SIRS® Executive Compensation Survey

The SIRS® Executive Compensation Survey provides up-to-date data for executive positions across all major functions with a strong focus on engineering, program management, and research and development benchmark jobs in the Life Sciences, Consumer Products and High Technology industries.

This survey includes data for more than 100 benchmark positions, many of which do not appear in public filings. Cross-references to SIRS® Benchmark Survey supervisory benchmarks provide a full picture of your market from the most senior executives in your organization down to first line supervisors.

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The SIRS® Executive Compensation Survey enables you to determine the market position of your executives’ total direct compensation. Standard survey reports cover your customized market mix, your industry, and all participant data.

Annual Compensation Report

This report covers base compensation, short-term incentives, and total cash.

Long-Term Compensation Report

This report provides data on the types and number of incentive units awarded, the Grant Value as a Multiple of Base Pay, the Expected Present Value at Grant Date, and the Expected Present Value as a Multiple of Base Pay.

Total Direct Compensation Report

This report combines the information from the Annual Compensation Report and Long Term Incentive Report to give you the value of total direct compensation received plus an analysis of how compensation elements (base, short-term and long-term incentives) are distributed.

Total Direct Compensation Data Summaries

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2010 Schedule
Data effective date: April 1
Data submission due: May 1
Report publication: August
2010 Pricing
Annual Subscription $2950
Summary Benchmark Report (Excel file) $675
Sales Regression Report (Excel file) $1000
Reports are available to survey participants exclusively.
Participating Companies
  • Accessclosure
  • Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Actavis
  • Acusphere, Inc.
  • Advanced Health Media, Llc
  • Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
  • Aerojet Sacramento
  • AGA Medical
  • Alcon Laboratories Inc.
  • Allergan, Inc.
  • Alpharma, Inc.
  • American Medical Systems
  • Amgen Inc.
  • APP Pharmaceuticals Llc
  • AstraZeneca
  • Avery Dennison Office Prod Grp
  • B&W Pantex
  • B. Braun Medical, Inc.
  • Bae Systems Network Systems
  • Bae Systems, Armament Systems
  • Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
  • Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Baxter Health Care Corp.
  • Bayer Healthcare Llc
  • Beckman Coulter Inc.
  • Bic Corporation
  • Bioenergy International, Llc
  • Biogen Idec, Inc.
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
  • Biovail Corp.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharm Inc.
  • Boeing Company, The
  • Boston Scientific
  • C.R. Bard, Inc.
  • Celgene Corporation
  • Concentric Medical
  • Conceptus
  • Covance Inc.
  • Covanta Energy
  • Covidien
  • Cutera
  • Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
  • DFB Pharmaceuticals
  • Dr. Reddys Laboratories
  • Draeger Medical, Inc.
  • DRS Technologies
  • Dynavax
  • Eaton Aerospace
  • Edwards Lifesciences Llc
  • Eisai Inc.
  • Eisai Research Institute
  • Elan
  • Emd Serono, Inc.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Enzon Pharmaceuticals
  • Exactech, Inc.
  • Exelixis, Inc.
  • Forest Laboratories, Inc.
  • Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  • Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Galderma R&D
  • GE–Healthcare
  • Genentech, Inc.
  • General Dynamics Corporation
  • Gen-Probe Incorporated
  • Genta Incorporated
  • Genzyme Corporation
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Givaudan
  • GlaxoSmithKline–Consumer Products
  • GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
  • Haemonetics Corporation
  • Hansen Medical
  • Harris Moran Seed Company
  • Hospira, Inc.
  • Human Genome Sciences, Inc
  • Hutchinson Technology, Inc.
  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Imclone Systems Inc.
  • Incyte Corporation
  • Integra Lifesciences Corporation
  • Itt Advanced Engineering & Sciences
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Johnson & Johnson–Biotechnology
  • Johnson & Johnson–Consumer Products
  • Johnson & Johnson Corporate
  • Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices
  • Johnson & Johnson–Pharmaceuticals
  • Kendle International Inc.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
  • King Pharmaceuticals
  • Lockheed Martin Corporate
  • Lundbeck Research USA, Inc.
  • Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Mannkind Corporation
  • Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Medicines Company, The
  • Medicis Pharmaceutical
  • Medimmune, Inc
  • Medtronic, Inc.
  • Merck & Company, Inc.
  • Millennium Pharm Inc.
  • Mitsubishi Pharma America
  • Nestle USA
  • Nexmed (USA), Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  • Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc.– US
  • Nxstage Medical Inc.
  • Nypro
  • Olympus America, Inc.
  • Omron Healthcare
  • Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
  • Paddock Laboratories, Inc.
  • Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
  • Parexel International Corporation
  • Perrigo Company
  • Pharmanet, Inc.
  • PPD, Inc.
  • PRA International
  • Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
  • Quintiles, Inc.
  • Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
  • Raytheon Corporate Headquarters
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Roche Diagnostic Operations, Inc.
  • Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
  • Roche Palo Alto
  • Roche Pharmaceuticals
  • Sandoz, Inc.
  • Sanofi Aventis
  • Sanofi Pasteur
  • Santarus, Inc.
  • Schering-Plough Corporation
  • Sepracor Inc.
  • Shire
  • Smith & Nephew, Inc.–Orthopaedics
  • Smiths Medical Md, Inc.
  • Southern Research Institute
  • St. Jude Medical , Inc.
  • Stereotaxis, Inc.
  • Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
  • Stryker Export
  • Surmodics Inc.
  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
  • Teva Pharmaceutical USA, Inc.
  • Textron Inc.
  • Thoratec Corporation
  • United Technologies Corporation
  • Valent Biosciences
  • Vascular Solutions
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Virbac Corporation
  • Viropharma Incorporated
  • Watson Pharmaceutical
  • Welch Allyn, Inc.
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  • Zimmer
  • Zymogenetics, Inc.
Survey Benchmarks

By family

Contracts
  • Top Contracts Executive
  • Head of Contracts
Cross Family
  • Top Strategic Planning Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Strategic Planning Executive Corporate
  • Top Research & Development Operations/Planning Executive
  • Top Project Management Executive
  • Top International Executive
  • Top Compound / Technology Acquisitions & Licensing Executive
  • Top Business Unit Executive
  • Top Administrative Executive
  • Head of Project Management
  • Head of Business Planning
  • Head of Alliances
  • Head of Acquisitions and Licensing
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Chief Executive Officer Group/Subsidiary
  • Chief Executive Officer Corporate
  • Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board–Corporate
Engineering and Sciences
  • Top Translational / Early Development Medicine Executive
  • Top Strategic Portfolio Management Executive
  • Top Research Technologies Executive
  • Top Research Executive – Biopharmaceuticals
  • Top Research and Development Executive
  • Top Program Management Executive
  • Top Process Development Executive
  • Top Pathology and Toxicology Executive
  • Top Engineering Executive
  • Top Drug Safety / Metabolism Executive (Pre-clinical)
  • Top Drug Metabolism Executive
  • Top Discovery Research Executive
  • Top Clinical Research Executive
  • Top Clinical Pharmacology Executive
  • Top Clinical Operations Executive
  • Top Clinical Development Executive
  • Head of Translational / Early Development Medicine
  • Head of Toxicology and/or Pathology
  • Head of Software Development
  • Head of Research and Product Development – Medical Devices
  • Head of R&D Planning & Program Coordination
  • Head of Program Management
  • Head of Pharmaceutical Process Development
  • Head of Lab Animal Medicine
  • Head of Informatics
  • Head of Epidemiology
  • Head of Engineering Research & Development – Medical Devices
  • Head of Engineering
  • Head of Drug Metabolism Therapeutic/Site Based
  • Head of Drug Formulation
  • Head of Discovery Research (Site-Based)
  • Head of Discovery Research
  • Head of Clinical Research Monitoring
  • Head of Clinical Research
  • Head of Clinical Pharmacology – Therapeutic Area/Site
  • Head of Chemistry – Discovery
  • Head of Chemical Process Development
  • Head of Biotech Process Development
  • Head of Biostatistics/Biometrics
  • Head of Biomarkers
  • Head of Analytical Chemistry
Engineering and Sciences
  • Head of Clinical Data Management
Fiscal
  • Treasurer
  • Head of Tax
  • Head of Investor Relations
  • Head of Internal Audit
  • Head of Finance
  • Controller/Chief Accounting Officer Corporate
  • Controller Group/Subsidiary
  • Chief Financial Officer/Top Finance Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Chief Financial Officer/Top Finance Executive Corporate
Human Resources
  • Top Human Resources Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Human Resources Executive Corporate
  • Top Compensation Executive
  • Top Compensation & Benefits Executive
  • Top Benefits Executive
Information Technology
  • Head of Research Information Management
  • Head of Information Systems
  • Chief Information Officer
Legal and Regulatory
  • Top Surveillance Executive
  • Top Regulatory Affairs Executive
  • Top Medical Information Services Executive
  • Top Medical Affairs/Marketed Products Executive
  • Top Legal Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Legal Executive Corporate
  • Top International Legal Executive
  • Top Intellectual Property/Patents Legal Executive
  • Top Government Affairs Executive
  • Top Federal Government Affairs Executive
  • Top Compliance Executive
  • Head of State and Local Affairs
  • Head of Regulatory Affairs - Therapeutic Area/Site
  • Head of Product Safety Risk Management
  • Head of Legal
  • Head of Compliance
Manufacturing
  • Top Operations Executive
  • Top Manufacturing Executive
  • Head of Manufacturing
Marketing
  • Top Marketing Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Marketing Executive Corporate
  • Top Marketing and Sales Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Marketing and Sales Executive Corporate
  • Top Managed Care/Reimbursement Executive
  • Head of Product Reimbursement
  • Head of Marketing and Sales
  • Head of Marketing
  • Head of Health Economics
  • Head of Capture Management
  • Head of Business Development
Material and Distribution
  • Top Supply Chain Executive
  • Top Logistics Executive
  • Head of Supply Chain Services
Procurement
  • Top Materials/Procurement Executive
  • Head of Supplier Management and Procurement
Product Support
  • Top Field Services and Support Executive
Public Relations
  • Top Corporate Affairs Executive
  • Head of Public/Community Relations
Quality
  • Top Quality Executive
  • Head of Quality Assurance
  • Head of Mission Assurance
Sales
  • Top Sales Executive Group/Subsidiary
  • Top Sales Executive Corporate
  • Head of Sales Operations
  • Head of Sales

 

Industries

Consumer Products

High Technology

  • Aerospace
  • Aircraft and General Manufacturing
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Research and Development

Life Sciences

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Animal Health
  • Biotechnology
  • Healthcare Products
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Seeds

 

For More Information

Cynthia Laird
310-846-4206