Catalyst Clinical Research Named to Inc.'s 2025 Best Workplaces List

Company earns third year on annual list recognizing businesses that set the standard for workplace success and awards excellence in company culture

WILMINGTON, N.C., June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Clinical Research, a contract research organization (CRO) providing highly customizable solutions to the global biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has once again been named to Inc.'s Best Workplaces list, a prestigious annual recognition of American companies that excel in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture. Catalyst is honored to be among the 514 companies recognized this year, its third on the annual list, underscoring its continued commitment to fostering a culture-centric, people-first environment.

Inc. selected this year's honorees from thousands of submissions, evaluating each company through a comprehensive employee survey conducted by Quantum Workplace. The survey assessed key areas such as management effectiveness, employee benefits, professional development, and overall workplace culture. Company benefits were also audited to determine overall scores and rankings.

Founded in 2013, Catalyst employs about 1,000 clinical research professionals across the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. In this year's survey, 90 percent of Catalyst's employees participated, resulting in an incredible 96 percent total engagement score.

"Our approach is to elevate a strong culture which, in turn, supports our employees," said Nik Morton, President and CEO, Catalyst Clinical Research. "Our values—collaboration, commitment, flexibility, learning, and listening—provide a solid foundation across the organization, allowing colleagues to deliver for each other and for our clients. This recognition highlights how culture can drive business success."

Each year Catalyst uses the results from the survey to develop and iterate programs that create a responsive connection.

"Catalyst offers employees benefits, training, and a workplace culture that is intentionally focused into every aspect of our clinical solutions and partnerships," said Allison Crumpler, Vice President, People and Culture, Catalyst Clinical Research. "Our Core Catalyst Culture keeps employees highly engaged, which has helped us earn this recognition for a third time."

Highlights from Catalyst Clinical Research's 2025 employee survey include:

• 96% cumulative employee engagement score. More than three-quarters of employees are considered "highly" engaged.
• 85% of employees agreed that Catalyst has a great culture, highlighting "flexibility," "collaboration," and "supportive of employee's needs" as key strengths.
• 92% feel their manager truly cares about them as people.
• 86% of employees express confidence and trust in senior leadership to guide the organization toward future success.

"Inc.'s Best Workplaces program celebrates the exceptional organizations whose workplace cultures address their employees' welfare and needs in meaningful ways," says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. "As companies expand and adapt to changing economic forces, maintaining such a culture is no small feat. Yet these honorees have not only achieved it—they continue to elevate the employee experience through thoughtful benefits, engagement, and a deep commitment to their teams."

To view the full list of winners, visit Inc.com. 

About Catalyst Clinical Research
Catalyst Clinical Research, a contract research organization (CRO), provides highly customizable solutions to the global biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries through two established, branded solutions: Catalyst Oncology and Catalyst Flex. The company provides full-service oncology CRO offerings with Catalyst Oncology and multi-therapeutic customer- or Catalyst-managed functional services through Catalyst Flex. With more than 1,000 staff and several offices in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, Catalyst's flexible service model is built from more than a decade of listening to customers, devising customer-centric solutions, and helping customers advance their clinical studies by leveraging expert teams and innovative technologies. Visit Catalyst online at CatalystCR.com or follow on LinkedIn.  

Catalyst is a portfolio company of QHP Capital, a healthcare and life sciences investment firm.   

About Inc.
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About Quantum Workplace
Quantum Workplace, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee-engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit QuantumWorkplace.com

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