Responsibility Research Consulting

What Responsibility Research Consulting does

Responsibility Research Consulting is a privately held clinical trial consulting firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2013 by Suzanne Kincaid, a clinical research professional with over 25 years of industry experience including tenures at AstraZeneca and a small biotech. The firm provides project management, monitoring, vendor oversight, risk-based quality management (RBQM), SOP development, TMF setup and maintenance, study document authoring, training development and delivery, and fractional study team resources. Its primary customer base is small and mid-sized biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors that lack the internal resources of large pharma, with secondary engagements to CROs and research site networks. Therapeutic experience spans oncology and hematology, GI, CNS/neuroscience, dementia and Alzheimer's, internal/general medicine, and OB/GYN, with specialty expertise in early phase (Phase I/FIH-III) oncology drug development.

The firm operates a pure professional services model with no proprietary technology platform, no software product, and no disclosed AI capabilities. Services are delivered through project-based engagements and fractional resource allocations priced via quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed commercial terms. The company is organized as Responsibility Research Consulting, LLC, registered in Tennessee, and is independently owned and operated with no external investment, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds. Marketing is conducted primarily through a company website with minimal digital presence, and distribution is direct-to-client consulting delivery. The firm claims global experience in clinical trial operations despite its single Nashville office, and is positioned as a specialist consultancy serving sponsors that require senior-level trial operations expertise on a flexible, engagement-by-engagement basis.

Name

Responsibility Research Consulting

Legal name

Responsibility Research Consulting, LLC

Website

https://responsibilityresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Responsibility Research Consulting is a Nashville-based clinical trial consulting firm founded in 2013 by Suzanne Kincaid, providing project management, RBQM, vendor oversight, training, and fractional study team resources to small and mid-sized biotech and pharma sponsors, CROs, and research site networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease) (HLAGAAAL), Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE), Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA) (EDAOAJAO)

Keywords

• Clinical trial consulting
• Project management services
• Training development delivery
• Biotech consulting
• Contract research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Consulting Services: Revenue generated through consulting engagements providing clinical trial operations expertise including project management, vendor management, risk-based quality management, and study team augmentation. Services include fractional resources and filling study team gaps.
2. Training and Development Services: Revenue from developing and delivering training curricula for study coordinators, project management fundamentals, GCP, leadership, and other clinical research competencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Responsibility Research Consulting provides expert clinical trial operations consulting for biotech sponsors, pharma companies, CROs, and research site networks. Deliverables include project management, monitoring, timeline and budget management, resource planning, vendor management and oversight, risk-based quality management, study document/plan authoring and QC, gap analysis, SOP development, TMF set-up/maintenance/close-out, and training development and delivery. Services are delivered via direct project-based engagements and fractional resource arrangements that fill study team gaps.

Product overview

Responsibility Research Consulting is a clinical research consulting firm offering a single unified service offering rather than a software product platform. The core offering is Clinical Trial Consulting Services, which encompasses project management, monitoring, training, study document authoring, gap analysis, SOP development, and TMF services. These services are delivered through fractional resources and consultant staffing to fill study team gaps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Trial Consulting Services Comprehensive consulting services for clinical trial operations including project management, monitoring, timeline and budget development and management, resource planning, data analysis, training development and delivery, study document/study plan authoring, review and QC, gap analysis and process improvement initiatives, SOP development, organization and tracking systems, and TMF set-up, maintenance, and close-out. Delivered through fractional resources and filling study team gaps for biotech sponsors, pharma companies, CROs, and research site networks.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Clinipace Worldwide: Mid-sized CRO providing clinical operations, project management, monitoring, and FSP services with a strong biotech/mid-pharma customer profile. Comparable fractional and consulting offerings to RRC's small-sponsor model.
• Veristat: Boutique clinical research services firm focused on oncology and rare disease clinical operations, biostatistics, and regulatory consulting for small/mid-biotech sponsors. Highly comparable boutique positioning to RRC's small-sponsor oncology focus.
• Worldwide Clinical Trials: Mid-sized global CRO particularly strong in CNS, oncology, and rare disease with biotech-focused delivery model. Comparable to RRC's small-sponsor, multi-therapeutic clinical operations consulting positioning, with similar oncology and CNS emphasis.
• ProPharma Group: Life sciences consulting and FSP provider offering clinical operations, regulatory, and quality consulting to small and mid-sized sponsors. Directly comparable consulting-led, expertise-based model to RRC's clinical trial consulting practice.
• MMS Holdings: Clinical research services provider offering FSP and consulting support for clinical operations, biostatistics, and regulatory affairs across biotech sponsors. Directly comparable to RRC's clinical operations consulting and study team augmentation model.

Broad incumbents

• Medpace: Mid-to-large global CRO with a particularly strong reputation in oncology and small/mid-cap biotech sponsors. Highly comparable to RRC's small-sponsor, oncology-focused FSP/consulting model but at materially greater scale and breadth.
• ICON plc: One of the largest global CROs offering full-service and FSP clinical operations staffing across therapeutic areas including oncology. Direct comparability with RRC's CRA monitoring, project management, and study team augmentation services, though at vastly larger scale.
• IQVIA: Largest global CRO/FSP provider with deep oncology and Phase I capabilities and dedicated small/mid-biotech franchise. Comparable clinical operations consulting and FSP offerings to RRC, but with proprietary technology and global infrastructure.
• PAREXEL International: Global CRO offering biopharma services spanning Phase I-IV operations, oncology, and FSP. Comparable to RRC's clinical trial consulting, monitoring, and study rescue engagements, but at global scale with broader therapeutic and geographic coverage.

Emerging players

• BioPoint Consulting: Smaller life sciences consulting firm providing clinical operations, project management, and study team augmentation services to biotech and small pharma. Comparable boutique, expertise-led consulting positioning to RRC's micro-CRO/consulting model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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