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 276 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 215 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 176 reviews)); "Good training and resources" ((in 134 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and work from home opportunities." ((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 245 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 178 reviews)); "A few good managers are pushed out by outspoken ones who kiss up." ((in 85 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 45 reviews)); "Heavy work load and weekends" ((in 43 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

(3,829 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 3,829 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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1.0

Nov 7, 2023

Avoid at all costs

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Used to be an enjoyable place to work but it has done a 180 in the last 6 months

Cons

Incredibly toxic workplace, full of micro-managers that have extreme favoritism. Do not listen to or implement any feedback given by analysts to try and make the place better. 25% staff turnover rate which is consistent from the last year and is not decreasing any time soon. Feel sorry for new analysts as there's no effort made to try and integrate them at all, they're just left to their own devices as soon as training is done, leading to lower self esteem when mistakes are made. No support and everyone pitted against each other for promotion so it feels like you're all alone.

3.0

Sep 4, 2023

Good first job, but don't stay too long

Scientist (cell lab)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start your career and learn GMP. The first three months of training is very comprehensive, but training after that is very basic. You get exposed to multiple techniques.

Cons

Low wages. Career progression is very limited. Very high turnover. Workload can be very high at times. Majority of management are either toxic or unqualified. Senior management was brought in to address concerns, but nothing was done

4.0

Aug 22, 2023

Good overall but did get laid off

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work enviornment was very good and flexible. Working from home and able to just put appointments on my calendar and work when needed.

Cons

I was laid off after 1 and 1/2. Along with many other employees some who had been here 29 years… They gave a terminatiom date 4 month out which at first I thought was them being nice and giving time to find something else. But it became clearer that was for their benefit only so we can help with the knowledge transfer. It also seems as if this was planned for a long time.

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