People Analytics Toolbox · Niche Benchmark · CRO / CDMO (Research & Manufacturing Outsourcing)
A compensation benchmark built for cro / cdmo (research & manufacturing outsourcing).
Outsourced scientific research & biomanufacturing roles that fall between pharma and services surveys. The broad surveys flatten or miss these roles — we build the benchmark with a of peers, cheaply.
Why your niche isn’t in the surveys
Priced off the wrong band.
Contract research (CRO) and contract development & manufacturing (CDMO) orgs straddle pharma, services, and manufacturing — so they get pulled into whichever survey fits worst. Upstream Process-Dev Scientists and Study Directors deserve a benchmark built for their actual market.
Roles in this consortium
The we already benchmark.
- ›Upstream Process Development Scientist
- ›Downstream Process Development Scientist
- ›Study Director (Preclinical)
- ›Bioprocess Engineer
- ›Analytical Development Scientist
Each Focus overlays a function we already canon, so even a brand-new role anchors on a defensible base and applies the role’s differential. Sparse Focuses roll up to the function benchmark — nothing is left unpriced.
What you get
The cuts, anonymized.
Pay percentiles by role and level for cro / cdmo (research & manufacturing outsourcing), built from the cohort and refreshed each cycle. Every cut is and released only with at least two contributors — you see the benchmark, never another company’s data.
Metrics benchmarked
- •Base pay
- •Total cash
- •Bonus prevalence
- •Voluntary turnover
- •Time-to-fill
HR-metric benchmarks ride the same roster — no extra collection.
- Who joins
- Contract Research (CRO) · Contract Manufacturing (CDMO) · Biotechnology — 100–10,000 employees.
- Onboarding
- Upload a roster; our matching engine maps every job automatically. No manual .
Request the consortium.
Forming — register interest and we'll convene the cohort in your niche.