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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PPD
Interview
Fairly straightforward.
Phone interview, HR interview and then on-site within two weeks.
Presented a technical seminar followed by four interviews. Overall nice people, collegial interview.
Good experience with technical staff. Hiring manager was quite good to interact and was happy to answer my questions afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you like to work at PPD?
Explain the difference between Bio-analytical, Biotechnological and Biopharmaceutical?
What career track are you looking for?
Overall very streamlined and efficient. As an FSP role, I interviewed with both the PPD manager and the contracted team (Pharma company I would be working for). Consisted of an initial screening interview with talent acquisition, then an hour interview split between PPD and Pharma managers, then if that went well invited for a panel interview with the pharma team I would be joining.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about my background, and cultural questions to make sure I was a good fit.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Richmond, VA) in Jan 2023
Interview
Process was online, video call interview, questions about previous job roles and responsibilities, experiences, work culture etc Asked how well i got with my co employees, did I ever have differences of opinion and how I communicated and sorted out the situations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did u even make mistakes? Describe a situation where u realized you made a mistake and how did u act to correct it?
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at PPD in Apr 2021
Interview
First interview was through phone and went over basics like salary, hours, and benefits. Second series of interviews was through video call to select teams. Second interviews went more in-depth on experiences and what you're looking for in a team.
