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PPD interview questions

Updated Jul 14, 2025

based on 803 ratings

Difficulty

Average

Experience

Very positive

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

Assistant Scientist Interview

Mar 4, 2015

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PPD

Interview

HR did an initial phone screen before inviting me to set up an onsite interview. The onsite interview consisted of 4 separate meetings with various supervisors (3 behavioral, 1 technical). The whole process lasted about 2 hours. A week later HR contacted me to set up a final interview which was a conference call with one of their clients. Soon after that I received a call with a job offer.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

mixture of behavioral and technical questions

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Scientist Interview

Feb 27, 2015

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Raleigh, NC)

Interview

I met with four people. Two were top managers / scientists and one was a mid-level manager. Everyone was extremely nice. There was time to have regular question and answer sessions with all interviewers but there were mandatory past situational questions to be answered.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Talk about a time when you had to collaborate with others or develop a relationship with clients. Come prepared, be honest, and you should be curious about what you are going to be doing exactly.

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Senior CRA Interview

Feb 21, 2015

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Jan 2011

Interview

First was a Phone interview with human resource, then phone interview with 2-3 managers, then a face to face interview with a Regional manager at a local restaurant. This was a very informal conversation and discussion about company and job more than it was "interview questions". Hiring process was simple after that.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

STAR method of interviewing. EX: Describe a time when you had a difficult coordinator and how you dealt with this.

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