Clinical Research Industry Report

Clinical Research Organisations

Skills In Demand, by Role All Clinical Vacancies, CRO, 2021-2023* Est, Europe

Top Countries All Clinical Vacancies, CRO, 2021-2023* Est, Europe

Clinical Operations

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Clinical Management

France

CRA

Spain

Senior CRA

Poland

Clinical Projects

Germany

Clinical Study

Italy

CRA II

200

400

600

800

500

1,000

1,500

2023*

2021

2022

Source: Vacancysoft Analytics

*- Forecast 2023

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Clinical R&D Medical Aairs & Medical Information Health Economics Outcomes Epidemiology

As touched on earlier, the drop in vacancies has been felt more sharply within the CROs than within the big pharmaceutical companies, hence when looking at how recruitment for clinical professionals has shifted this year compared to last we can see: • Projects roles (typically found in CROs) dropped the most, down 68% from last year Regulatory Aairs Quality Assurance Management Others • CRA II roles have also had a significant drop, down 54% • In contrast, Clinical Operations roles have proven more resilient to the downturn, down only 5.7%. What this has meant is, that Clinical projects roles, which in 2022 had been the number one skill in demand, accounting for over 16% of all vacancies, have as a result dropped to being the fourth largest area, making up only 9.3% of all the clinical vacancies. In contrast, Clinical Operations, which had been the fourth largest area within the

function, has become the number one area being recruited for next year, rising from a share of 8.9% to 14.7%. By the same token, looking at the trends by country, we see it in the UK, Italy, and Germany which have seen the biggest drops, which are all countries with significant CRO functions. These three have seen dips in activity this year of 51%, 53%, and 59.5% respectively. Put another way, what that has meant is that when analyzing activity on a pan-European basis, the share of CRO clinical vacancies that have been within the UK has fallen from 34% last year to 17% this year. In contrast, Poland despite seeing volumes fall, has now become the third largest country in Europe, for clinical vacancies within the CROs. A sign of their strategy to appeal to international companies for direct foreign investment for outsourcing paying off?

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