Perks that Matter

While salary and bonus are as important to the medical science liaison employee as the integrity of the MSL role, there are also non-monetary “perks” that matter to the individual MSL.

Here are results from MSL Institute’s MSL Salary survey on the kind of perks that matter enough for the MSL to report as a factor in job satisfaction:

“Perks” or non-salary, non-bonus benefits that are most attractive to the MSL as an employee

2 weeks of Holiday shutdown
20% Stock Grant
23 days vacation
4 weeks vacation from start
401k company match
9 to 11 paid holidays
Airline travel clubs
Allowed to bring guest to annual incentive meeting if certain sales goals are met
Autonomy to manage schedule
Blackberry
Cash savings account
Cell phone data plan allowance
Company Car/car or gas allowance
Continuing education
Day off for volunteering
Excellent medical/dental/vision benefits for MSL & dependents
Executive preferred compensation plan
Free/discount prescriptions if using a company brand medicine (including generics)
Great company and group of people to work with.
Gym benefit
Home office expenses (phone and internet), cell phone, computer
Incentive trip
Internet access reimbursement
Job security would be the best “perk”
Long term incentive awards provided every year with bonus/pay increase
Matching gift program for charitable donations
Pension plan
Professional development
Profit sharing
Share/stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement