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 274 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 218 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 176 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 127 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and work from home opportunities." ((in 104 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 248 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 176 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 43 reviews)); "Sometimes there is too much work load and the payment should improve" ((in 37 reviews)); "Hard to advance and low compensation" ((in 35 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.

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PPD

Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific

PPD reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,828 total reviews)

Marc Casper

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

PPD has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,828 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

2.0

Mar 3, 2014

Not what it use to be!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Majority of the co-workers were great to work with.

Cons

Sr. Mgmt needs to do a better job and be more accountable.

2.0

Feb 13, 2014

Not completely rotten, but I would never work here again

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PPD does genuinely seem interested in doing the right thing for its clients most of the time and in producing scientifically sound data, most of the time.

Cons

Lackluster salaries, extremely low-trust, toxic company culture, poor management, little regard for well being of employees, chaotic work environment with no sense of professionalism whatsoever. Promotion and performance assessment system is completely broken. Also, as a scientist you will HATE yourself for working here. It is really, really hard to get even the most basic things accomplished, even my cGMP standards there are mountains of bloat you have to climb over to do the simplest of tasks.

2.0

Feb 3, 2014

Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to earn "home-based" income; allows a person to focus in the area of consulting professional expertise, without worrying about "running a business"

Cons

Although the company promotes itself as a "full service" CRO, which supports both pharmaceutical and medical device projects, in reality it does not provide medical device support.

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