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 270 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 224 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 176 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 120 reviews)); "Flexible, Work life balance, Leave policy, work from home." ((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 256 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 172 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 43 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 42 reviews)); "Hard to advance and low compensation" ((in 33 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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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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Feb 26, 2010

Mid Management spends more time protecting turf than doing a good mgt job

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name in the CRO industry

Cons

Be prepared to be worked, underpaid, and in for a good cat fight.

3.0

Jan 30, 2010

managing people

Clinical team manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

offered online training offered classroom training opportunities for leadership positions willingness to train entry level people

Cons

did not value the work of junior people did not believe in division of live-work

3.0

Jan 11, 2010

PPD is a mediocre company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Locations are mostly in low cost of living areas. Some big initiatives are in the process of being implemented company-wide. Hopefully things will get better.

Cons

Lots of improvement needed in company processes. The company has some difficulty retaining talent which is common in the CRO industry. There is some lacking in team coordination. Benefits are not the best but better than average.

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