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Global Medical Affairs Resourcing Benchmark for Med Planning Functions

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STUDY OVERVIEW
BENCHMARK CLASS
STUDY SNAPSHOT
KEY FINDINGS
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Optimized resource allocation within the Medical Planning function is imperative for aligning scientific initiatives with organizational objectives. By ensuring efficient resource utilization, companies can enhance productivity, prioritize key activities, manage risks, and ensure compliance, ultimately driving success in the highly competitive biopharma industry.

Recognizing the critical role of Medical Planning, Best Practices, LLC conducted benchmarking research to uncover valuable insights into how leading companies manage and optimize their Medical Planning approach and resources for maximum impact across the portfolio. The research probes the resourcing and capabilities of Medical Planning and Operations groups, assessing critical factors such as productivity, outsourcing benchmarks, spending, and staffing in mid-sized and large biopharma organizations.

The report further reveals best practices and lessons learned from top-performing organizations, providing a roadmap for others to refine their Medical Planning approaches.

Industries Profiled:
Biopharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical; Biotech; Consumer Products; Health Care; Clinical Research; Laboratories

Companies Profiled:
Acadia Pharmaceuticals; AbbVie; Agenus; Alexion Pharmaceuticals; Astellas; Boehringer Ingelheim; Domp�; Fidia; Gilead Sciences; Indivior; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Organon; Pfizer; Pixacore; Protagonist Therapeutics; Prothena; Regeneron; Sandoz; Sanofi; Sobi; Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Teva Pharmaceuticals; UCB Pharma; United Therapeutics; Viatris

Study Snapshot

Best Practices, LLC engaged 30 Medical leaders from 26 leading mid-cap and large biopharma organizations in this research through a benchmarking survey.

Key topics covered in this report include:

Scope of Support
Productivity and Outsourced Capabilities
Medical Planning Spend and Staffing Levels
Project Management
Benefits of Outsourcing and Insourcing
Lessons Learned

Key Findings

Select key insights uncovered from this report are noted below. Detailed findings are available in the full report.

Scope of Medical Planning Support: Average total annual spend is $5.9 million (or ~$1 million per brand), with 34% going to outsourced activities.

Project Management: At roughly 4/5 of competitors, project managers are drawn directly from Medical Affairs – including Medical Planning.

Table of Contents

Sr. No.	Topic	Slide No.
I.	Executive Summary	Pg. 3-7
II.	Medical Planning Resourcing: Scope of Support, Staffing, Management & Lessons Learned	Pg. 8-18
III.	About Best Practices, LLC	Pg. 19

List of Charts & Exhibits

I. Executive Summary

Research methodology and scope
Global Medical Planning study partner companies
Study summary for Medical Planning leadership
General findings for Global Medical Affairs resourcing and service delivery

II. Medical Planning Resourcing: Scope of Support, Staffing, Management & Lessons Learned

Scope of Medical Planning support
Annual volume of Medical Planning execution across benchmark organizations
Extent of outsourcing within functions related to the strategic Medical Planning process
Staffing levels dedicated to each Medical Planning activity
Organizational source of Medical Planning project managers and the number of project management FTEs allocated to Medical Planning and vendor management
Benefits of an outsourced Medical Planning model
Benefits of an insourced Medical Planning model
Top lessons learned for outsourcing and insourcing Medical Planning capabilities
Current gaps in outsourced/insourced support and quantifying benefits of resourcing models
Geographic responsibility of the benchmark class