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      PPD

      Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific

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      PPD reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (3,828 total reviews)
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      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
      4.0
      Feb 26, 2016

      Fair, typical science job

      Associate scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Strict structure if you are into that The pay was salaried, but you have the perks of leaving at 4:30 Good location

      Cons

      I worked as a scientist, and it was impossible to exceed expectations. Your job was to do science without any errors. If you committed an error, you got strikes against your raises/bonuses. If you were perfect, you 'met expectations'. science in general has a glass ceiling. Don't expect a masters degree to get you more than a $2/hr increase over your peers.

      4.0
      Feb 22, 2016

      It is a good company but could be great.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I've been here less than 6 months and am really enjoying it so far. It's a technical field and there is a large amount of training (on the job or otherwise) you must complete before you can consider yourself a seasoned pro. I like the challenges and all of my coworkers are there to help me when I need it. Others seem very busy and my section is understaffed, management is trying to fill positions to help, which is good. The pay is good, perhaps lower than industry average in this area but... This company is willing to put resources in to train you, even if you don't explicitly have strict experience in this field, which is much more than can be said about other companies that require experience that covers a narrow criteria. Benefits are cheap, especially if you are single. Great 401K matching policy. Depending on position, a chance to see the world.

      Cons

      Everyone is spread thin. There is plenty of business. Little things like scarcity of company paid for perks (think of monthly birthday parties, team building exercises, outings). Lack of mid-length employee retention due to somewhat sub industry pay. Some employees have to work nights and/or weekends if they want to keep up with their work. Health plan deductible is a little high. Starting PTO is a bit on the low side (about 17 days).

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2015

      The worst CRO to work for

      Scientist
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      CEO approval
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      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.

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