BrightOwl Survey Results

BrightOwl Survey results

• Web platform

• Matching Consultants and Vacancies

• Create profile (based on skills, experience and availability)

• Post projects (based on skills, experience and availability)

• Services

Whooooo is BrightOwl

Whooooo is BrightOwl

BrightOwl is the first online provider platform in the Clinical Research and Life Sciences Industry matching

vacancies and expert consultants based on skills, experience and availability

BrightOwl makes the recruitment market for clinical researchers and other life science professionals flexible,

transparent and ultimately more rewarding for both consultants and companies.

Consultants

N=131

Company Executives

N=41

Survey conducted in March 2014

Do you work for … ?

A service provider

FAGG, Pharma.be, FlandersBio, etc.

A medical devices company

A biotechnology company

A hospital

A CRO

A pharmaceutical company

0% 20% 40% 60%

2%

2%

5%

10%

15%

15%

51%

FAGG, Pharma.be, FlandersBio, etc.

A medical devices company

A biotechnology company

A service provider

A hospital

A CRO

A pharmaceutical company

0% 20% 40%

1%

5%

7%

7%

14%

30%

37%

Company executives Consultants

Other

Biostatistics

Quality Assurance

Quality & Training

Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety

Medical Affairs

Regulatory Affairs

Data Management

Clinical Operations

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

15%

2%

2%

2%

5%

5%

5%

7%

11%

44%

In which department do you currently work?

Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Medical Writing

Biostatistics

Data Management

Quality Assurance

Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety

Regulatory Affairs

Medical Affairs

Quality & Training

Clinical Operations

0% 20% 40% 60%

7%

7%

7%

12%

12%

17%

17%

20%

24%

54%

Company executives Consultants

Which channels have you used in the past to find a staffing provider?

Other

The company that employed me requested that I select a particular

staffing provider.

Events

Social media

Job fair

Personal network

Job websites

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

5%

8%

12%

18%

24%

51%

69%

Other

Job fair

Social media

Events

Job websites

Personal network

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

29%

7%

10%

12%

29%

66%

Company executives Consultants

”Have you already found work through a staffing provider?

32%

33%

35%

Yes, I have already found work through a staffing provider

Yes, I found my current role through a staffing provider

No

Consultants

“Has your company already worked with staffing providers to recruit or assign

consultants for specific projects or roles?”

83%

17%

Yes No

Company executives

Base: Clients who don’t work with freelancers (N=24)

Why don’t you enlist the services of freelance consultants directly?

Company executives

Positive• Broader (over)view of

opportunities and open positions• Overview of consultants• More efficient• Easier

Negative• Is there personal contact?• Just a collection of CV’s• There should be some sort of

selection by BrightOwl• There should be other staffing

services

Why does the BrightOwl concept (not) appeal to you?

We’ve covered all

these in our

platform and

approach

The correct pricing

Better market mechanism, better price

The perfect fit thanks to better screening

Insight into availability

The right motivation

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

10%

15%

24%

24%

27%

You just saw various concepts on BrightOwl, which one do you ultimately prefer?

Company executives

Networking

Take the lead

Transparency that offers me the opportunity of change

Transparency to choose from all available projects

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

10%

14%

25%

51%

“You just saw various concepts on BrightOwl, which one do you ultimately prefer?”

Base: Consultants (N=131)

Consultants

• Indicate which skills are necessary

• Find freelancers that provide a certain service (specific budget and timespan)

• Availability of consultants

• Easily add criteria to my project (location, field, …)

• BrightOwl screens each consultant in advance (selection interview, tests, …)

• I can see which consultant is a match

Most important features for Company Executives

• Easily enter criteria for job selection (location, availability, company, role, …)

• Easily obtain information about my salary, holidays, expenses, …

• See how I match a particular job

• Easily organize my profile (soft skills, technical skills, expertise, experience, …)

• See which training would help me based on the gap between my profile and job requirements

• Search training courses and register

• Perform a salary simulation

Most important features for Consultants

To what extent does this concept appeal to you?

The platform looks attractive.

The lay-out is consistent with the BrightOwl concept.

The platform provides a clear overview.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1

1

1

8

8

5

37

35

31

54

57

64

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Completely disagree Fully agree

Base: Consultants (N=131)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10 14 32 44

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Not appealing at all Very appealing

Now that you have seen all the platform’s features, how interesting do you find this concept?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1 4 19 76

Base: Total sample (N=172)

Consultants

Company executives

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

15 22 29 34

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10I would definitely not register I would definitely register

If this platform were launched, would you subscribe to it?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

5 5 24 66

Base: Total sample (N=172)

Consultants

Company executives

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10I do not like this system at all I think this is a very good system

Alternative remuneration system

Consultants

Clients

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

7

12

19

27

44

42

31

20

Consultants

Company executives

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