WAYNE, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenexa(R) , a leading provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today announced that PAREXEL International has expanded its long-term relationship to add Kenexa's Employment Process Outsourcing (EPO) services. PAREXEL is a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, which operates in 51 locations throughout 39 countries around the world, and has over 5,300 employees.
Elliot Clark, Kenexa's Chief Operating Officer and EPO Practice Leader, said, "Our companies have worked together for many years, during which time we've provided a variety of services based on their specific needs at that point in their business evolution. PAREXEL is at the juncture where a flexible staffing and support model, tailored to their fast-paced environment, is necessary. Kenexa's EPO offering will enable them to focus on their core business, retaining their standing as a top-tier global bio/pharmaceutical services organization."
PAREXEL provides a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical marketing and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to working with clients to provide solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS) and integration services.
PAREXEL's Vice President of Human Resources, Michael Brandt, said, "In making this decision, we evaluated several vendors and quickly came back to Kenexa as our first choice. The strength of Kenexa's staffing industry expertise, coupled with their deep domain knowledge in technology and life sciences, made them the right employment process outsourcing partner for PAREXEL."
Mr. Brandt added, "Kenexa's range of services, such as Web-based technology, behavioral assessment and outsourced staffing services, will give us the functionality and support we need from a single source for recruiting and managing our growing employee base of high caliber experts."
Mr. Clark commented, "Kenexa's long-standing position as a leader in staffing outsourcing services has attracted a solid client roster, including PAREXEL. Now as market acceptance grows for selective outsourcing - such as employment processes - more and more organizations are seeking to leverage our knowledge by working with the vendor that has years of proven experience and well-defined, cost-effective service offerings to increase candidate quality and streamline business processes."
About Kenexa
Kenexa Corporation provides outsourcing, employee research and software to help organizations more effectively recruit and retain a productive workforce. Kenexa solutions include applicant tracking, employment process outsourcing, phone screening, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia), Kenexa employs more than 650 people worldwide. More information about Kenexa and its global locations can be accessed at http://www.kenexa.com.
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