Is PPD a good company to work for?

PPD has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 4,389 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at PPD to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about PPD have been left by employees working as CRA I , Clinical Team Manager and Remote Site Monitor (RSM) .

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 257 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 229 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 178 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 124 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, work from home," ((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 243 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 170 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 43 reviews)); "High work load and remuneration" ((in 41 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 37 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.

What are the top reviewed PPD locations?

Wilmington , Middleton , Richmond , Morrisville , Austin , Madison , Raleigh , Research Triangle Park , San Diego , New York , Philadelphia , Houston , Durham , Highland Heights , Los Angeles , Boston , Highland Heights , Charlotte , Las Vegas , Chicago , Dallas , South San Francisco , Orlando , Cincinnati , Atlanta , Washington , San Francisco , Wayne , Nashville , Blue Bell

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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Apr 6, 2015

This is a great company to work for, they are very employee friendly and understand what work life balance means.

Senior clinical research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The managers are very aware of the like of a traveling CRA and provide excellent support for the field CRA. The company tries to make sure that the CRA actually has a life beyond work. The have a bonus program for those who want to do more visits than the minimum per quarter. It is a really comfortable place to work.

Cons

I really can't think of any Cons. I often wish that I had never taken the offer from Quintiles.

2.0

Mar 23, 2015

No future here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility. You are somewhat free to decide when you come in, no one is obligated to come to work at a specific time each day as long as you work 8 hours.

Cons

No promotions. No interest in retaining good employees. Policies in place don't allow lower level employees to get credit for their work. Salary is not competetive with other companies and benefits aren't great either. Heavy workload, often long hours. Lots of micro-managing, only limited freedom within your job description.

3.0

Oct 28, 2014

Good experience but they might need to step it up

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

A great opportunity to get exposure to the CRO atmosphere. Can work from home. Worked with great people.

Cons

The company has a LOT of turnover. There are people quitting every week. So work is constantly being transitioned back and forth in between employees. The company doesn't seem to have a problem with all of this turnover and have made no effort to improve pay, work load, etc. in order to keep the good employees that they do have. Hiring practices aren't very consistent either. You could have someone with a lot less qualifications than you working in a senior position over you. You can either have a very large amount of work or none at all. Nothing in between. The salary and benefits are not as good as other CROs.

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