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Identity management for CROs, pharma, and research labs.
This industry faces immense regulatory and operational challenges that require robust identity and access management. Organizations must protect critical infrastructure and vast amounts of sensitive data while enabling a global, often remote, workforce.
The workforce itself adds complexity. Modern organizations employ thousands of full-time staff, contractors, third-party vendors, and B2B partners. Managing this ecosystem demands more than simple single sign-on; it requires deep identity governance to ensure the right people have the right access at the right time.
Industry Standard Regulations — Compliance is the primary driver for identity overhauls. Our consultants understand the specific technical requirements needed to pass stringent audits, whether it involves data privacy laws or critical infrastructure protection directives.
Zero Trust Initiatives — Beyond compliance, the shift to Zero Trust architecture means identity is the new perimeter. Our experts design systems that continuously verify trust before granting access.
Identity Governance Implementation — Replacing legacy home-grown scripts with modern IGA platforms that automate joiner, mover, and leaver processes while providing audit-ready certification campaigns.
Privileged Access Management — Deploying PAM vaults to secure administrative credentials, service accounts, and API keys that grant access to crown-jewel databases and systems.
Customer Identity (CIAM) — In consumer-facing verticals, we help deploy scalable CIAM solutions that balance security (like adaptive MFA) with frictionless user experiences.
Contract for audit-driven projects — when an upcoming compliance deadline or risk assessment creates a fixed scope and timeline, contract placement gives the internal team surge capacity without permanent headcount.
Direct hire for permanent programme builders — organizations that want to build a durable internal identity capability increasingly hire permanent IAM engineers and architects. We run direct-hire searches with a specific pre-screening process that filters for candidates who have operated in these highly-regulated environments.
The most common IAM and security technology stack we see combines three capabilities. SailPoint handles identity governance and compliance reporting. CyberArk protects privileged accounts and thwarts ransomware lateral movement. Access management platforms like Okta handle workforce SSO and adaptive MFA.
We place senior IAM Architects to lead the strategy, alongside implementation engineers, business analysts, and support staff who understand the nuances of the industry.
Most identity-programme engagements follow a three-phase rhythm. A short discovery phase (two to four weeks) maps the existing identity surface, catalogues authoritative sources, and documents policy gaps. A build phase (two to six months) delivers the core controls — governance, access reviews, PAM vaulting, or SSO — configured against the organisation's specific data and workflow constraints. A stabilisation phase (one to three months) tightens runbooks, trains in-house operators, and closes audit findings. Our staffing model flexes to each phase: architects in discovery, implementation engineers in build, and managed-services specialists during stabilisation, so the programme never waits on the next hire.
Three patterns sink identity programmes more often than technical complexity itself. The first is scope creep driven by unclear authoritative-source ownership — we scope HR, contractor, and partner feeds explicitly in the kickoff so they do not derail the build two months in. The second is under-resourced testing; we insist on a UAT environment that mirrors production-integrated applications, not a standalone sandbox that proves nothing. The third is under-documented operational handover at the end of a programme — our consultants deliver runbooks, policy decision-records, and knowledge-transfer sessions so the in-house team inherits a programme they can actually run, not a black box.
In a landscape where data breaches cost millions and regulatory fines are steep, deploying the right talent quickly is crucial. Our 72-hour placement model ensures you are not waiting months to staff critical security initiates.