PRA Health Sciences, Inc., a contract research organization, provides outsourced clinical development and data solution services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. It operates in two segments: clinical research and data solutions. The Clinical Research segment offers product registration services, including clinical trial management, project management, regulatory affairs, therapeutic expertise, clinical operations, data and programming, safety and risk management, biostatistics and medical writing, quality assurance, and late-phase services. It also provides strategic solutions, such as embedded functional services providers, staff augmentation, and custom-built development solutions, as well as commercialization services and early development services for Phase I and Phase IIa studies, as well as bioanalytical analysis. The Data Solutions segment offers data, analytics, technology, and consulting solutions to the life sciences market. This segment offers market intelligence services, such as targeting and compensation, and pharmaceutical audit suite services; consulting and services comprising brand analytics, managed markets, commercial effectiveness, and scientific studies and clinical hubs; and technology-enabled products and services that allow clients to access and analyze Symphony Health and integrated third-party data. PRA Health Sciences, Inc. conducts clinical trials in the areas of pharmaceutical development, including oncology, immunology, the central nervous system, inflammation, respiratory, cardiometabolic, and infectious diseases. The company was formerly known as PRA International, Inc. and changed its name to PRA Health Sciences, Inc. in July 2014. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. PRA Health Sciences, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ICON Public Limited Company.