ZRG Partners Life Sciences Hiring Index Q2 Declines Slightly but Still Near Historic High

WEST ORANGE, N.J.

ZRG Partners, Inc. announces the results of its second quarter Global Life Sciences Hiring Index. Q2 displays a slightly negative turn but the overall outlook remains positive with 13% year-over-year gains. The EMEA region, as well as the Outsourcing Services both saw quarterly increases. The Americas was the only region to decline over the quarter.

ZRG Managing Director David Fortier commented, “The continued robust hiring activity is good to see and the growth in both Europe and some previously lagging functional areas is encouraging. The numbers support what our daily interactions with clients candidates indicate – the demand for exceptional talent exceeds the supply.”

About ZRG Partners

ZRG Partners, Inc. is a global authority on talent management issues in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device markets. ZRG provides its clients with specialized global market expertise in executive recruitment, consulting and advisory work with a focus on data and analytics to drive great business decisions.

The Global Life Sciences Hiring Index analysis utilizes a proprietary algorithm that looks at confidential hiring within selected benchmark companies in three distinct segments. The companies in the Index generate over $634 billion in revenues and employ over 1,300,000 people globally. ZRG Partners conducts extensive direct market research in developing the data that drives the Index.

For more information about ZRG please go to www.zrgpartners.com