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The process took 3 days. I interviewed at PPD (Wilmington, NC) in Jan 2011
Interview
It starts with a phone interview for screening. If you pass, you take TWO skills tests: one for medical terminology and one for computer skills. They are not as straightforward as you think and are designed so nobody gets 100%. One I passed those, I was flown to corp HQ for a series of in-person interviews. I was not impressed, they were NOT well organized. The staff was nice enough but they low-balled the title and the offer, which if you know PPD you can pretty much expect.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Have you had a boss that was a micro-manager? How did you deal with that?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PPD in Nov 2023
Interview
Applied online and heard back about 2 months later for a telephone interview. That went well and then had a teams interview with two managers.
They were very friendly and firstly went through my CV in depth. Asked about my experience the trials I had worked on and how often I had monitored.
Then it went onto scenario based questions which lasted for about 25 minutes. The whole interview was finished in about 1hr10 mins.
I heard back a week later to say I had the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take me through a normal monitoring visit
What is a serious breach
What would you do if you were handed a study and the site hadn’t been monitored for 8 weeks
What would you do if the PI did not have oversight
What would you do if IMP was not accounted for
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at PPD
Interview
The process was smooth. There were 2 interviews for 30mins each and they asked a lot of behavioral questions. The interviewers were kind and knowledgeable. I would say make sure you prepare and leave a great first impression they made an offer really fast.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Munich, Bavaria) in Jun 2023
Interview
Vorstellungsrunde, wichtige Erfahrungen im Job bisher vorstellen, einfache Fragen zu Job bezogenen Tätigkeiten beantworten. Die einzelnen Benefits des Unternehmens werden vorgestellt. Persönliche Fragen zum Job, den Benefits und anderen Rahmenbedingungen können gestellt werden.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wie würden Sie mit unhöflichen / respektlosen Studienärzten umgehen?
