Yes. We work with owner-led, mid-market and private-equity-backed companies across the Durham–Chapel Hill metro area, including Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Morrisville.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Strategy and operations consulting in Durham.
Durham and Chapel Hill, anchored by Duke University, UNC–Chapel Hill and Research Triangle Park, with large clinical research, pharmaceutical, technology and health insurance employers.
THE LOCAL ECONOMY
What drives business in Durham.
Duke University and Duke Health, along with UNC–Chapel Hill and UNC Health, are the largest employers and the source of much of the area's research spending and spinout companies. Research Triangle Park, most of which lies in Durham County, hosts IBM, Cisco, GSK, Biogen manufacturing and many contract research and life sciences firms, while IQVIA is headquartered in Durham. Downtown Durham's former tobacco warehouses, including the American Tobacco Campus, have been converted into offices for startups and technology firms.
Notable employers
- Duke University and Duke Health
- UNC Health
- IQVIA
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- IBM
- Biogen
Institutions
- Duke University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- North Carolina Central University
- Research Triangle Park
WHAT COMPANIES HERE FACE
The decisions in front of Durham management teams.
Research-driven companies here face uncertainty in federal research funding and in biotech capital markets, which affects hiring at universities, contract research firms and startups. Competition for scientists, clinical staff and software engineers is intense across the Triangle. Smaller firms selling to Duke, UNC and large pharma must handle long sales cycles and strict compliance requirements.
WHERE TO START
Where Durham engagements usually begin.
8–12 weeks
FP&A & driver-based planning
Research-driven firms exposed to federal funding and biotech capital cycles need scenario-based forecasts and clear cash runways.
See the service 8–12 weeksSales effectiveness & pipeline
Vendors selling to Duke, UNC and large pharma need account plans and pipeline discipline suited to long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
See the service 4–6 weeksAI opportunity assessment
Contract research and life sciences service firms should rank AI uses in trial operations, data management and reporting by value and risk.
See the serviceINDUSTRIES
Industries that anchor Durham.
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