You set the priorities
You decide what needs doing and when, and you tell the team lead. From there the day-to-day direction of the work sits with us — task allocation, prioritisation within the agreed scope, technical review and sign-off.
Functional Service Provider (FSP)
Dedicated biometrics capacity that works as part of your team. Your processes, your systems, your priorities with the hiring, retention and management handled by us.
How our FSP model works
FSP sits between hiring and outsourcing, and what separates a good arrangement from a poor one is where the management line falls. Ours is drawn so you direct the work without carrying the people: recruitment, retention, training and backfill stay with us.
We manage the team
A named Metronomia team lead owns resourcing, performance management, training and cover. You get status, escalation and forecasting through one person instead of line-managing individual contractors.
You contract for a service
Because we employ, manage and appraise the team, the engagement stays a service contract rather than a set of individual placements you are responsible for.
Why sponsors choose us for FSP
Two things separate this from contract staffing: the people you get, and who carries responsibility for them.
Specialists in biometrics
We are the biostatisticians, programmers, data managers and medical writers doing the work. Biometrics is our focus, so each role is filled by someone with the expertise and experience the study requires.
Cover and backfill stay with us
The team lead manages utilisation, quality and cover throughout the engagement. If someone leaves, we handle the replacement and documented handover, typically within 4–6 weeks for a senior role.
You approve your team
You see the CV and can speak with each proposed team member before onboarding. No substitutions are made without your agreement, and backup is planned for key roles.
Global delivery, without extra layers
We build teams across our delivery centres in the US, UK, Germany and South Africa, giving you access to the right expertise and time-zone coverage without adding more vendors to manage.
The people you’ll work with
Experienced clinical data professionals who work to your SOPs and report into your team, chosen for your study.
Biostatisticians
Study design and sample size, SAP authoring, estimand strategy, interim and ISS/ISE analysis.
Statistical programmers
SDTM and ADaM, TFLs, define.xml and reviewer guides, in SAS and R.
Clinical data managers
CRF design, edit checks, data review and query management through to database lock.
EDC programmers
eCRF and edit-check build, integrations and validation on Medidata Rave, Viedoc and Clincase.
Medical writers
Protocols, CSRs, narratives, IBs, briefing books and EU CTR lay summaries to ICH E3.
CDISC specialists
Standards governance, mapping, controlled terminology and submission-package review.
Engagement models
The right fit depends on the capability you already have in-house and how steady your study volume is. Most sponsors change models as their programme grows, and we build for that from the start.
One discipline, extended
You have statistics in-house and need programming, or the reverse. A team in one discipline, full-time or fractional, reporting through one lead.
- One discipline, one lead
- Full-time or fractional
- Scales a role you already run
- Fastest to stand up
The whole biometrics chain
Data management, statistics, programming and writing under a single lead, working to one set of standards so data moves between them without re-work.
- All four disciplines
- One accountable lead
- Shared standards end to end
- One contract, one forecast
A team plus project work
An FSP team for steady-state delivery, with scoped project work alongside it for submissions, integrated analyses or a rescue. Budgets stay separate; the lead spans both.
- FSP team for the baseline
- Scoped projects for peaks
- Separate budget lines
- One senior contact across both
How an engagement starts
We define the roles against your protocol, source and assess candidates, and present a shortlist with full profiles. You approve each appointment before onboarding begins.
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Scope
Disciplines, seniority, FTE level, languages and the reporting line into your organisation.
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Match
We put forward named people against that profile, with full CVs and a technical screening call. You approve every person before onboarding begins.
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Onboard
Your SOPs, your systems, your therapeutic area. Two to four weeks for a single role; four to eight for a full team, with bridging cover if a role is urgent.
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Operate
The team lead runs delivery, reports on utilisation and quality, and flexes the team as your pipeline moves. Backfill and cover stay our responsibility.
A global team
Most engagements draw on more than one location, which gives you extended time-zone coverage and continuity when a study runs around the clock.
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- Team in Germany HQ
- Team in United Kingdom
- Team in North Carolina, USA
- Team in South Africa
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