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Top 25 Pharma research and development consultants based in the United States

Name: Pharma research and development consultants based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 4,526 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,526 pharma research and development consultants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 310,147 professional contacts across them, including 141,274 with verified work emails. Boston is the largest hub.

This list covers pharma research and development consultants headquartered in the United States, 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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310,147Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest pharma research and development consultants based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,526 pharma research and development consultants based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharma research and development consultants: 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	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	70,907 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	PPD	Strong evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	20,530 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, enables customers to accelerate innovation and drug development through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Parexel	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	19,257 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Parexel is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) providing insights-driven Clinical and Consulting solutions to the world’s life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Syneos Health	Indirect evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	18,228 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Charles River Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Wilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	14,166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Charles River, we are guided by our strong purpose-to create healthier lives-which centers around the patients who rely on the therapeutics we help to develop, the animals in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Fortrea	Strong evidence	Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	10,632 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) dedicated to providing innovative clinical development solutions to the life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Medpace	Strong evidence	Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,960 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Medpace is a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Covance	Partial evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	5,220 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As the drug development business of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) and the world’s most comprehensive drug development #CRO service company, we have helped…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Worldwide Clinical Trials	Partial evidence	Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,440 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide) is a global CRO serving development-driven biopharmaceutical companies, with more than 4,400 professionals operating across more than 70…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Eversana	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,149 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EVERSANA® is a leading independent provider of global services to the life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Premier Research	Partial evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,584 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Premier Research International LLC (Premier) is a global leader in clinical research and consulting services with expertise in driving an efficient and effective path to market…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Signant Health	Partial evidence	Blue Bell, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,083 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 25+ years, Signant Health has been pioneering solutions and methodologies that propel clinical research programs toward regulatory success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Propharma	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,079 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Patheon	Strong evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	2,004 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing through our Patheon™ brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Precision For Medicine	Strong evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,781 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Precision for Medicine is an industry-leading global clinical research services organization, purpose-built to improve the clinical research and development process for new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	KBI Biopharma	Partial evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,645 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Trinity Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,566 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trinity is the commercialization intelligence partner for life sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Clinchoice	Strong evidence	Horsham, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,516 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ClinChoice is a leading global full & functional service CRO, renowned for its exceptional product development and lifecycle management capabilities across the pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Cambrex	Partial evidence	East Rutherford, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,294 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cambrex is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides drug substance development and manufacturing across the entire drug lifecycle…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	NAMSA	Strong evidence	Toledo, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,275 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Helping medical device Sponsors improve healthcare since 1967, NAMSA is the world’s leading MedTech Contract Research Organization (CRO) offering global end-to-end development…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Genscript	Indirect evidence	Piscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,194 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GenScript Life Science Group is a part of GenScript Biotech Corporation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Norstella	Indirect evidence	One Penn Plaza, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Norstella is the AI company for biopharma's highest-stakes decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Planet Pharma	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,088 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2012, Planet Pharma is a global leader in life sciences recruitment and staffing, specializing in Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Device, Labs & Healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Celerion	Partial evidence	Lincoln, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,080 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Celerion, a leader in early clinical research, delivers Applied Translational Medicine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	CTI Clinical Trial And Consulting Services	Partial evidence	Covington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,043 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services is a global, privately held, research service organization, delivering a complete spectrum of clinical trial and consulting services…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: pharma research and development consultants. 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 pharma research and development consultants.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharma research and development consultants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharma research and development consultants. 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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Pharma research and development consultants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

45.6%Verified-email coverage

68.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.4%Largest-city concentration · Boston

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,624

11-50

1,138

51-200

463

201-500

126

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 4,526 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 pharma research and development consultants, 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “pharma research and development consultants”. 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 pharma research and development consultants), 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 pharma research and development consultants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 141,274 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 20, 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.

Pharma research and development consultants by metro

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 pharma research and development consultants, 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 pharma research and development consultants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 4,526 pharma research and development consultants headquartered in the United States 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?

Thermo Fisher Scientific, headquartered in Waltham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharma research and development consultants?

Boston leads with 156 headquartered companies, followed by New York (140) and San Diego (134).

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 141,274 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,526 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 20, 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.