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it was a good experience. short lived because of the merger with Thermofisher. Learned a lot in oncology and CRA team management. not the direction my career took off in
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Jun 2019
Interview
One phone interview ( 45 min) followed by a Webex interview (2.5 hours). I was given a scenario and asked to prepare a ppt presentation within 45 min. Following the presentation two line managers asked about 10 behavioural questions requiring real life examples. It took approximately three weeks in total to receive the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please explain a time that you promised the Sponsor more than you could do. What was it, how did you manage and what have you learnt?
They greeted me and asked me a few questions tested my english and then I answered them and I passed the interview. Then they offered me a job and I declined it cuz I wanted a better offer
The process took 2 days. I interviewed at PPD (Cary, NC)
Interview
It was one video interview with a People Manager and Director. It started with general conversation then moved to CV review. I was asked to talk through my CV and they asked related questions. Behavior based questions followed. It wrapped up with "why PPD" and decision timelines and communication.
Clinical Team Manager applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Clinical Team Manager roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PPD overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PPD as a Clinical Team Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Drug test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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