Vakula Connect is our regular update for consultants deciding where to take their next assignment and for clients planning their next programme. This edition covers Q2 2025.
Market signals
- With E6(R3) applicable in the EU from July and the QMSR effective in February 2026, clinical and quality teams ran parallel readiness programmes.
- Pharmacovigilance hiring stayed steady; biostatistics and programming demand grew with submission activity.
- IT testing roles inside regulated companies increased as validated SaaS platforms replaced legacy systems.
Roles in demand this quarter
Titles that recurred in client requisitions: Clinical Operations Lead, Quality Systems Engineer, SAS Programmer, QA Test Lead. Current openings are always on our careers page.
Signal to leaders
The disciplines that were hardest to fill were the ones where clients needed judgement as well as capacity; briefing for the judgement shortened time-to-fill.
At Vakula
We added inspection-readiness reviews for monitoring plans and quality systems, delivered by consultants with recent inspection experience.
For consultants
Rate, duration, location and client are disclosed before you decide to interview; you get feedback after every submission; there are no fees to candidates at any stage. Send your resume.
For clients
Send one requisition and judge the shortlist. Start here.
Join the conversation
Tell us what you are working through at info@vakulatech.com; we may feature the question in a future edition.