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Top 25 Drug development staffing firms based in South Africa

Name: Drug development staffing firms based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 97 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 97 drug development staffing firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,547 professional contacts across them, including 276 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development staffing firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,547Contacts tracked

276Verified emails

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The 25 largest drug development staffing firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 97 drug development staffing firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drug development staffing firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	MHR	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	620 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A TRUSTED NATIONAL PARTNER IN HEALTHCARE TALENT MHR is a leading healthcare and nursing recruitment and placement agency, placing high-quality temporary and permanent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	BIO Analytical Research Corporation South Africa PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bio Analytical Research Corporation South Africa (BARC SA) is a boutique clinical trials company that supports the research and development, pharmaceutical and biotechnology…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	SA Locums	Partial evidence	Malmesbury, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SA LOCUMS is Africa's no.1 healthcare staffing agency with pharmacists, pharmacist-assistants & primary care nurses in our database.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Procare	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	5,001-10,000	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “COMPANY HISTORY Procare Health (Pty) Ltd is a newly established company founded in 2015.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	nuvoteq.io	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BUILT LOCALLY.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	ONQ Research	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OnQ Research is a South African-based full service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) with over 20 years experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Express Employment Professionals Durban North	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Express Employment Professionals is a leading staffing provider in South Africa, the United States of America, and Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Nursing Emergencies	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nursing Emergencies provides nursing staff since 1993.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	CME Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CME Recruitment was established in 1998 with a view to utilize the Company’s Local and International experience in Recruitment, Search Consultancy and Human Resource Management to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Johese Clinical Research	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JOHESE Clinical Research involves a core group of physicians who anchor the clinical studies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	MKD Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Ballito, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MKD Recruitment is an organization that specializes in recruitment, search, selection & resource management for the Healthcare Industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Tecro Research	Indirect evidence	Mangaung, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tecro Research was established recently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	PSM Personnel	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PSM Personnel is a recruitment company located in Sandton Johannesburg and has been recruiting in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry for over 30yrs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Imedprac	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “iMedprac is a niche consulting service in the healthcare fraternity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	CSC Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CSC Recruitment provides a discreet, personalised and professional recruitment service where we take a client-focused approach and strive to deliver unique outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	TCD Global	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The clinical trials business of TCD has been acquired by FHI Clinical.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Mayfly Group	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a specialist scientific, manufacturing and industrial industry service provider with technically qualified and experienced consultants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	S.Mab Agency	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide quality placements for healthcare practitioners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Enablesa Recruitment	Partial evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Port Elizabeth based recruitment agency, EnableSA is your boutique staffing solution with over 46 years of Corporate Placement experience, dedicated to providing unparalleled…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Luma Recruiting	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re a team of specialist recruiters, each with extensive scientific experience and qualification.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	The Medical Network	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Medical Network is a specialist head-hunting and recruitment company specializing in Pharmaceutical and Medical placements nationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	PRO Recruit SA	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pro Recruit SA is a premier recruitment agency that has been at the forefront of talent acquisition in South Africa since its inception in 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Teps Professionals	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to TEPS Professionals, where we revolutionize the landscape of HR recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Apply 4 IT	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a Pharmaceutical Recruitment Company, we will always try our best to help you find work or if you are looking for staff we will go the extra mile to find a suitable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Strike Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rec2Rec Specialist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drug development staffing firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drug development staffing firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug development staffing firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug development staffing firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drug development staffing firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

17.8%Verified-email coverage

15.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

19.6%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 97 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among drug development staffing firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “drug development staffing firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names drug development staffing firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among drug development staffing firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 276 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names drug development staffing firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many drug development staffing firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 97 drug development staffing firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

MHR, headquartered in Bellville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drug development staffing firms?

Johannesburg leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (15) and Pretoria (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 276 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 97 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.