Layoffs

[Anonymous]

I knew it...

 

[Anonymous]

I knew it...

You never know the worth of something until you try and replace it.

U ain't worth shite!

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/Parexel-to-lay-off-850-amid-restructuring

So what areas of the business and office hit?

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/Parexel-to-lay-off-850-amid-restructuring

So what areas of the business and office hit?

850. It sounds like certain jobs are being shifted overseas. Has to be Billerica and RTP

 

[Anonymous]

Are the beginning the cuts this month-June?

 

[Anonymous]

850. It sounds like certain jobs are being shifted overseas. Has to be Billerica and RTP

Study Startup and Resourcing as well.

 

[Anonymous]

Study Startup and Resourcing as well.

COLs are gone, they can be replaced by MDs in India.

And Clinical PMs as well - there is a special school there in "stealth mode" to do just that. An Indian PM and 2 Project Assistants there cost less than 1 PM here.

 

[Anonymous]

They have already had one special call just for COLs and then another one to be on Monday to discuss the re-org....Wondered why we were getting so much special attention.

 

[Anonymous]

They have already had one special call just for COLs and then another one to be on Monday to discuss the re-org....Wondered why we were getting so much special attention.

A special team with HR and OE has been working on this plan for months.

 

[Anonymous]

A special team with HR and OE has been working on this plan for months.

There is also a special team of consultants working for Joe and the Baord.

 

[Anonymous]

So what's the deal? All the COLs are gone over night? Or do we have to stick around and do handovers to the Indian MDs before getting the severance.

 

[Anonymous]

So what's the deal? All the COLs are gone over night? Or do we have to stick around and do handovers to the Indian MDs before getting the severance.

Who said anything about severance. You will get an offer to stay on lower salary as a contractor.

 

[Anonymous]

They told us they would give us severance.

 

[Anonymous]

They told us they would give us severance.

That's for some. ClinOps LMs will be offered contractor positions.

 

[Anonymous]

They told us they would give us severance.

What was the offer- 4 weeks and COBRA.

 

[Anonymous]

This will be the largest strategic restructuring in the history of PXL.

 

[Anonymous]

This will be the largest strategic restructuring in the history of PXL.

How big was the shakeup last time in early 2014?

 

[Anonymous]

COLs are gone, they can be replaced by MDs in India.
... An Indian PM and 2 Project Assistants there cost less than 1 PM here.

It's always interesting to me that most senior management (at least in my experience) talk in terms of cost like this. I'm just as interested in seeing the full economic picture. For example, how what their productivity? (many do not measure). What about the amount of re-work and level of quality being produced? (again often not measured). I have worked with offshore teams and while there are some good talented people, the return on investment if often no where close to whats being portrayed

 

[Anonymous]

It's always interesting to me that most senior management (at least in my experience) talk in terms of cost like this. I'm just as interested in seeing the full economic picture. For example, how what their productivity? (many do not measure). What about the amount of re-work and level of quality being produced? (again often not measured). I have worked with offshore teams and while there are some good talented people, the return on investment if often no where close to whats being portrayed

I think that we are going to be able to test this theory. The is a whole, entire new team in Resourcing put together to do this.

 

[Anonymous]

COLs are gone, they can be replaced by MDs in India.

And Clinical PMs as well - there is a special school there in "stealth mode" to do just that. An Indian PM and 2 Project Assistants there cost less than 1 PM here.

Wow .... Are there ANY jobs at a CRO that are safe from 'offshoring'??