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Great First Job- Poor Career Choice - Associate Scientist PPD Employee Review

3.0
May 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

This is a great place for new grads to start out. The salary is a little under whelming, but it has come to my attention that it's relatively on par with other CRO's. In this industry, the people are expendable capital unless you have a PhD.

Cons

It's not a great place for professional development.. There could be so much potential if management could focus more on employee development and method efficiency.

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5.0
Dec 10, 2025
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Pros

Great company, awesome people, and line managers.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Provided health insurance. Good coworkers Good exposure to team at client site If you have a good technical lead, the job can be great!

Cons

You have 2 bosses (Technical lead from Client Site) and your PPD boss. PPD Boss does not know what is going on If you have a bad technical lead, your life can be miserable. Pay is low No protection from abusive technical lead (coworkers on same team can have a drastically different experience)

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