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PPD Biostatistician interview questions
based on 2 ratings - Updated Dec 6, 2017
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Biostatistician applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Biostatistician roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Biostatistician according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Mar 2013
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It was 9 to 4 long interview with 4-6 people separately with all and also had lunch. Nice work place and despite my good interview I wasn't selected. Most of the questions were routine interview question for any job process.
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It was general interview with very few technical questions.
The first round is the phone interview, behavior questions, some technic questions such as how to calculate the sample size, what is the most widely used method in survival data analysis.
The second round is on-site interview, mostly are behavior questions, usually ask you to list your experience for different situations, such as how do you achieve your clients' goal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most widely used method in survival data analysis?