Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales;
Location of affected unit(s)
Swansea
Sector
Professional Services
Professional Services And Management Consultancy
Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities
70.22 - Business and other management consultancy activities

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
8 May 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

PRA, a US clinical research company, has announced plans to create 100 new jobs in Swansea as a result of a £1.29m grant by the Welsh government. The company will set up a multilingual help desk increasing the number of jobs collecting and managing scientific data. The new posts will be in the collection and management of the data from trials, the management of safety and efficacy profiles of drugs, and the presentation of data to regulatory bodies around the world. PRA is targeting applicants with backgrounds in biology, medicine and mathematics.


Sources

  • 8 May 2013: PRA (press release)
  • 8 May 2013: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2013), PRA, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75364.