INDUSTRY TRENDS: BY THE NUMBERS Compiled by Cari Kraft, Jacobs Management Group, Inc.
$75,500
The cost of a bad marketing hire The cost of hiring the wrong marketing person is on average $75,550, and sometimes exceeds $100,000. Source: Jacobs Management Compensation and Hiring Report 2019
105,000
69%
Patients who think healthcare companies are not transparent about costs While 78% of patients report that drug price transparency is “extremely” important (and another 19% say it’s “somewhat” important), they have little faith that the companies offering these medications are forthcoming in stating price information. Source: WEGO Health Patient Leader Survey on Drug Price Transparency, May 23, 2019
Registered clinical trials in U.S. The United States is by far the leader in clinical trials, with over 100,000 being conducted currently. There are 300,000 clinical trials being held worldwide. Source: WebMD, “How Precision Medicine is Changing Clinical Trials,” June 2019
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