1. Clinical Researcher34December 2015
don’t define our employees by a number. We
define them by the incredible work that they do.
Being a CRA asks a lot. Being a CRA means
missed family dinners, missed soccer games,
and just missed time. Time with loved ones,
time with spouses, time with kids. And that’s
tough. It’s more than tough. But that’s why we
do everything we can to give our CRAs flexi-
bility when they need it. We try as best as we
can to keep them close to home and work with
their schedules so that they miss as few of those
soccer games and dinners as possible. At PRA,
we know how important family is, because at
the end of the day, we consider every single
person that works here family.
Really though, why would someone
leave and then come back?
They come back because we welcome them
back. We don’t consider CRAs that have left to
be outcasts. We know that our managers are
incredibly supportive, our systems are top-of-
the-line, and our teams are always there to help
each other. But we also know that everyone longs
to see or do something new. We don’t exile some-
one for that. We encourage all of our employees
to ask questions and challenge norms. We want
our CRAs to discover, create, and most impor-
tantly, innovate. When CRAs return to PRA, we
know that they’ve explored other places. They’ve
worked on other studies and used new systems.
We are happy to welcome back their input on
how we can make PRA better.
So many people come to PRA because they
want to do some good in the world. They want
to go home each night knowing that they have
truly made a difference in the world, while at a
place they love working. So many people stay
at PRA because, not only do they get to shape
the future, they get to do it in a place they truly
love. And we are happy to have them.
AT PRA, WE’RE FAMILY
AlookinsidePRA’s“boomerang”phenomenon
We’ll be the first ones to admit, we’ve had
CRAs quit. They’ve even left PRA for other
CROs. Sure, there’s the allure of new opportu-
nities, new studies, new systems. But at PRA,
we've noticed one big difference. They “boo-
merang” back. At a rate of 6.5 former employees
per month, in fact.
Believe us, we were surprised by this number
too. It’s not often you find an employee that has
left so eager to come back. But they are.
Why?
Great question, glad you asked. The answer is
simple, and we hear it overwhelmingly from
our CRAs. “PRA is home, and the people here
are family.”
So what makes PRA home?
True, PRA is 11,000+ employees. We have
offices all over the world. But there’s one thing
we never do. And that is forget that every single
person that works here is part of the family. We
PRA is home, and
the people here
are family.
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