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
Interested?Visit us on www.brightowl.pro and pre-register