Thought Leader Compensation: Establishing Fair-Market Value Procedures

Table of Contents

• Thought Leader Development Structure Metrics
  • Percentage of companies with dedicated thought leader development departments
  • Percentage of companies with dedicated MSL programs
  • Functional oversight of thought leader development departments
• Annual salaries for physicians by specialty
• Fair-market value benchmarks
  • Average and median minimum and maximum hourly rate for thought leaders
    • by provider category
      • Primary care provider
      • Specialist
      • Subspecialist
      • Surgeon
      • Expert-in-field
      • Allied health professional
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for delivering a promotional speech
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for delivering a scientific/educational speech
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for leading an advisory board (chair)
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for moderating an advisory board
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for participating in an advisory board
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for authoring a manuscript
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Average and median additional fees paid for authoring an abstract
    • by provider category (see above)
    • by company size
    • by therapeutic area
  • Additional breakdowns of all of the above metrics included for these primary care provider subcategories:
    • Family practitioner/general practitioner
    • Pediatrician
    • OB/GYN
    • Internal medicine
    • Physician assistant
    • Nurse practitioner
    • Dual degree
    • Professional healthcare educator
    • Medical doctor (other)
• Compensation spending limits
  • For individual thought leaders
  • By company size
• Travel compensation limits
  • For individual thought leaders
  • By company size