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 3.8 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 278 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 227 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 179 reviews)); "Good training and resources" ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexible, work from home, co" ((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 246 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 173 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 42 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 41 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 34 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.

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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Sep 10, 2015

Site shut down speaks for itself

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to gain experience and work with many types of instrumentation and equipment.

Cons

Expected to work on too many projects and juggle responsibilities to still meet tight deadlines. Analysts are given tasks for which they have limited experience. Site was shut down due to poor business decisions/contractual obligations which limited profit and ability to take on new work/clients

2.0

Sep 9, 2015

The worst CRO to work for

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was able to learn a lot about FDA regulations documentation and method development.

Cons

PPD does not care about their employees they will work you to death and never promote you but instead give you a bad review even if you're number one as far as number of plates ran per year.

3.0

Sep 7, 2015

after three years

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Abundant opportunity to advance at any career level Strong training program Business growth is extensive and will be for years to come

Cons

Too much growth with limited resources (space and equipment primarily) Corporate leadership is out of touch with strong GMP lab success and needs Under paid workers at all levels

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