Only Major CRO in 2008 Rankings
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles
Transnational Corp. has been named to Computerworld magazine's 2008 list of
the "100 Best Places to Work in IT." Each year, the magazine publishes the
results of its Best Places to Work in IT survey recognizing the top 100
companies in the United States that offer their IT staff a challenging and
satisfying work environment.
Quintiles enters the Computerworld 100 Best Places list at number 37,
the first time the company has made the annual ranking. Quintiles is the
only major contract research organization (CRO) in the 2008 report and is
one of only three North Carolina-based companies on this year's list.
"Needless to say, we are very gratified by this honor," says Quintiles
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Bill Deam. "It is
concrete evidence that our efforts to make Quintiles an attractive
destination for the best IT professionals in the business are paying off.
"I believe the best and brightest in the IT field are attracted to the
fact that we are willing to embrace new technologies and try new approaches
in order to meet the growing demand for our services," Deam concludes.
Quintiles Chief Technology Officer Richard Thomas says culture is a key
driver for the company's IT endeavors. "Our success is based on the
performance driven, yet innovative and customer-centric culture that we
have created," Thomas explains. "The team understands that they can and do
make a difference. This award is tremendous recognition for the talent,
passion and commitment each and every one in the group brings. We have
something very special here."
According to Computerworld, more than 31,000 IT professionals from the
100 company finalists responded to its comprehensive questionnaire
regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity,
career development, training and retention.
"The competitive edge sought by the best and smartest companies is no
longer information technology itself," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of
Computerworld. "After all, IT has permeated the business processes of
almost every department of virtually every enterprise. The new competitive
edge is finding and retaining the very best people to chart and implement
your IT strategy."
The Computerworld annual report takes into consideration average salary
and bonus increases, the percentage of IT employees receiving promotions,
IT staff turnover rates, training and development opportunities and the
percentage of women and minorities in IT staff and management positions for
US-based companies.
Quintiles' Profile in the Survey
In its profile of Quintiles' IT organization, under the heading of "Why
You Want to Work There," the Computerworld 100 Best Places story reports
that Quintiles had (in 2007) over "600 IT professionals working in 27
countries, with all staff reporting into functional units with global
responsibility."
"From these large functional teams, smaller project teams that include
regionally diverse IT professionals are frequently formed. This
team-oriented environment and global interaction emphasize professional
accountability, while the exposure and regional dependencies encourage
personal growth and cultural awareness," the report says.
Quintiles is Recruiting IT Professionals
To support Quintiles' double-digit growth, the company is looking for
all levels of technology professionals to join its high-growth environment
and "Work Worth Doing" culture. Quintiles' IT organization has added many
positions across all major sites and is aggressively recruiting for a
significant number of global and US roles. Technology professionals
interested in careers with Quintiles can review current openings at
http://www.quintiles.com/careers .
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information
for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld leads the industry with a print
audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2006) and
an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors (Omniture).
About Quintiles
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of
healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug
development, financial partnering and commercialization for the
biotechnology and healthcare industries. With more than 21,000 employees
and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on providing
customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the industry. For
more information, please visit the company's Web site at
http://www.quintiles.com .
SOURCE Quintiles Transnational Corp.
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Related links:
http://www.quintiles.com
http://www.quintiles.com/careers
CONTACT:
Phil Bridges, Media Relations,
+1-919-998-1653, media.info@quintiles.com, or Greg Connors,
Investor Relations, +1-919-998-2000, invest@quintiles.com, both
of Quintiles Transnational Corp.
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