Life Sciences Compensation and Leadership Consulting
We help organizations identify, develop, and reward high-performance leadership teams.
Meet the Expert

Matt Molberger
Managing Director | Boston
Matt Molberger is a managing director at Pearl Meyer. He consults primarily with companies in the life sciences and technology sectors. Matt works with clients to develop comprehensive executive compensation programs that support long-term business objectives. He specializes in pay benchmarking, incentive plan design, pay-for-performance alignment, security arrangements, and CD&A disclosure. Matt's client experience ranges from pre-IPO planning to supporting Fortune 500 companies throughout the annual compensation cycle.
Severance Benefits in Emerging Biotech Companies




How We Partner With You
We help boards and senior leaders motivate and reward their talent creating world-class organizations.
We are your trusted advisors
Whether your company is focused on a new therapeutic or equipment that allows a hospital unit to run more efficiently, our consultants are experienced in understanding the nuance of your unique business and its long-term strategy. We use that knowledge to create a holistic view of your organization, its culture, and its human capital strategy.
We provide tailored solutions
Our consultants connect business and leadership strategies, analytics, and compliance frameworks to solve problems. The result is a compensation program design that is tailored to your unique circumstances and is aligned with how you manage and develop the talent within your organization.
Together, we see goal-oriented results
We believe in a partnership approach. Building trust and facilitating open and productive communication between management, the board, and your Pearl Meyer team is the key to achieving success. We help construct a shared, proactive, and goal-oriented vision for your compensation and leadership programs that produces results, not surprises.
Approach & Partnership
The Pillars of Success
Key Drivers
Business Strategy
- Mission & Vision
- Organization Culture
Pearl Meyer's Role
Executive Compensation
- Develop Philosophy
- Assess Competitiveness
- Design Programs
Leadership
- Develop Leadership Framework
- Assess Leadership & Board Effectiveness
- Coach & Develop
Communications & Disclosures
Key Outcomes
Exceptional Business Results
- High Performance Leadership & Culture

The Price of Progress: Compensation Considerations in Life Sciences Transactions

The DNA of Pay: Evolving Compensation in a New Era of Life Sciences

Rethinking Equity Plan Proposals in Biotech

Enhanced Severance as a Retention Tool in Life Sciences

Designing an Effective Bonus Plan for Early-Stage Biotech Companies

Getting a Jump on Salary Budgets at Life Sciences Companies

Severance Benefits in Emerging Biotech Companies

Peer Group Development for Life Sciences Companies

Trends in Director Pay Litigation Against Biotech Companies

Biopharma IPOs: Trends in Executive Compensation Planning and Design

Biopharma Fundraising and the Related Compensation Considerations

Key Considerations for Biopharma Equity Plan Amendments

Biotech Compensation Trends: Common Questions for 2024

Setting Annual Incentive Compensation Goals in Biotech

The Impact of Biotech Commercialization on Executive Compensation

The Impact on Biotech: New Insider Trading and Related Disclosure Rules

What Growth-Stage Biotech and Pharma Companies Need to Know About the PvP Rules

Juggling Biotech Equity Grant Size, Dilution, and Retention

Option Repricing or Exchanges in Development Biotech

Beyond Equity: Strategies to Retain Top Life Sciences Talent

Biotech Layoffs: Ideas for Creating a Fair Compensation Plan

Winning the Talent War in Life Sciences

Transitioning From Stock Options to RSUs
We believe in the power of connecting compensation and leadership strategy to help our clients enable and reward individual and organizational success.
Pearl Meyer is a powerhouse of both survey and proxy data. Our survey team produces over 50 annual compensation surveys and our partner, Main Data Group, offers public company governance and compensation data.