2014 Pharmaceutical Salary Survey

Pharmaceutical Salary Survey

2014 Pharmaceutical Salary Survey

Clinical ProfessionalsClinical Professionals is Europe’s largest independent Pharma staffing business offering outsourced solutions via Functional Service Provision (FSP) and traditional, high quality staffing solutions. Detailed market research carried out in early 2013 found that 95% of hiring managers rate Clinical Professionals as consistently superior in quality, speed of response, staff retention and communication. In addition to this, nine out of 10 customers rate the company as their most trusted partner.

Clinical Professionals have developed a highly comprehensive understanding of a broad range of specialist functional disciplines within the pharmaceutical industry. Our knowledge-base has its foundations in an unrivalled blend of industry experience combined with a commitment to investing in training and development.

Clinical Professionals recruit for a wide range of pharmaceutical sectors, including:

• Biostatistics• Clinical Data Management• Clinical Research• Drug Safety / Pharmacovigilance• Market Access and Health Economics• Medical Affairs / MSL• Medical Communication• Medical Information• Physicians• Quality Assurance / Quality Control• Regulatory Affairs• SAS Programming• Sales and Marketing

We have specialist teams dedicated to recruiting within the various pharmaceutical sectors for permanent, contract, interim, FSP and freelance vacancies.

Clinical Professionals offer a variety of services for both candidates and clients, including our CP FSP model, offering clients the opportunity to outsource the recruitment of a whole team whilst retaining control of the monitoring function in house.

Our Only Medics business also offers physician to pharma events for medics looking to transition to the pharmaceutical industry, allowing candidates to network with industry professionals, and receive career advice, whilst learning more about the processes of Clinical Research, Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance.

As a service to industry Clinical Professionals undertakes an extensive Salary Survey each year to offer clients and candidates alike a true and accurate view of what the industry is telling us in terms of salary, benefits and trends in these critical areas and talent acquisition.

If you are interested in any of our services please contact:+44 (0)118 9594 [email protected]

ContentsSurvey Methodology 04

The Clinical Professionals Group 56

Regulatory Professionals 58Only Medics 59

Overall Observations & Analysis 05

FSP 60 Disclaimer 62

Individual Sector Analysis 10-55

Clinical Research 10

European Results 14

Medical Affairs / Information 30

European Results 34

Biostatistics 44

Regulatory Affairs 18

European Results 22

Quality Assurance / Quality Control 36

Medical Communications 48

Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance) 24

European Results 28

Health Economics / Market Access 40

Only Medics 52

Methodology

Clinical Professionals’ 2014 UK and European pharmaceutical salary surveys were conducted online with professionals from within the pharmaceutical industry. The respondents included professionals both registered and not registered with the Clinical Professionals Group.

Respondents to the salary survey were invited to complete the salary survey through a link distributed through a number of mailshots to our database of active candidates, in addition to social media networks and our websites.

To ensure that there was no duplication of responses, cookies were used, and duplicate responses were removed when identical contact details were seen.

The questions within all the surveys were worded to ask open questions which were unbiased to create an accurate portrayal of the salaries within the pharmaceutical industry across Europe.

To allow for comparison between the UK and European salary survey responses, both the UK and European salary surveys asked the same questions to respondents, which were identically worded to prevent differences and ensure integrity.

To reflect the higher average salaries found within the physician and medic sectors, the questions asked within the Only Medics salary survey were adjusted with higher salary bandings.

The results from the surveys were then analysed by the MarComms team at Clinical Professionals, using the statistics and data from our previous surveys, and from The Clinical Professionals Group’s experience of recruiting within the pharmaceutical industry.

04

05

Overall Observations & Analysis Although the economic downturn of recent years is

still having a sustained effect on the pharmaceutical industry, the year on year breakdowns show little change in the salaries within each sector.

This table shows overall comparisons between the salaries of differing sectors within the industry and their senior positions.

For in depth observations of the different sectors, see their corresponding areas in this document.

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Overall Observations & Analysis

Experience in industry against salary (£)Sector 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsClinical Research 0k - 20k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 30k - 40k+Senior Clinical Research 40k - 50k 40k - 60k 60k - 80k+Regulatory Affairs 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 30k - 40k+Senior Regulatory Affairs 40k - 50k 40k - 50k 40k - 60k 60k - 80k+Drug Safety 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 20k - 40k 30k - 40k+Senior Drug Safety 30k - 40k 40k - 50k 40k - 60k 60k - 80k+Med Info/ MSL 30k - 40k 40k - 60k 40k - 60k+Senior Med Info/ MSL 40k - 60k 50k - 70k 60k - 80k+HEOR 30k - 40k 40k - 50k 40k - 60k 40k - 60k 40k - 60k+Senior HEOR 60k - 70k 60k - 80k 70k - 80k+Biostats 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 30k - 40 k 30k - 50k+Senior Biostats 40k - 50k 40k - 60k 60k - 80k+Medical Communications 20k - 30k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 30k - 50k+

Senior Medical Communications 40k - 50k 40k - 70k 60k - 80k+

QAQC 0k - 20k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k+Senior QAQC 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 40k - 60k+


06

As expected, the increase in experience usually results in an increase in seniority and salary banding, as well as employees generally being happier with their salary level and benefits. You can also see from the graph above that the percentage of respondents with benefit packages has increased from last year, which shows the importance of working in the right role/organisation includes more than just considerations on salary.

From the next graph you can see that at about the £49,000 pa level (a slight drop from last year’s £50,000 pa), you have a switch in those that are happy with their salary and those that are not. When we investigated this further with their level of benefits (including bonuses), we found that it was the best point to aim for when in the lower bands in order to have a gratifying career ladder.

When we have talked in depth to those we are recruiting, they found that being able to identify the positions with this salary banding (within their sector), and therefore the career path required to get there, meant they were much more successful in reaching this step in their profession than if they had aimed directly for a larger salary.

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Group Personal Pension

Gym Membership

Car Allowance Denplan (or equivilent)

Income Protection

Professional Association

Memberships

Healthcare Training & Development

Life Assurance

% Respondents with Benefits (UK) 2012/2013

2013/2014

0-20k

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

40-50k20-30k 70-80k50-60k30-40k 80k+60-70k

£ - % “Happy with salary” Against Salary banding Yes (%)

No (%)

For each sector we have included you will be able to see the levels and job titles most associated with this career switch point (the ‘salary banding switch point’ - SBSP), which allows you to map your career effectively, as well as appropriately plan your training and career steps.

Since the different sectors in pharma can vary in this way, we are happy to break any areas down further upon request, especially if you would like to know an accurate SBSP for your particular expertise.

07


It is worth noting that compared to last year’s figures, you can see much more variance in the graph despite the similar SBSP value. This reflects what we have seen this year, with more employees in the industry becoming unsure of their correct salary level. This hasn’t actually changed the SBSP greatly, as there has also been an increase in those reflecting their salary satisfaction in the higher bandings.

When you look at the breakdowns of information relating to our “looking for role” responses, you can clearly see which sectors have potentially the largest staff turnovers.

QA/QC and medical communications appear to have either the highest staff changes, or at least those most dissatisfied with their current position, although its worth noting that Med Comms can be a vastly different sector than ones such as QA/QC and therefore has a slightly different working environment.

When we compared the information gathered for the “looking for role” responses against their respective salary bandings, we found that the greatest variance was at the high end, with almost 90% of those with a salary above 80k currently looking for a new role. This seems to suggest that those above the Salary banding switch point (SBSP) are always looking for a new position, and have the confidence and job satisfaction to pursue those greater career opportunities.

The overall slight drop in the SBSP does mean we are seeing a rise in job satisfaction, and therefore those more in control of their career and role packages. This is clearly indicating that those more likely to move into new a position over the next year, which as the global economy slowly recovers, will raise hiring confidence within employers (and will potentially continue to lower the SBSP).

The locations of our responses were:30.9% London

4.9% East

34.9% South East

9.2% South West

2.2% East Midlands

2% West Midlands

7.5% North West

3.5% North East

0.6% Wales

4% Scotland

0.3% Ireland

Experience levels14.1% 0-2 years 6.3% 2-3 years 15.6% 3-5 years 32% 5-10 years 32% 10+ years

Clinical Research

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Health Economics

Regulatory Affairs

Medical Writing

Medical Information

Drug Safety

QA/QC Medical Communications

Biometrics

“Looking for role” against sector Yes (%)

No (%)

Right Package (%)

08

Observations

EUROPEAN

Our results from the Eurozone came up with some interesting comparisons, which when contrasted with its recovery after the economic downfall of recent years, showed an overall stable industry with some vast variances based on particular countries.

The calculated SBSP (Salary Banding Switch Point) for the largest Pharmaceutical focused EU countries came to ~€62k, which more or less falls in line with UK expected levels (with allowances for varying exchange rates).

The results from our respondents have shown how different the benefits packages can be when compared to the UK. Some countries such as Switzerland do show very strong salaries and benefits packages, but generally the higher salaries are reflected in the reduced benefits within the EU.

0-20k

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

40-50k20-30k 70-80k50-60k30-40k 80-90k 90k+60-70k

£ - % “Happy with salary” Against Salary banding Yes (%)

No (%)

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


Gym Membership


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

% Respondents with Benefits (UK) UK

Eurozone

09

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Overall Observations & Analysis (European)

The locations of our responses were:

17.1% Germany

16.8% France

10.8% Switzerland

9.4% Netherlands

6.8% Spain

5.4% Italy

21.6% Belgium

12.1% Other

Experience levels9.5% 0-2 years

9.5% 2-3 years

16.7% 3-5 years

33.4% 5-10 years

30.9% 10+ years

Average Salary bandings for UK and Eurozone

Experience within sector UK (£) Eurozone (€)

Clinical Research0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 30k – 40k2 – 3 Years 20k – 30k 30k – 40k3 – 5 Years 30k – 40k 30k – 50k5 – 10 Years 40k – 60k 50k – 60k10+ Years 60k – 80k 60k – 80kRegulatory Affairs0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 40k – 50k2 – 3 Years 20k – 30k 40k – 50k3 – 5 Years 30k – 50k 40k – 50k5 – 10 Years 40k – 60k 60k – 70k10+ Years 60k – 80k 70k – 90kDrug Safety0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 30k – 40k2 – 3 Years 20k – 30k 40k – 50k3 – 5 Years 30k – 50k 40k – 50k5 – 10 Years 40k – 60k 50k – 70k10+ Years 60k – 80k 60k – 80kMed Info/MSL0 – 2 Years 30k – 40k 40k – 50k2 – 3 Years 40k – 60k 50k – 60k3 – 5 Years 40k – 60k 70k – 80k5 – 10 Years 50k – 70k 80k – 90k10+ Years 60k – 80k 90k+HEOR0 – 2 Years 30k – 50k 30k – 50k2 – 3 Years 40k – 60k 50k – 60k3 – 5 Years 40k – 70k 60k – 70k5 – 10 Years 50k – 80k 70k – 80k10+ Years 70k – 80k 80k – 90kBiostats0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 20k – 30k2 – 3 Years 30k – 40k 30k – 40k3 – 5 Years 30k – 50k 40k – 50k5 – 10 Years 40k – 60k 50k – 60k10+ Years 60k – 80k 60k – 70kMedical Communications0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 30k – 40k2 – 3 Years 30k – 40k 40k – 50k3 – 5 Years 30k – 50k 40k – 50k5 – 10 Years 40k – 70k 50k – 70k10+ Years 70k – 80k 70k – 90kQA / QC0 – 2 Years 20k – 30k 20k – 30k2 – 3 Years 20k – 30k 20k – 40k3 – 5 Years 20k – 40k 30k – 40k5 – 10 Years 30k – 40k 30k – 40k10+ Years 40k – 60k 40k – 60k

Average Salary bandings for experience in industry role versus Eurozone

Clinical Research

10For more information on this vertical market please contact:

+44 (0)118 9594 990 or+49 (0)711 222 54 [email protected]

11

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Clinical Research

The average salary by job title results show that as expected, the senior versions of each role have an increased salary, and the list now incorporates many additional job titles as compared to previous years. This year’s results show a similar average salary by job title to last year’s results with some job titles having a slight increase such as CRA and Study Manager roles.

Average Salary by Job Title (£)CTA 20k - 30kSenior CTA 25k - 35kCRA 35k - 45kSenior CRA 45k - 55kStudy Manager / Study Start up Associate 50k - 60kClinical Project Coordinator/Study Coordinator 35k - 45k Clinical Project Manager 50k - 60kResearch Nurse 30k- 40kClinical/Project Data Manager 35k - 45kHead of Clinical Ops/Clin Ops Leader 80k - 90kClinical Trial manager 45k - 55kProject Document specialist 30k - 40kSenior Clinical Scientist / Research scientist 50k – 60k

The average salary by experience in industry graph shows a steady salary increase in the clinical research industry, with employees gradually gaining higher salaries as their experience level increases. Although the salary level for 10+ years may seem relatively low, in comparison to other sector, this is likely to be due to some employees within clinical research staying in lower seniority roles, rather than moving to a more senior job role as they gain more experience.

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%


Gym Membership


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceWithin the clinical research sector, most of the respondents received a bonus, private healthcare, or a pension as part of their salary. Although these were also the most common benefits last year, last year’s results showed that the majority of

respondents did not receive these benefits. The same results as last year show that the highest benefit in the clinical research sector is the ‘Group personal pension scheme’ although rising to 80% from 55% in previous years.

Average Salary by Experience in Industry (£)

30k - 40k0-2 years

35k - 45k3-5 years

55k - 65k10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

45k - 50k5-10 years

12


The experience in industry graph below demonstrates that salary increases as an individual’s experience in industry does, showing natural progression through the different job titles. Each job title starts on the lowest salary, and you can see which areas achieve greater salaries compared to industry experience. Many of the results are similar to last year, although we have added additional job titles, the 5-10 years and 10+ years’ results are slightly higher than last year.

SBSP= 41k

Experience in industry (£)Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsCTA 20k – 30k 20k – 30k 20k – 30k 20k – 30kSenior CTA 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40kCRA 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 40k – 50k 40k – 50k 40k – 50kSenior CRA 40k – 50k 50k – 60k 50k – 60kStudy Manager / Study Start up Associate 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 40k – 50k 60k – 70k

Clinical Project Coordinator/Study Coordinator 20k – 30k 20k – 30k 20k – 30k 40k – 50k 50k – 60k

Clinical Project Manager 40k – 50k 50k – 60kResearch Nurse 30k – 40k 40k – 50k 40k – 50k Clinical/Project Data Manager 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 40k – 50kHead of Clinical Ops/ Clin Ops Leader 70k – 80k 80k + 80k +

Clinical Trial manager 30k – 40k 50k – 60k 70k – 80k 70k – 80kProject Document specialist 30k – 40k 30k – 40k Senior Clinical Scientist / Research scientist 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 40k – 50k

Proportion of Responses within Salary Ranges

The graph on the right shows that the most common salary for the respondents of our salary survey who work within Clinical Research is £30k-40k, which is a decrease from the £40k-60k last year. This year we had a much higher percentage of candidates in the lower salary brackets respond to the survey.

The majority of respondents were based in London and the South East, with between 5-10 years experience or 10+ years. Compared to last year’s respondents, last year had slightly higher levels of experience on average, around 36% to this years 32%.

0% 5% 10%

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k


Within the clinical research sector, 52% of candidates thought their salary reflected their level of experience. In comparison to responses to our 2013 survey, whereby 46% thought this, you can see a rise in those more comfortable with their salary and benefits package (an increase of 6%).

of candidates did not think their salary reflected their level of experience.

of candidates said they would take a new role in the next 12 months if the package was right

of candidates said they will be looking for a new role in the next 12 months

of candidates said they will not be looking for a new role in the next 12 months

48%

38%

39.5%

22.5%


28% London

3% East

32% South East

10% South West

9% North West

4% North East

1% Wales

7% Scotland

3% East Midlands

3% West Midlands

Experience levels14.1% 0-2 years 6.3% 2-3 years 15.6% 3-5 years 32% 5-10 years

32% 10+ years

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 13

Clinical Research

EUROPEAN

The results of the average salary by job title shows how the salaries increase as the role becomes more senior, with entry level CTA to Clinical Operations Leader covering the whole range of clinical research jobs.

Average Salary by Job Title (e)CTA 25k - 35kSenior CTA 30k - 40kCRA 35k - 45kSenior CRA 40k - 50kClinical Project Coordinator/Study Coordinator 30k - 40k Clinical Project Manager 50k - 60kResearch Nurse 25k- 35kClinical/Project Data Manager 40k - 50kHead of Clinical Ops/Clin Ops Leader 70k - 80kClinical Trial Manager 50k - 60kSenior Clinical Scientist / Research Scientist 80k – 90k

The results of the average salary by experience comparisons, show the level of how experience increases, its effect on an individual’s salary. Although the initial increase is fairly steady, there is a significant difference once employees have over five years experience.

The average salary by experience is very similar to 2012/2013 results, with every average salary being within the same range of 30k - 40k, with the usual substantial increase after 5 years.

Average Salary by Experience in Industry (2)

30k - 40k0-2 years

35k - 45k3-5 years

60k - 70k10+ years

35k - 45k2-3 years

50k - 60k5-10 years

14

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Clinical Research (European)

Bonus0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%


Gym Membership

Meal Vouchers

Car Allowance

Denplan (or equivilent)

Income Protection


Memberships

MobileHealthcare Training & Development

Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceWithin the clinical research sector, the majority of the respondents receive a bonus, private healthcare, car allowance and pension as part of their salary. Last year the highest single benefit was ‘Group pension scheme’

but in the European data, the most common benefit is ‘Private medical cover’ which will be down mostly down to the UK’s National Health Service.

The European results for the experience in industry graph are similar to the UK trends. The 0-1 year sectors all have the same salary bracket, but depending on the role within the 10+ year bracket, the salary can range from 30k to 90k. You can see the progression for each job title and compare the experience levels to different job titles, helping you understand when would be a good time to initiate a promotion or career move.

Experience in industry (e)Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsCTA 20k – 30k 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 30k – 40kSenior CTA 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 30k – 40kCRA 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 35k – 45k 40k – 50k 40k – 50kSenior CRA 40k – 50k 40k – 50k 70k – 75k

Study Manager / Study Start up Associate 40k – 50k 45k – 55k 50k – 60k 80k+

Clinical Project Coordinator/Study Coordinator 30k – 40k 40k – 50k

Clinical Project Manager 30k – 40k 30k – 40k 40k – 50k 60k – 70k 60k – 70kResearch Nurse 20k – 30k 30k – 40k 30k – 40kClinical/Project Data Manager 30k – 40k 35k – 45k 40k – 50k 50k – 60k

Head of Clinical Ops/ Clin Ops Leader 30k – 40k 40k – 50k 40k – 50k 50k – 60k 80k – 90k

Clinical Trial manager 60k – 70k 60k – 70kProject Document Specialist 30k – 40k 30k – 40k

Senior Clinical Scientist / Research scientist 50k – 60k 60k – 70k 70k – 80k 80k – 90k 90k+

15



The graph on the right shows that the most common salary for the respondents of our salary survey who work within Clinical Research is e40-50k with the majority of respondents based in Belgium and France between 5-10 years experience or 10+ years. Compared to last year’s respondents, this years respondents had slightly higher levels of experience on average.


16.4% Germany

18.1% France

4.8% Switzerland

9.6% Netherlands

7.2% Spain

8.8% Italy

28.2% Belgium

6.9% Other

Experience levels9.2% 0-2 years 11% 2-3 years 21.6% 3-5 years 35.3% 5-10 years 22.9% 10+ years

0% 5% 10%

0 - 20k

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

58% of candidates thought their salary did not reflect their level of experience

16


10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Job Title UK (£) Germany (€) France (€) Switzerland (€) Netherlands (€) Spain (€) Italy (€) Belgium (€)

CTA 20k - 30k 25k - 35k 20k - 30k 60k - 70k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 20k - 30k

Senior CTA 25k - 35k 30k - 40k 25k - 35k 75k - 85k 30k - 40k 25k - 35k 25k - 35k 30k - 40k

CRA 35k - 45k 40k - 50k 40k - 50k 80k - 90k 40k - 50k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k

Senior CRA 45k - 55k 55k - 65k 45k - 55k 90k - 110k 50k - 65k 40k - 50k 40k - 50k 50k - 65k

Study Manager / Study Start up Associate

50k - 60k 50k - 60k 40k - 50k 90k - 105k 40k - 50k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 40k - 50k

Clinical Project Coordinator/Study Coordinator


Clinical Project Manager 50k - 60k 60k - 70k 50k - 60k 125k - 140k 60k - 70k 40k - 50k 40k - 50k 50k - 70k

Clinical/Project Data Manager 35k - 45k 40k - 50k 30k - 40k 80k - 100k 40k - 50k 25k - 40k 25k - 40k 40k - 50k

Head of Clinical Ops/Clin Ops Leader


Clinical Trial manager 45k - 55k 55k - 65k 50k - 60k 120k - 130k 55k - 65k 40k - 50k 40k - 50k 55k - 65k

Project Document specialist 30k - 40k 35k - 45k 30k - 40k 75k - 85k 35k - 45k 25k - 35k 25k - 35k 35k - 45k

This table shows the European countries average salary for the clinical job titles. The UK results are in GBP, with the European results evaluated into EURO. The Swiss results were converted into Euros from Swiss Francs, to be compatible with other country comparison. The results show Switzerland still being one of the highest paid countries in the Clinical Research industry, with the rest of the countries having a similar range and consistent salary depending on job title.

17

Regulatory Affairs

18For more information on this vertical market please contact:+44 (0)118 9522 797 or+49 (0)711 222 54 [email protected]

19

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Regulatory Affairs

These results are fairly similar to last years, with a slight increase in average salary by job title noticeable within the lower seniority job roles.

Average Salary by Job Title (£)Regulatory Assistant / Admin 20k-30kRegulatory Officer 30k-40kRegulatory Specialist 30k-40kSenior Regulatory Officer 40k-50kRegulatory Manager 50k-60kRegulatory Associate Director 80k+Regulatory Director 80k+Regulatory Consultant 70k-80k

The average salary by experience shows a steady climb as the experience increases until the employee has over ten years experience, here the average salary jumps to £80k+. This is a result of senior level roles which offer higher salaries, with a trend showing these regulatory professionals have over 10 years of experience.

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships

Meal Vouchers


Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceThe results regarding the benefits within the regulatory affairs sector show a wide range of benefits for regulatory professionals, with employees often receiving benefits including a bonus, private healthcare, pension and life assurance. In comparison

to other sectors, regulatory professionals are less likely to receive a range of benefits, including training and development, car allowance and private healthcare.


20k - 30k0-2 years

30k - 40k3-5 years

80k+10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

40k - 50k5-10 years

When analysing the average salary by job title for the regulatory sector, it is clear that as the job increases in seniority the salary increases accordingly. This trend accelerates as the seniority rises, with greater salary increases between senior roles than lower seniority.

20


The table above shows that salaries are generally static for job roles within regulatory affairs, with pay increases correlating to job title seniority, as opposed to experience in industry. It is worth noting that regulatory consultants tend to be employed on contracts and therefore salary is inflated for the table’s values.

Experience in industry (£)

Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ Years

Regulatory Assistant / Admin 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k

Regulatory Officer 30k-40k 30k-40k 30k-40k

Regulatory Specialist 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k – 50k 40k – 50k

Senior Regulatory Officer 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 50k – 60k 50k – 60k

Regulatory Manager 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 60k – 70k

Regulatory Associate Director 80k+ 50k-60k

Regulatory Director 50k-60k 80k+

Regulatory Consultant 50k-60k 80k+ 80k+


The salary survey received a wide range of results across a range of salary bandings, experience levels and locations. The majority of responses were from London and the South East, although this is likely to be due to the high numbers of pharmaceutical companies having offices in London and the South East, in comparison to the numbers with offices in the Midlands and the North.

0% 5% 10%

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

SBSP= 57k

80k+


The results from the survey on whether candidates thought their salary reflected their level of experience within the regulatory affairs sector indicates a similar viewpoint to last year’s results, with 58% of candidates thinking that their salary did not reflect their level of experience.



of candidates thinking that their salary did not reflect their level of experience.


43%

58%

39%

18%


38.2% London

2.9% East

38.6% South East

5.7% South West

8.8% North West

2.9% North East

2.9% East Midlands

Experience levels6% 0-2 years 6.2% 2-3 years 24.2% 3-5 years 33.3% 5-10 years 30.3% 10+ years

10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

21

22

The results from the table above show that the salary ranges gradually increase in line with experience, although the average salary levels remain fairly static until the employee has over 5 years experience within the industry.

The European pharmaceutical salary survey received a variety of responses from multiple European countries, with the majority of responses being from Switzerland, Belgium and France.

The responses from experience levels within the European survey, showed that the majority of our survey respondents had over five years of experience working within the regulatory affairs sector. It is worth taking note of this when analysing the results within the European regulatory affairs sector.

The results from the European pharmaceutical salary survey showed that 45% of regulatory affairs employees within Europe thought that their salary reflected their level of experience, which demonstrates that European employees are slightly happier with their salary than the UK regulatory respondents.

Average Salary by Experience in Industry (e)

40k - 50k0-2 years

40k - 50k3-5 years

90k+10+ years

40k - 50k2-3 years

60k - 70k5-10 years

The locations of our responses were:11.1% Germany

21.1% France

21.7% Switzerland

8.1% Netherlands

10.4% Spain

2.7% Italy

18.9% Belgium

6% Other

Experience levels6.4% 0-2 years 10.6% 2-3 years 19.3% 3-5 years 36.1% 5-10 years 27.6% 10+ years

Regulatory Affairs

EUROPEAN

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Regulatory Affairs (European)

23

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


Gym Membership

Meal Vouchers

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships

MobileHealthcare Training & Development

Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceIt is worth noting that receiving a company pension is mandatory in Italy, which will have adjusted the results slightly in favour of employees receiving a pension as part of their benefits.

However, as seen in the graph below, the results from the European survey showed that the majority of respondents received a bonus and/or private healthcare benefits. These benefit results were mirrored across both our UK and EU surveys.

Job Title UK (£) France (€) Switzerland (€) Germany (€) Belgium (€)

Regulatory Assistant / Admin 20k-30k 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 30k-40k

Regulatory Officer 30k-40k 40k-50k 50k-60k 40k-50k 30k-40k

Senior Regulatory Officer 40k-50k 50k-60k 60k-70k 50k-60k 40k-50k

Regulatory Specialist 30k-40k 40k-50k 50k-60k 40k-50k

Regulatory Manager 50k-60k 50k-60k 80k-90k 60k-70k 60k-70k

Regulatory Associate Director 80k+ 70k-80k 90k+ 90k+ 70k-80k

Regulatory Director 80k+ 80k-90k 90k+ 90k+ 80k-90k

Senior Regulatory Director 80k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)


25

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceWithin the drug safety sector, over half of the respondents receive a bonus, private healthcare, or a pension as part of their remuneration package.

Although these were also the most common benefits of all in 2013, last year’s results showed that the majority of respondents did not receive them.

30k - 40k0-2 years

40k - 50k3-5 years

70k - 80k10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

40k - 50k5-10 years

When comparing the average salary by experience to 2013’s results you can see that the average salary has slightly increased for drug safety employees with less than 3 years’ experience and over 10 years’ experience. Salary’s have remained unchanged from last year’s results for employees with experience between 3 and 10 years.

Average Salary by Job Title (£)Drug Safety / PV Associate 20k-30kDrug Safety / PV Officer 30k-40kDrug Safety Scientist 40k-50kDrug Safety Specialist 30k-40kSenior Drug Safety / PV Officer 40k-50kPharmacovigilance Associate Manager 40k-50kPharmacovigilance Manager 50k-60kSenior Pharmacovigilance Manager 70k-80kAssociate Director 70k-80kDirector 70k-80k

The results of the average salary by job title show that the average salary increases directly with the increased level of responsibility that the employee has. This year’s results show a similar average salary by job title to last year’s results.


26


The table above demonstrates that most roles within the drug safety sector experienced increases in salary as experience grew and as the job role became more senior. However, the Drug Safety Associate salary only increases after 5 years of industry experience within the role. The Drug Safety Scientist salaries remain static, and do not appear to increase in correlation with the number of years experience in industry.



Drug Safety Associate 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k 30k-40k 40k-50k

Drug Safety / PV Officer 20k-30k 30k-40k 30k-40k 30k-40k

Drug Safety Scientist 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k – 50k

Drug Safety Specialist 30k-40k 30k-40k 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k-50k 50k – 60k

Senior Drug Safety / PV Officer 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 50k – 60k 60k – 70k

Pharmacovigilance Associate Manager 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 40k-50k 50k – 60k

Pharmacovigilance Manager 40k-50k 50k-60k 50k – 60k

Senior Pharmacovigilance Manager 70k-80k 70k-80k

Associate Director

Director

50k-60k 70k-80k

70k-80k


The graph on the right shows that the most common salary for the respondents of our salary survey who work within drug safety / pharmacovigilance is £40-50k, which is an increase from the £30-40k last year.

The majority of respondents were based in London and the South East, with between 5 and 10 years experience. Compared to last year’s respondents, this years respondents had slightly higher levels of experience on average.

0% 5% 10%

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

SBSP= 42k


The results from the survey on whether candidates thought their salary reflected their level of experience within the drug safety sector, indicates a more positive view of remuneration within the sector. 62% of candidates thought that their salary reflected their level of experience, in comparison to last year’s results, where the majority of candidates did not think that their salary reflected their level of experience.


34.3% London

3.8% East

40.2% South East

7.3% South West

3.7% North West

7.6% North East

3.1% Wales


10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

27



of candidates thought that their salary did not reflect their level of experience


27%

38%

50%

23%

28

The average salary by experience table below shows that the average salary gradually increases alongside experience levels within the drug safety / pharmacovigilance sector, similar to the UK results. However, unlike the large jump in salary results for respondents who had over ten years experience within the UK, within Europe the salary only slightly increased for respondents with over 5 years experience.

There was a slightly higher response level for the European salary survey from employees working within Italy. Some of the respondents noted that they worked across multiple countries across Europe, resulting in the percentage totals for the country split coming to over 100%.

The majority of respondents had experience levels of over 5 years, which should be taken into account when analysing the results.


30k - 40k0-2 years

40k - 50k3-5 years

60k - 70k10+ years

40k - 50k2-3 years

60k - 70k5-10 years


18.1% Germany

10.5% Switzerland

18.1% Netherlands

16.4% Spain

27.3% Italy

8.9% Belgium

18.1% Other


Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)

EUROPEAN

29

Within the drug safety / pharmacovigilance respondents from the European salary survey, 53% of respondents believed that their salary reflected their level of experience. This highlighted a slightly higher belief that the respondents’ salary did not match their level of experience in comparison to the UK counterparts.

The table above shows the average salary for each job title across the main European countries that responded to both our UK and European pharmaceutical salary surveys within the drug safety / pharmacovigilance sector, demonstrating a steady growth in salary as the job role gains seniority for all of the main European countries.

Bonus

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%



Memberships

Car Allowance

Training & Development

Income ProtectionHealthcare Gym MembershipLife Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceThe respondents within Europe were most likely to receive a bonus out of the different benefit options. However there were less candidates with benefit

packages across Europe in comparison to the UK results, with less than 25% of respondents receiving a bonus, in comparison to over 50% for the UK survey.


Drug Safety / PV Associate 20k-30k 40k-50k 50k-60k 50k-60k 40k-50k

Drug Safety / PV Officer 30k-40k 40k-50k 60k-70k 50k-60k 40k-50k

Drug Safety Scientist 40k-50k 70k-80k 60k-70k

Drug Safety Specialist 30k-40k 70k-80k 60k-70k 50k-60k

Senior Drug Safety / PV Officer 40k-50k 50k-60k 70k-80k 70k-80k 50k-60k

Pharmacovigilance Associate Manager 40k-50k 60k-70k 80k-90k 80k-90k 60k-70k

Pharmacovigilance Manager 50k-60k 60k-70k 80k-90k 90k+ 60k-70k

Senior Pharmacovigilance Manager 70k-80k 70k-80k 80k-90k 90k+ 80k-90k

Associate Director 70k-80k 90k+ 80k-90k 90k+ 90k+

Director 70k-80k 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance) (European)

Medical Affairs / Information


31

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Medical Affairs / Information

Average Salary by Job Title (£)Medical Affairs Manager 60k-70kSenior Medical Affairs Manager 70k-80kMedical Affairs Director 80k+VP Medical Affairs 80k+Medical Information Associate 30k-40kMedical Science Liaison (MSL) 50k-60kAssociate Director MSL 70k-80kScientific Advisor 50k-60kSenior Scientific Advisor 60k-70k

The responses from the salary survey showed that average salary gradually increases with industry experience. In comparison to last year, respondents with less than 5 years experience reported a slightly higher salary. When comparing to other sectors, the medical affairs / information sector generally had higher average salary levels by experience for respondents with less than ten years experience.

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%

80%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceAs can be seen in the graph below, the majority of the respondents within medical affairs / information received a benefits package in addition to their salary. The most common benefits for the sector

were a bonus, private healthcare and a pension scheme. The majority of survey respondents also noted that they received training, a car allowance, and life assurance benefits.


30k - 40k0-2 years

50k - 60k3-5 years

60k - 70k10+ years

40k - 50k2-3 years

50k - 60k5-10 years

The table on the left shows that, as expected, the average salary increases as the job title gains seniority. The average salary responses show a similar level of average salary from respondents as compared to last year.

32


The results in the table above show that salary levels within medical affairs / information are normally fairly static within specific job titles, with salary levels for a job title only increasing slightly as experience increase, in comparison to a larger increase corresponding with increased levels of seniority.

Experience in industry (£)Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsMedical Affairs Manager 50k-60k 60k-70k 60k-70k

Senior Medical Affairs Manager 70k-80k 70k-80k

Medical Affairs Director 60k-70k 80k+VP Medical Affairs 60k-70k 80k+

Medical Information Associate 30k-40k 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k-50k 50k-60k 60k - 70k

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) 50k-60k 50k-60k 50k-60k 60k-70k 60k - 70k

Associate Director MSL 70k-80k 70k-80k 70k-80kScientific Advisor 30k-40k 40k-50k 50k-60k 50k-60k Senior Scientific Advisor 40k-50k 50k-60k 60k-70k


The responses from the medical affairs / information sector of the salary survey were spread fairly evenly across the different salary levels. However the majority of respondents reported earning over £50,000.

Similar to other sectors within the pharmaceutical salary survey, the majority of respondents from within the medical affairs / information sector were based in either London or the South East of England.

0% 5%

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

SBSP= 67k



34.4% London

8.6% East

37.1% South East

11.6% South West

2.6% North West

2.6% Scotland

3.1% West Midlands


12.9% 2-3 years

13.4% 3-5 years

21% 5-10 years

36.8% 10+ years

5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

33

In contrast to 2013’s salary survey results where 55% of respondents felt that their salary reflected their level of experience, only 42% of respondents from this year’s survey believed that their salary reflected this.





36%

58%

43%

21%

34

The results of our European salary survey showed that the average salary by experience rises gradually with increased experience levels. This is a result of salaries across the European medical affairs / information sector increasing in line with job level seniority, and remaining fairly static across experience.

The majority of responses from the medical affairs / information sector of the European salary survey were from Switzerland, with the remaining responses split evenly across the other main European countries.

The majority of respondents had over 5 years experience within industry. It is worth noting this when analysing the results from the European survey.


40k - 50k0-2 years

70k - 80k3-5 years

90k+10+ years

50k - 60k2-3 years

80k - 90k5-10 years


14.1% Germany

18.7% France

34.2% Switzerland

9% Netherlands

14.1% Spain

5.2% Italy

4.7% Other


Medical Affairs / Information

EUROPEAN

35

The results from the medical affairs / information sector showed that 53% of respondents from Europe thought that their salary reflected their level of experience. This is in contrast to the responses from the UK salary survey where the majority of respondents did not feel that their salary reflected their level of experience.

The table above shows the average salary for each job title across the main European countries that responded to both our UK and European pharmaceutical salary surveys within the medical affairs / information sector.

Benefits at a GlanceThe graph below shows that although the European respondents were less likely to receive benefits than their UK counterparts, nearly 75% of respondents to the European salary survey received a bonus as part

of their benefit package. Training & development and private healthcare benefits were also common, with just under half of respondents confirming that they received them.


Medical Science Liaison (MSL) 50k-60k 80k-90k 90k+ 70k-80k 70k-80k

Associate Director MSL 70k-80k 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Medical Affairs Manager 60k-70k 70k-80k 90k+ 80k-90k 80k-90k

Senior Medical Affairs Manager 70k-80k 80k-90k 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Medical Information Associate 30k-40k 70k-80k 80k-90k 50k-60k

Scientific /Medical Advisor 50k-60k 80k-90k 80k-90k

Senior Scientific /Medical Advisor 60k-70k 90k+ 90k+

Medical Affairs Assistant Director 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Medical Affairs Director 80k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

VP Medical Affairs 80k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+ 90k+

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Medical Affairs / Information (European)

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%

80%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

Quality Assurance / Quality Control


37

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Average Salary by Job Title (£)QA Officer 25k - 35kQA Manager 40k - 50kSite QA head 30k - 40kDeputy QA Manager 30k - 40kOperations manager 50k - 60kSenior QA Officer 50k - 60kQuality Data Specialist 70k - 80kQuality assurance representative 20k - 30kQuality Assurance technician 30k - 40kQuality Compliance Officer 20k - 30kTrainee Qualified Person 40k - 50kQuality & Governance Manager 50k - 60k

The average salary by experience has increased from the 2012/2013 results, with the salary ranges increasing after 5 years by around 8k, and 10 years rising by 6k. The lower years’ experience sectors are similar to last year, showing the same salary for entry level and less experienced candidates.

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%

90%

80%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

Benefits at a GlanceThe highest benefits in the Quality Assurance sector were bonus and private medical cover, with no respondent’s receiving income protection. There was a high increase in respondents compared to last

year, with bonus and medical cover benefits being the most popular within the industry. The only other significant change was the increase of training and development by over 30% in a year.


25k - 35k0-2 years

30k - 40k3-5 years

50k - 60k10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

40k - 50k5-10 years

The average salary by job title results show the levels that the salary rises compared to the job title. The senior versions of the job titles increase by around 10k, showing that the QA industry has a very steady progression with promotion and respective salaries. We have received many additional job titles compared to last year, as the range of QA careers continues to grow.

38


Experience in industry (£)Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsQA Manager / Officer 20k - 30k 20k - 30k 30k - 40k 40k - 50k 50k - 60k 50k - 60kSite QA head 30k - 40k 40k - 50kDeputy QA Manager 30k - 40k 40k - 50k 40k - 50kOperations manager 50k - 60k 50k - 60kSenior QA Officer 50k - 60k 50k - 60kQuality Data Specialist 70k - 80k

Quality assurance representative 20k - 30k 30k - 40k 40k - 50k

Quality Assurance technician 20k - 30k 30k - 40k 30k - 40k 30k - 40kQuality Compliance Officer 20k - 30k 30k - 40kTrainee Qualified Person 30k - 40k 40k - 50k

Quality & Governance Manager 40k - 50k 50k - 60k


The graph on the right shows that the most common salary for the respondents of our salary survey who work within Quality Assurance is £50-60k.

The majority of respondents were based in London and the South East, with between 3-5 years experience or 10+ years. Compared to last year’s respondents, this years respondents had slightly higher levels of experience on average.

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

0% 5% 10%

SBSP= 54k



18% London

6% East

53% South East

11% South West

6% North West

6% West Midlands

Experience levels6% 0-2 years 10% 2-3 years 21% 3-5 years 11% 5-10 years 52% 10+ years

39

Based on 2013’s results where 80% of candidates were disatisfied with their salary there has been a slight decrease. At 75% this is still one of the highest results across the salary survey where the majority of candidates did not think that their salary reflected their level of experience. This high level of QA professionals not being happy with the salary has a direct link with the 59% of candidates who will be looking for a new role within the next 12 months.

of candidates thought their salary did not reflect their level of experience




75%

18% 59%

23%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Health Economics / Market Access


41

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Health Economics / Market Access

Average Salary by Job Title (£)Health Economist 40k-50kSenior Health Economist 50k-60kHealth Economist Manager 60k-70kSenior Health Economist Manager 60k-70kDirector of Health Economics 70k-80kMarket Access Manager 70k-80kAssociate Director of Market Access 60k-70kOutcomes Research Manager 50k-60kSenior Outcomes Research Manager 70k-80k

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%

80%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

The table on the left shows the average salary by job title from the respondents for the health economics / market access sector. Although it may seem unusual that some of the higher level roles have lower average salary bands within health economics/market access, this is partly due to some employees moving into senior job roles within health economics/market access, having had little or no previous experience within the sector. This indicates that although the average salary by experience grows steadily, the average salary by job title can be more variable.

Benefits at a GlanceThe graph below shows that the majority of respondents reported receiving a bonus, private healthcare and a work pension as part of their benefit package. Although this appears to be a better benefit package than the majority of

other sectors, in comparison to last year’s results, respondents were less likely to receive income protection, life assurance, training & development, and membership to professional associations.


40k - 50k0-2 years

50k - 60k3-5 years

70k - 80k10+ years

50k - 60k2-3 years

60k - 70k5-10 years

42


The table above shows that the majority of job titles within health economics / market access increase in salary as the employee gains additional industry experience. As mentioned previously, it is worth noting the large difference in salary between associate directors of market access depends on whether they have five to ten years industry experience or ten+ years industry experience.

Experience in industry (£)Job Title 0 - 1 Years 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10+ YearsHealth Economist 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 50k-60k 50k-60k 60k-70k Senior Health Economist 50k-60k 50k-60k 60k-70k 70k-80kHealth Economist Manager 40k-50k 50k-60k 60k-70k 70k-80k

Senior Health Economist Manager 60k-70k 70k-80k 70k-80k

Director of Health Economics 70k-80k 70k-80kMarket Access Manager 50k-60k 70k-80k 80k+

Associate Director of Market Access 50k-60k 80k+

Outcomes Research Manager 50k-60k 60k-70k 60k-70k

Senior Outcomes Research Manager 60k-70k 70k-80k 70k-80k


The responses for the health economics / market access sector were fairly evenly spread out across the salary ranges, demonstrating the wide range of salaries within the sector.

Similar to other sectors within this pharmaceutical salary survey, the locations of the respondents were based mainly within London and the South East.

0% 5%

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

SBSP= 67k



38.1% London

33.4% South East

14.3% South West

4.4% North West

4.7% Scotland

5.1% East Midlands


12.3% 2-3 years 24.7% 3-5 years 24.7% 5-10 years 31% 10+ years

5% 10% 15% 20%

43

In comparison to 2013’s results within health economics / market access this year’s respondents were more likely to feel that their salary did not reflect their level of experience. 55% of this year’s respondents confirmed that they did not think their salary reflected their level of experience, in comparison to only 46% last year.



of this year’s respondents confirming that they did not think their salary reflected their level of experience


35%

55%

50%

15%

Biostatistics


45

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Biostatistics

Average Salary by Job Title (£)SAS Programmer 20k-30kSenior SAS Programmer 40k-50kData Systems Manager 40k-50kPrinciple Statistical Programmer 40k-50kSenior Principle Statistician 80k+Statistical Director 80k+

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%

80%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

The response from the average salary by job title within biostatistics shows that salaries vary greatly between the different job roles, lower seniority roles received a salary of £20-30k, whilst director and other high level roles received over £80k.

Benefits at a GlanceThe majority of respondents reported that they received private healthcare, a work pension and life assurance as part of their added benefits. Overall this year’s respondents received a larger range of

benefits compared to 2013’s respondents who often had smaller benefit packages. This was a direct result of the high level of competition for roles within biostatistics.

The table above shows that salaries within biostatistics gradually increase as the employee gains more experience within the industry. In comparison to last year’s results, salaries for between three and ten years experience have slightly decreased.


20k - 30k0-2 years

30k - 40k3-5 years

70k - 80k10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

40k - 50k5-10 years

46


The table above shows that the salary levels increase gradually within most job titles within the biostatistics sector. In comparison to last year’s results, salary levels have dropped slightly for SAS Programmers and Senior SAS Programmers with five to ten years experience. Salaries for other job roles / experience levels have remained static. This would indicate employees receiving higher levels of benefits, the result is a slight decrease in salary for some job roles.



SAS Programmer 20k-30k 20k-30k 20k-30k 30k-40k 40k-50k

Senior SAS Programmer 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 70k-80k 70k-80k

Data Systems Manager 40k-50k 40k-50k 70k-80k

Principle Statistical Programmer 40k-50k 50k-60k

Senior Principle Statistician 70k-80k 70k-80k

Statistical Director 70k-80k 80k+


The most common salary for the respondents of our salary survey who work within biometrics is £40-50k. However, in comparison to some of the other sectors within the pharmaceutical industry, the results were fairly evenly spread across the salary ranges.

As with a lot of the pharmaceutical sector results, the majority of respondents were based in either London or the South East, as there is a concentration of pharmaceutical companies having offices in these locations. Interestingly there was also a higher percentage of respondents from the North West and North East within this sector.

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

0% 5% 10%

SBSP= 59k



20.1% London

6.7% East

33.2% South East

6.4% South West

13.1% North West

13.8% North East

6.7% West Midlands


11.3% 2-3 years

9.1% 3-5 years

35.4% 5-10 years

38.8% 10+ years

47

The results from the survey on whether candidates thought their salary reflected their level of experience, within the biostatistics sector virtually matches 2013’s results , with 67% of candidates thinking that their salary did not reflected their level of experience.



of candidates thinking that their salary did not reflected their level of experience


33%

67%

47%

20%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Medical Communications


49

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Medical Communications

Average Salary by Job Title (£)Medical Writer / Editor 30k-40kSenior Medical Writer / Editor 50k-60kAccount Manager 30k-40kSenior Account Manager 40k-50kMedical Communications Manager 50k-60kAssociate Director of Medical Communications 80k+

Bonus

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

70%

60%


Gym Membership

Car Allowance


Income Protection


Memberships


Life Assurance

The table here shows the average salary by job title. Overall, most of the average salaries by job title were roughly the same as 2013’s results, with the only noticeable large increase being senior medical writers/ editors respondents.

Benefits at a GlanceThe survey responses from medical communications’ candidates showed that, similar to other sectors, the majority of employees working within medical

communications’ received a bonus as part of their salary benefit package.

The table above shows that within medical communications, the average salary gradually increases directly alongside experience. In comparison to last year’s results, the average salary bandings for employees with over 3 years experience was slightly higher, with average salaries for employees with less than 3 years experience staying the same.


30k - 40k0-2 years

40k - 50k3-5 years

70k - 80k10+ years

30k - 40k2-3 years

50k - 60k5-10 years

50


The table above shows the average salary for each job title, split by the number of years experience the respondents have gained within industry. The results show a slight increase for both medical writers / editors and senior medical writers / editors.



Medical Writer / Editor 20k-30k 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k

Senior Medical Writer / Editor 40k-50k 60k-70k 60k-70k

Account Manager 30k-40k 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k

Senior Account Manager 30k-40k 40k-50k 40k-50k 60k-70k 60k-70k

Medical Communications Manager 40k-50k 40k-50k 50k-60k 70k-80k

Associate Director of Medical Communications 80k+


The graph on the right shows that half of the respondents from within the medical communications sector have a salary of between £40-50k.

The majority of the responses were also from London which is due to a lot of medical communications agencies being London centric. This is worth of note as London salaries can sometimes be higher than salaries in the rest of the country, due to the higher costs of living within the capital.

20k - 30k

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k+

30k - 40k

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

0% 5% 10% 15%

SBSP= 52k



49.6% London

14.3% East

14.9% South East

14.3% North West

6.9% North East


14.5% 2-3 years

14.1% 3-5 years

49.7% 5-10 years

14.5% 10+ years

51

The results from the survey on whether candidates felt their salary reflected their level of experience within the medical communications sector, portrays a similar viewpoint as 2013’s results.





36%

50%

50%

14%

15% 20% 25% 30% 40%35% 45%

Only Medics


53

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : Only Medics

Bonus

0%

10%

60%

20%

70%

30%

80%

40%

90%

50%

100%


Meal Vouchers

Car Allowance

Gym Membership

Income ProtectionHealthcare Professional Association

Memberships

Life Assurance

Pharmaceutical PhysiciansThe Only Medics salary survey was run separately to the Clinical Professionals Group’s other sectors, to reflect the different ranges and packages available to physicians. The results here have been divided into 3 main functional specialisms; Medical affairs

Physicians, Drug safety (Pharmacovigilance) Physicians and Clinical Research Physicians.Pharmaceutical physicians generally receive a larger benefits package in comparison to some other areas surveyed.

The results from the Only Medics survey demonstrated that as salaries increased, employees were more likely to believe that their salary accurately reflected their level of experience (not shown here). The ‘salary banding switch point’ – SBSP for the Only Medics sectors was significantly higher than the other sectors, with the SBSP for physicians being the top salary banding of £81k. Of course this is reflected in the overall higher salary of the function, and therefore is actually a comparatively lower step to reach than that of other functional areas surveyed.

54



The majority of the responses from the salary survey were from employees earning over €110k, which should be taken into account when analysing the results.

Most of the respondents were based in Germany, France or the UK, with the remaining respondents being based across a range of European countries.

The largest experience level percentile from our responses came within the broad 10+ year bracket; which shows the direct correlation between the large salaries and experience, and also a reason why our respondents would have certain benefits in their packages 100% of the time.

40k - 50k

60k - 70k

80k - 90k

100k - 110k

110k+

50k - 60k

70k - 80k

90k - 100k

0% 5% 10% 15%

Medical Affairs Physicians

Clinical Physicians

Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance) Physicians

UK EUAverage Salary by Job Title (£) (e)

Medical Advisor 60k - 70k 80k - 90kSenior Medical Advisor 70k - 85k 90k - 100kMedical Affairs Manager 80k - 100k 90k - 100kMedical Affairs Head 95k - 115k 110k+

Average Salary by Job Title (£) (e)Clinical Research Physician 60k - 70k 80k - 90kSenior Clinical Research Physician 70k - 85k 90k - 100kAssociate Director 80k - 100k 90k - 100kDirector 95k - 130k 110k+

Average Salary by Job Title (£) (e)Drug Safety Physician 60k - 70k 80k - 90kSenior Drug safety Physician 70k - 85k 90k - 100kAssociate Director 80k - 100k 90k - 100kDirector 95k - 130k 110k+

SBSP= 81k


Response rate by geographical area6.4% Germany

18.7% Switzerland

12.6% Spain

18.5% Belgium

37.6% UK

6.2% Other


7.6% 2-3 years

8.1% 3-5 years

15.4% 5-10 years

61.5% 10+ years

55

Just over half our pharmaceutical physician respondents reported not feeling their salary represented their experience level within the industry (53%). However, this is slightly lower than most over functional areas within pharmaceuticals, and only second to Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance (38%).

This is reflected in the more attainable SBSP for physicians, and therefore shows a slightly higher job satisfaction than other functional areas.

However, when you look at how the 3 different areas of pharmaceutical physicians answered the question “Do you think your salary reflects your experience level?”, you find the overall figure doesn’t show how much it varies. Clinical research physicians and Medical Affairs physicians have responses of 54% and 49% of those that feel their salary does not reflect their level of experience.

Yet 66% of pharmacovigilance physicians reported that their salary was not correct for their experience level, in stark contrast to the non-physician job roles within the Drug Safety sector which sees a rather high level of salary satisfaction compared to other functional areas. Looking at the average salaries, we have seen it slightly lower for the PV physician than for Medical affairs or Clinical research counterparts, of which the SBSP value is still about the same level and initially suggests more room for improvement.

of respondents reported not feeling their salary represented their experience level within the industry53%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 40%35% 45%

56

The Clinical Professionals Group

57

Clinical Professionals 2014 Salary Survey : The Clinical Professionals Group

The Clinical Professionals Group have partnerships with 8 out of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies, as well as medical device organisations, emerging biotechs, Clinical Research Organisations (CROs), medical communications agencies, regulatory bodies and research charities.

The team at The Clinical Professionals Group are experts in their market, both geographically and technically, with full understanding of the sector they work in, enabling them to provide candidates and clients alike with the consultative approach of a specialist staffing organisation combined with the Pan-European coverage of an industry leading supplier.

Clinical Professionals offer a unique array of services for candidates, including our “Pipeline Watch” advisory consultation programme, which is free for candidates, enabling them to keep up-to-date with the career marketplace, even when they are not ‘actively’ seeking new opportunities.

The Clinical Professionals Group provides our clients and candidates with unrivalled specialist understanding, knowledge and experience in the staffing needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

Independent market research carried out in 2013 found that 95% of hiring managers rate Clinical Professionals as consistently superior in quality, speed of response, staff retention and communication. In addition, nine out of 10 customers rate the company as their most trusted partner.

Clinical Professionals are committed to operating to the highest ethical business levels. As a member of Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCO) we are bound to their Code of Ethics and Code of Professionals Practice, which has been developed to ensure candidates receive the highest recruitment standards.

Clinical Professionals is Europe’s leading independent pharmaceutical outsourcing (FSP) and staffing company. We recruit for a variety of roles within the pharmaceutical industry, including permanent, freelance, contract and interim vacancies.

To find out more about Clinical Professionals and how we can help you, contact our team on +44(0)118 959 4990 (UK office) or +44(0)207 822 1710 (EU office). Alternatively, you can email us at: [email protected]

www.clinicalprofessionals.eu


58

Regulatory Professionals’ integrated regulatory teams are available to support partner organisations of all sizes, from one consultant to deliver a specialist project to whole functional regulatory teams consisting of 100+ professionals. Our capabilities also offer contract and permanent staffing services to allow a 360 degree service range for all aspects of regulatory delivery.

We work across various areas within regulatory, including:- Regulatory clinical- Regulatory CMC- Regulatory strategy- Regulatory submissions and publishing- Regulatory writing- Lifecycle management- Medical devices

Regulatory Professionals was founded by The Clinical Professionals Group in August 2013, to build on the knowledge and expertise of the company whilst providing a specialist service to clients recruiting within regulatory affairs.

Regulatory Professionals brings the same customer centric service which is associated with the Clinical Professionals brand, additionally offering an integrated outsourcing function that can offer knowledgeable regulatory consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry.

Quickly becoming one of the fastest growing global integrated regulatory providers, Regulatory Professionals’ network of over 20,000 pharmaceutical professionals has already established itself as an outsourcing solution for many companies.

For more information on the services that Regulatory Professionals provide, contact the Regulatory Professionals team at [email protected] or on +44(0)118 952 2797 (UK office) or +44(0)207 822 1717 (EU office)

www.regulatoryprofessionals.com

Regulatory Professionals


Only Medics

59

Only Medics was acquired by The Clinical Professionals Group in March 2009. Only Medics is a specialist international medical recruitment company that focuses exclusively on the recruitment of pharmaceutical physicians.

Originally founded in 2005, Only Medics is now the market leader in its field, and has distinguished itself as an established medical recruitment company of choice.

Only Medics have obtained exclusive or preferred supplier status for many organisations from global pharma through medium and small-sized companies to start-up ventures, CROs, Biotech companies and national regulatory bodies.

The team at Only Medics have in-depth knowledge of opportunities for physicians and of companies and their cultures. This means that we can provide candid advice about the most appropriate job for candidates.

With extensive industry experience, we have the knowledge and skills to help candidates find the right job for them.

Only Medics offer a range of physician specific services for candidates, including sponsoring our Physician to Pharma event, which is run as a service to industry, providing training for entry level pharmaceutical physicians.

For more information on the services that Only Medics provide, or to register with Only Medics, contact the Only Medics team at [email protected] or call +44(0)118 952 2799

www.onlymedics.com


60

Traditionally, functions such as monitoring would be retained in house with permanent staff within a bio-pharmaceutical organisation. Alternatively, an organisation may choose to outsource entire clinical studies (full service CRO).

The FSP model allows separation of core/non-core capabilities within your company allowing you to choose providers specialising in a discipline e.g. Clinical Monitoring, Biostatistics, Orphan Drug or Oncology.

Clinical Professionals’ FSP model additionally allows you to retain functional control, have confidence in staff retention, lower cost and allow greater flexibility.

This removes the burden of employment and often reduces day-to-day management requirements but has the benefits of strategic control and direct integration within functions of your business.

What is a Functional Service Provider or FSP?

“For me, it is knowing that I have the support of the FSP team, not only in the recruitment stages, but on an on-going basis, for the duration of each assignment.”

61


A current partnership in a specialist department of a top 10 pharmaceutical organisation achieved:

• 50% reduction in the amount of time required during the recruitment process for new staff coming into the FSP.

• Within 24 hours of a resource request being received, Clinical Professionals have provided a high standard of candidates to be considered for the FSP.

• The added service levels as part of that FSP has enabled that client’s line managers more time to focus on their own role, due to the support via Clinical Professionals to manage the FSP team members.

ValueThe reason for introducing an FSP model is often driven by the desire to create efficiencies within the resourcing and conduct of studies, without compromising on quality.

As well as providing value regarding recruitment and management of quality staff into your team via the FSP, the collaboration between client and FSP partner can bring further value by reviewing items such as processes and training, to create further efficiencies in the way the team is managed to increase productivity.

The more significant but indirect cost saving relating to the efficiencies generated via an FSP is the reduced cycle time enabling clients to get drugs to market sooner and in a more cost efficient manner.

GovernanceIt is imperative that the partnerships forged between the sponsor and Clinical Professionals is managed appropriately, and governance forms a crucial part of the relationship.

Our Governance meetings are held at least bi-annually in order to review the current status of the FSP service, discuss areas of success and identify areas of improvement, plus the shared vision for the future of the relationship. Our FSP model continues to evolve throughout the lifecycle of the partnership, and governance enables this.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) agreed by both parties at the beginning of the relationship are pivotal to measuring the performance of the relationship on an on-going basis, and review of these forms a large part of the governance meetings.

Case Study

To arrange a meeting to assess how Clinical Professionals can work for you please contact us.

Cost reduction in year 1.

of clients rate clinical professionals as their ‘most trusted partner’.*

Time to hire reduced by:

12%

85%

50%


62

This survey is for use for individual, personal, and confidential reference purposes only.

Contained herein is aggregate data related to salaries with breakdowns by a number of categories. The data represents only that of the respondents and recognizes that actual salaries may vary based on circumstantial conditions.

Clinical Professionals expressly disclaims all liability for damages of any kind arising out of the use of the data resulting from this survey.

All material contained in these pages, including without limitation text, logos, icons, photographs and all other artwork, is copyright material of Clinical Professionals Ltd, unless otherwise stated. Commercial use of this material may only be made with the express prior written permission of Clinical Professionals Ltd.

Disclaimer

ww

w.c

linic

alpr

ofes

sion

als.

eu

For more information about the Clinical Professionals group and its services contact us:

+44 (0)118 9594 990+49 (0)711 222 54 403

[email protected]

Clinical Professionals Ltd33 Blagrave Street

Reading, RG1 1PW, UK+44 (0)118 9594 990

Clinical Professionals Ltd11 – 12 Bouverie Street,London, EC4Y 8DP, UK

+44 (0)207 822 1710

Clinical Professionals GmbHKönigstrasse 10C

Stuttgart, 70173, Germany+49 (0)711 222 54 403

RRP £14.99 Clinical Professionals 2014 ©

2014 Pharmaceutical Salary Survey

Documents

Transcript of 2014 Pharmaceutical Salary Survey