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 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Feasibility Analyst and Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Feasibility Analyst and Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at PPD takes an average of 37 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Feasibility Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 28 days), whereas Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 45 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at PPD according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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) .