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 287 reviews)); "Work life balance is good and the job itself is easy." ((in 209 reviews)); "The people are great and really helpful" ((in 176 reviews)); "Provides good trainings and offers mentoring" ((in 119 reviews)); "Flexible work schedule, could work from home when necessary, room to move up" ((in 101 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 250 reviews)); "Over a decade of poor management has led to a bureaucratic and operational nightmare in my department." ((in 174 reviews)); "the environment would become toxic and upper management would not assist their managers." ((in 44 reviews)); "The workload can be high and stressful at times." ((in 39 reviews)); "Heavy work load" ((in 31 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Jul 22, 2015

Excellent managment, low compensation

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Actual managers/scientists know what they are doing. If you are fresh out of college, great place to start. You will learn cGMP and how to do fantastic, quality work

Cons

Low compensation as compared to industry standard. Benefits are comparable, but salary is low compared to the education and experience requirements.

2.0

Jul 12, 2015

Se. Project Manager, EDS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co workers and team

Cons

Terrible upper management resulting in people leaving

3.0

Jun 17, 2015

Flexible, but Understaffed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PPD is fast paced, so the time goes by really quickly. It's a quiet environment to work in. Management is very nice and understanding, hours are flexible and they allow WFH. Business casual is a bonus. Overtime is available, time and ahalf pay.

Cons

Employees are overworked. Every month we have to project how much time we need to spend on each task, and according to that most of us would have to work 1 fulltime and 1 part time to get to all of our deadlines. I don't feel fulfilled or happy with my work since quality kind of gets pushes down to make room for just trying to get things done. For the amount of work needed, the pay should be higher. A lot of confusing instructions, when I was new the training was TERRIBLE. Easy to get burned out quickly. Often times you take work home with you.

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