindset. They sit up there, patting each other on the back, impressed with their own titles, and never listen to feedback provided from managers that are running their programs. They make reactive decisions rather than trying to find best in practice solutions to problems that are plaguing their department. Also, they no longer care about work-life balance, but rather, whatever can make them the most money, regardless of how it impacts front-line staff. Now, this is especially true if you're a nurse, rather than a pharmacist. If you're reading this and considering joining one of their medcomm teams, please reconsider. You'll be treated as a second-class citizen, and you'll make far less than a pharmacist for doing the same exact job, and this is true even when and if you are moved into management. To continue, there is very little actual direction, or accountability at all at higher levels, even with attrition at an all-time high, and their HR team is literally no help at all to those who don't carry a higher title. They won't back you, or even investigate your concerns, but rather, they will just dismiss you and move on. Last, but not least, there is very little room for growth, and they don't often provide growth opportunities to anyone who doesn't fit into their mold, and again, this is especially true if you're an RN.

4.0
Sep 27, 2023

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly people. Good place to work great benefits health insurance pension scheme, bike to work. Great working hours and work life balance.

Cons

Salary could be a lot better.

3.0
Sep 27, 2023

SCRA

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Moral Support by line manager kept there

Cons

Low salary High schedule More than 14 days on site in month

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