North America Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market Size & Outlook

The medical affairs outsourcing market in North America is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 1,532.6 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 12.6% is expected of North America medical affairs outsourcing market from 2023 to 2030.
Revenue, 2022 (US$M)
$593.8
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$1,532.6
CAGR, 2023 - 2030
12.6%
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North America medical affairs outsourcing market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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North America medical affairs outsourcing market highlights

  • The North America medical affairs outsourcing market generated a revenue of USD 593.8 million in 2022.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% from 2023 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, medical writing & publishing was the largest revenue generating services in 2022.
  • Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) is the most lucrative services segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2023 to 2030.


North America data book summary

Market revenue in 2022USD 593.8 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 1,532.6 million
Growth rate12.6% (CAGR from 2022 to 2030)
Largest segmentMedical writing & publishing
Fastest growing segmentMedical Science Liaisons (MSLs)
Historical data covered2018 - 2021
Base year for estimation2022
Forecast period covered2023 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationMedical Writing & Publishing, Medical Monitoring, Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), Medical Information
Key market players worldwideIQVIA Holdings Inc, Icon PLC, The Medical Affairs Company, Syneos Health, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd, SGS AG, Ashfield Healthcare, ZEINCRO Group, Indegene


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, North America region accounted for 34.9% of the global medical affairs outsourcing market in 2022.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 1,647.4 million by 2030.

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Medical writing & publishing was the largest segment with a revenue share of 33.4% in 2022. Horizon Databook has segmented the North America medical affairs outsourcing market based on medical writing & publishing, medical monitoring, medical science liaisons (msls), medical information covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


North America is known to have one of the most stringent regulatory systems across the world. There has been a tremendous increase in approval of biologics, which account for 39.0% of total new drug approvals and this indicates the growing pipeline of biotechnology products. 

Stringent regulatory processes and growing R&D expenditure in North America are anticipated to increase the demand for outsourcing medical affairs services by large biopharmaceuticals.

North America is home to numerous biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, which are outsourcing part of their regulatory functions to regulatory service providers. The high cost of R&D is a major challenge, which has encouraged biopharmaceutical and medical device companies based in North America to outsource certain functions to individuals with the high level of expertise in the domain.

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