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.
Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Scientist according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Straightforward interview process, 1 with recruiter, 1 with PPD group lead, and 1 with contact lead of the site. Asked behavioral/situational based questions, and about the skills required in the job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time something did not go right and how you handled it.
Are you familiar with working in a GMP lab?
Previous experience?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Richmond, VA) in Dec 2022
Interview
Very straightforward and quick - applied through the PPD website, got an email from a recruiter within 2 weeks, did a 15 minute phone interview, a 1 hour interview with two team members, and got offered the job a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself/What’s your background? Tell me about a recent accomplishment. What’s a difficulty you faced while trying to accomplish that? What’s your experience with pipetting?
I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Athlone) in Jul 2022
Interview
It was different kind of interview . Mainly based on situational based questions .. had good experience facing PPD interview ... Talent acquisition team were so supportive. Main thing is they reply even if you are selected or rejected unlike other companies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational based questions.. mainly it was to explain about the problems we faced and how we tackled it