Life Sciences Compensation and Leadership Consulting

We help organizations identify, develop, and reward high-performance leadership teams. 

Motivating and Rewarding Innovation
Life science companies play a critical role today as global health crises increase, impacting the well-being of billions of people around the world. From bringing innovative medicines to market and developing new diagnostics, to delivering medical technology and devices to frontline workers and patients, our clients are driving innovation to improve and save lives.

Meet the Expert

Robert James

Robert James

Managing Director | Los Angeles

Rob James is a managing director with Pearl Meyer with almost 15 years of experience in executive compensation and finance. He serves as a trusted advisor to boards and senior management at public and private firms across North America. He works with companies in all industries, but he has in-depth knowledge and expertise in designing compensations strategies for organizations in life sciences and technology, particularly emerging and high growth companies that are pursuing or have recently completed a M&A transaction or public offering.  

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WHO WE WORK WITH
Compensation and leadership strategies tailored to your organization and stage
We work with life science companies across the spectrum: Series B start-ups, recent IPOs, emerging growth, and mature organizations.
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Biotechnology
We partner with boards and senior management at a range of biotechnology companies supporting their compensation, governance, and human capital strategies.
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Pharmaceuticals
Our holistic approach to compensation design and talent management gives your organization a competitive advantage in a swiftly changing, highly regulated marketplace.
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Medical Devices
Our in-depth industry expertise guides strategy-driven compensation and leadership programs specific to your company and market needs.
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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.

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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
Industry Trends and Perspectives
We help life science companies create compensation and leadership strategies that deliver exceptional business results.
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Strategy-Driven Consulting

We believe in the power of connecting compensation and leadership strategy to help our clients enable and reward individual and organizational success.

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Survey and Governance Data

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.

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At Pearl Meyer, we work with boards and organizations to design and implement compensation and leadership strategies that build great management teams.
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