[CoA Nexus Co., Ltd.] 92.6% of corporate researchers are interested in side jobs
*CoA Nexus Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 22, 2024
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92.6% of corporate researchers are interested in side jobs
*~ Major companies also tend to introduce side job systems in hopes of positive effects on their main business and recruitment ~ *
* CoA Co., Ltd., which develops “CoA Researcher”, a platform that uses AI to match optimal research and development personnel
Nexus (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Kota Nozaki, hereinafter: CoA)
Nexus) conducted a “Survey on Researchers’ Awareness of Side Jobs” targeting 122 people who work as researchers. *
* -Survey results-*
■More than 92.6% of researchers have a positive attitude towards “side jobs” We surveyed researchers on their interests in side jobs.
As a result, 72.1% of researchers answered “Yes,” followed by 20.5%, who answered “It’s difficult at the moment, but I would like to get a side job in the long term.” It became clear that I was interested in a side job.
On the other hand, 2.1% of the respondents answered, “I work in clinical research, so it’s fluid. There are timings when I can take the job,” or “It depends on the content,” indicating the cautious attitude typical of researchers.
*Reference: Social trends surrounding side jobs for researchers* According to the FY2023 Employment Survey (Domestic) conducted by Nikkan Yakugyosha this spring on the status of introducing side jobs among pharmaceutical companies, 28 companies, or about 40% of responding companies, said they had introduced side jobs. This is because it satisfies the needs of employees who desire a variety of work styles, and at the same time can be expected to have a positive effect on the core business and recruitment, and the introduction rate tends to be particularly high among major companies.
Under the permission system prescribed by each company, side jobs are permitted under certain conditions, such as “the side job does not harm the company’s profits” and “no disclosure of trade secrets.” In addition, looking at the job content of side jobs, the focus is on consultants, coaching, translation, lecturers, pharmacists, web design, and food and beverages, and side jobs with research jobs and related themes are from the perspective of information leakage and rule development. Therefore, the current situation is that there are still not many.
According to our research, researchers are requesting medical translation, medical interpreting, medical writing, and research work that leverages their strengths.
*Comment from CoA Nexus Nozaki: Trends and penetration of side jobs for researchers*
[Trends surrounding side jobs for research and development workers] The lifting of the ban on side jobs is spreading to a variety of occupations, including the IT field.
Amid this trend, as shown by the results of this survey, there is a high need for side jobs among individual researchers, and some pharmaceutical companies and other R&D-related companies have also lifted the ban on side jobs.
Up until now, our company has been developing our business with a focus on hiring research and development personnel, and we have built one of the largest platforms in Japan for research-ready personnel, with over 150,000 people.
As part of this business, we have received various needs from some companies regarding the use of side jobs, and have built up a track record of side job projects that utilize R&D human resources both domestically and overseas.
In reality, we recognize that there are still challenges in creating side jobs in the research and development field, and we believe that, despite the high needs of individual researchers, the content of work that can be requested as side jobs has not been fully specified. I am.
In addition, since many companies cite building contact with researchers as the most important issue when recruiting, we will use the results of this survey as a reference to build contact from the perspective of “side jobs” that are in high demand from individual researchers. We believe that doing so is an effective means of recruiting R&D personnel.
[Initiatives to revitalize side jobs for research and development workers] The industry as a whole recognizes that “it is difficult for researchers to continue working as researchers” due to economic reasons is a major issue.
Under such circumstances, the spread of side jobs will not only allow researchers to utilize their highly specialized skills to stabilize their economic foundations, but also, as mentioned earlier, is expected to have an effect on recruitment activities. We believe this will ultimately lead to increased mobility of R&D human resources.
Of course, I understand that some people think that they should focus on their core research, but I hope that we can aim to create the most optimal environment for R&D personnel while taking on new challenges. We would like to seek the optimal solution while continuing to have dialogue with you.
*Contact information regarding recruitment through CoA Nexus’ side jobs* We aim to support the creation of side business opportunities and subsequent recruitment activities, so if you are a company that is interested, please contact us.
Due to time constraints, it is difficult for corporate personnel who are busy with their daily work to consider all recruitment issues, including side jobs, but we recommend consulting with an experienced company like ours. We hope to work together to find a solution through repeated discussions.
Corporate inquiries: https://srust.co.jp/free-ist/contact-jp/ Contact information for research and development:
https://coanexus.com/coaresearcher/
*About “CoA Researcher”, an AI matching platform specialized in research and development talent*
“CoA Researcher” is Japan’s largest AI matching platform for job changes and side jobs that specializes only in research and
development personnel who are ready to work.
As a global platform that targets R&D human resources not only in Japan but also in academia and companies working overseas, we support you in acquiring human resources that meet your company’s needs. By supporting the acquisition of human resources in R&D areas where matching is difficult and supporting companies and human resources competing globally, we aim to “reform the way R&D” work and improve companies’ R&D capabilities.
■Site for researchers: https://srust.co.jp/free-ist/jp/
■URL for businesses: https://srust.co.jp/free-ist/biz/