PPD (Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.) Employer Reviews

Friendly people all around. Although they are often very busy, they still try and help you out when you are not sure what to do.

The job responsibilities weren't much different than any other company. The management that I interacted with ranged from oblivious to incompetent. There really wasn't anything enjoyable about my PPD experience which is why I left.

If you're an on-site employee for this company - you're on your own!

PPD is an ok place to work, however, I (and many others) found it to be very stressful at times. The company is constantly requiring employees to update training and various "tests" have to be taken on a regular basis. The most challenging part of the job was having to process AE's (Adverse Events) on a challenging computer software system. As far as – more... management goes, I can't speak for all departments, but my supervisor was great! – less

It is very high energy, exciting environment and I have learned everything about clinical research during my eleven years there. I love that everyday is different and that you never know what to expect.

A very productive workplace. PPD taught me all the fundamentals of becoming a Clinical Coordinator.

Worked eight years at UNM. The work was good and the location was great.

I am ahome based CRA, although the company has a local office which we may visit whenever we need to file and review essential documents. I start the day by reading emails and since all of our studies are done globally, I would expect mails from diffrent places around the globe and the the culture barrier seems not evident. Everybody is very polite – more... and objective. All of us are very much knowledgeble of the company's goals and each decison that we make are always based on the reaching our goals and metrics. The management are very supportive and motivates us to work better and provided objective criticism with a suggestion that are really helpful. One thing I have learned from PPD is how to manage time better and prioritize each tasks based on its urgency and importance. As I am handling 3 studies at the same time and managing a total of 18 sites, it is very important that none of them are left out as all sponsors are equally important and relevant to the company. Also , Ihave learned to work independently as it is required from me, being a Home based CRA. The hardest part of the job, I guess, was managing hand over clinical trials which have ran for several years before it was passed on. It was difficult because when you find issues that should have been picked up earlier, sites would always come back to you and ask , why this deviaton/ issue was only picked up now. However, I have learned to stand beyond all of these and have explained to the sites about the quality management that I am putting in and by providing them with some retraining most especially of the ICH - GCP guidelines. The most enjoyable part is when at the end of the day, you know that all issues that you have picked up were resolved with the help of different departments as collaboration is very important in this company. I learned a lot most especially after several audits and sponsor visits and the management is pro-actively taking these experience to direct my carreer. – less

They need to clean house starting at top. Poor working atmosphere. Negativity. Management can't fix & don't care.

Keep call center up and running, keep in touch with call center management....Telecom management has No leader ship skills,No people skills and No management skills

Energy Development Consulting with a good group of motivated individuals

As a former employee in the corporate travel department my experience was demeaning and horrible. Middle managers(2) are never there and are not approachable when they are in the office. No team atmosphere whatsoever. Working there reminded me of the level of maturity as when I was in Jr High School. No team environment whatsoever. Unrealistic workload., – more... favoritisim and politics rule advancement. Very nice professional looking Wilmington NC building on the outside but not the case inside. – less

The actual work was great. Well-trained and confident in job performance.Couldn't enjoy job due to crazy, insecure, passive-aggressive managers. Team members pitted against each other by management. Many co-workers have stress related illnesses. Low morale among many employees. Brown-nosers promoted. Lack of management training program. Nepotism in – more... certain departments. Low pay compared to other CROs. Minimal raises and bonuses. Career advancement nearly impossible to achieve. Unequal advancement based on race. Many employee write-ups. Fear and intimidation tactics are the norm. Heavy workload for some and not for others. – less

Terrible managers, very passive agressive. Manager was always setting me up for failure. Disorganized management, lots of turn around.

Interesting place to work; learned a lot interacting with clients.

This company offered the best benefit package of any company I have worked for.

I have worked here for 2 years. Growth is a struggle and I am on the road between 80% - 90%. I have heard people can say they don't travel weekends but you are still out of your home most of the time. My current project has a great team and I really enjoy working with them. Although I've been working hard, I'm hoping it will pay off...
I've heard depending – more... on your manager you could have a good one or a bad one. I've been lucky and had one that was hands off. I hate micro managers.
My co-workers are great. You have your lazy ones here and there. But since my team is so small most people are willing to help you out.
Hardest part of balancing site management while flying or monitoring. Sometime is can be overwhelming. (As many of you know) – less

A typical day for myself was to supervise all data entry processing within the department, training, coaching and mentoring. Contact temp agency for potential employees for long-term assignments. I learned quite a bit about how a research study is conducted and the different requirement of the Pharma Client and the FDA. Management was one of the most – more... difficult to adjust to. We had 3 managers in 3 years all having different managing styles. The hardest part of the job was trying to remain current with a total of 9 people on our team, while updating training records for over 11,000 employees, not to mention the process was manual. The most enjoyable part of the job was the employees worked as a team and chipped in when needed. – less

A lot about the FDA... i really enjoyed the time i worked there...they will teach you a lot

There is not any room for boredom. There is always a lot to do. My coworkers are great.

It is a great place to get started in your career and grow - lots of training and emphasis on quality.

Flexible and good benefits. I would recommend it to a friend.