PPD
Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific
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PPD is now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. On December 8, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific completed the acquisition of PPD. For up-to-date information, please see the Thermo Fisher Scientific profile..
PPD interview questions
Updated 14 Jul 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 2%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 2%In personIn person
Interview search
803 interviews
PPD interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at PPD as 53.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.31 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Laboratory Technician and Scientist Large Molecules rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Lab Assistant and Associate Scientist roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at PPD takes an average of 38 days when considering 13 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Assistant Scientist had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Project Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 67 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at PPD according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 19%
Other: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- 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) .
