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based on 803 ratings - Updated Jul 14, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

65%
Applied online
Applied online
13%
Recruiter
Recruiter
13%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
2%
Other
Other
2%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
2%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
2%
In Person
In Person

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803 interviews

Clinical Team Manager Interview

Dec 22, 2015

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Nov 2015

Interview

HR was upfront about salary and sign-on. 1 hour phone screen with Sr. CTM. 45min to prepare a 30min presentation on a topic (database lock, process improvement, etc) with slide template and webex followed by 3 x 1 hour interviews with Clinical team members.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Targeted Interview Questions related to escalation, problem solving and decision making, managing conflict, developing team members, personal accountability, planning, influencing others.

1 Answer

Project Manager Interview

Dec 18, 2015

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD

Interview

Initial Phone screen with recruiter. Then had a phone screen with a hiring manager. They did not move forward with me. A year later, I again applied and was called for an in-person interview and was offered the job in a day.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

I was given a scenario and asked to do a presentation on how I would handle the situation. Then for about half an hour, a lot of questions were based on my assumptions about the scenario and the way I explained how i would handle the situation. Then for another half an hour a lot of STAR questions were asked and in the end I was given an opportunity to ask questions. Overall the interview time was around 2 hours.

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Associate Scientist Interview

Nov 18, 2015

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Wayne, PA) in Aug 2015

Interview

The whole process took about a month. It took 2 weeks to get back tome about my resume and then 2 weeks for them to get back to me about the interview. They didn't really ask too many questions, it was more of them describing what the position was going to be.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why did you leave you last job?

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