CRO Industry Global Compensation

& Turnover Survey Overview

The CRO Industry Global Compensation & Turnover Survey focuses on the clinical research The CRO Industry
outsourcing industry and provides comprehensive compensation and employee turnover
data for over 200 jobs in the U.S. and in over 50 countries around the world. It includes Global Compensation
an extensive policy and practice section covering compensation plan design, benefits, and Turnover Survey
allowances, and perquisites. The survey is designed by industry-leading human resources
professionals and continues to be updated to meet the ever changing needs of this dynamic is entering its twenty-
and global industry. first consecutive year.
It continues to have
PAST PARTICIPANTS excellent participation
XXAcurian, Inc. XXParexel
with over 25 CROs
XXAtlantic Research Group XXPath NGO
XXBioClinica, Inc. XXPPD Inc
from around the world
XXCelerion XXPRA Health Sciences participating annually.
XXChiltern (now owned by Covance) XXProTrials Research, Inc.
XXClinipace XXPSI CRO
XXCovance XXQuanticate
XXCTI Clinical Trials and Consulting Service XXQuintiles (now IQVIA)
XXDuke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) XXResearchPoint Global
XXHarvard Clinical Research XXRho, Inc.
XXICON XXRobarts Clinical Trials
XXINC Research (now Syneos Health) XXSarah Cannon Research
XXinVentiv Health / PharmaNet XXSynteract Inc.
(now Syneos Health) XXSyneos Health
XXMCRA XXTheorem Clinical Research
XXMedpace (bought by Chiltern)
XXMPI Research XXTKL Research
XXNAMSA XXUnited Biosource – Express Scripts
XXNEOMED-LABS XXUHG – Ingenix (now Optum360)
XXNovotech XXWestat
XXOra Clinical Research XXWorldwide Clinical Trials
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SURVEY DETAILS & TOPICS

Comprehensive Employee Turnover Rates
Compensation Intelligence XXBy key job families
XXActual base salary
XXU.S. and globally
XXAnnual incentive eligibility
XXVoluntary and involuntary
“The CRO Industry Global
XXAnnual incentive type Compensation & Turnover
(including corporate and Special Analysis Survey provides thoughtful,
sales incentives)
XXU.S. geographical pay differentials
XXTarget incentive
unique and highly credible
XXActual incentive paid
XXEarly stage and late stage information, covering
XXTotal cash compensation Pay, Benefits, & Perks a niche in healthcare
(target and actual) XXAnnual incentive plan design
and the life sciences
XXLong-term incentive eligibility
XXLong-term incentive plan design industries that is simply
and projected value
XXBusiness development/sales not captured effectively
XXTotal direct compensation compensation plan design through another survey
Jobs Covered
XXTalent attraction and resource. Participating in
retention bonuses
XX217 benchmark job titles this survey allowed us to
XXBenefit plan design and prevalence
XXTechnical, Managerial and Executive equip our management
XXPerquisite prevalence
jobs in 18 job families - Biostatistics, team with timely
Business Development, Clinical XXAllowance prevalence
Pharmacy, Clinical Research,
information to support
XXPrevalence of other compensation
Database Management, Medical arrangements such as deferred fair and competitive pay
Affairs, Medical Writing, Nursing, compensation, employment practices as part of a critical
Pathology, Patient Recruitment, contracts, change-in-control,
Quality Assurance (Clinical), and severance agreements
talent retention strategy.
Regulatory, Safety/Pharmacovigilance, Participating in a forum that
Site Start-up, Site Operations,
Site/Study Contract Management,
welcomes creative thinking,
Technicians, and Toxicology is open to new ideas,
and is highly responsive
in the competitive CRO
SURVEY COST & HOW TO PARTICIPATE
To participate, complete and return the survey registration form. Cost is $3,500 for the
Labor market has been
United States plus one additional country. Global results are available at a cost of $395 per invaluable in managing the
country, to a max of $3,250 for data reported on all countries. Results are only available firm’s compensation and
to participants. Contact Judy Canavan, Compensation & Benefits Managing Director,
Global Employer Services, at 215-636-5635 or via email at jcanavan@bdo.com with retention strategies.”
any questions. KIM M FUCHS
Formerly Senior Director, Corporate
Human Resources, TKL Research Inc.
SURVEY TIMEFRAME
XXQuestionnaires Distributed: March 15

XXCompleted Questionnaires Due: April 30

XXReport Publication: September/October

XXTalent Management Round Table: December

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COUNTRIES COVERED

XXArgentina XXEgypt XXKenya XXSingapore

XXAustralia XXFinland XXLebanon XXSlovakia

XXAustria XXFrance XXMalaysia XXSouth Africa

XXBelgium XXGermany XXMexico XXSouth Korea
XXBrazil XXGreece XXNetherlands XXSpain

XXBulgaria XXHong Kong XXNew Zealand XXSweden

XXCanada XXHungary XXNorway XXSwitzerland

XXChile XXIndia XXPeru XXTaiwan

XXChina XXIndonesia XXPhilippines XXThailand

XXColombia XXIreland XXPoland XXTurkey

XXCosta Rica XXIsrael XXPortugal XXUkraine

XXCroatia XXItaly XXRomania XXUnited Kingdom

XXCzech Republic XXJapan XXRussia XXVietnam

XXDenmark XXJordan XXSerbia