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.
Programme Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programme Analyst roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Programme Analyst according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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Telephonic followed by technical interview on Microsoft teams. Two members interviewed. Mainly focused on what work has been done in previous company. Focussed mainly on sdtm domains as I had experience in sdtm. Dm dataset disposition adverse events relrec etc are focused
Apply online and get an interview invitation from HR. 3 consecutive interviews in one day. One with the Programming Managers, one with Statisticians, one with other programmers. Have coding test and general questions and CV questions.
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Question 1
How do you change the length of a variable in the dataset.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Durham, NC) in Feb 2022
Interview
Nice interviewers. SAS questions: SAS merging, removing duplicates. The interview process went well in general, but the job requires not simply statistical programming, but also analytical capabilities. Knowledge about different programming languages.