Pinnacle 21

  • Est. 2011

Meet Pinnacle 21

Employees at Pinnacle 21 do tech work that means something. Their software enables key transitions in the clinical trial data pipeline and streamlines regulatory approvals for drugs and medical devices, getting new treatments to patients faster.

Pinnacle 21 supplies its SaaS platform to the US FDA, Japan’s PMDA, 22 of the top 25 biopharma firms, and many more biotechs. It ensures clinical trial data comply with the standards of both government agencies and trial sponsors.

On its way from the clinic to a government agency, a data point goes through many steps, and Pinnacle 21 has processed over 30 trillion (with a T!) of them. With strong product-market fit and an aggressive roadmap fueled by their 2021 acquisition by Certara (NASDAQ: CERT), the team is quickly becoming the one-stop data brokerage for the life sciences.

With P21 responsible for R&D of multiple products in the Certara software portfolio, ideas and demand abound. What the company needs is more people: software engineers, data standards experts, and product managers who can develop products used by clients as far away as China and Japan. Their founder Max describes this revolutionary work in the service of medicine as “a hard and worthy task.”

The company has proven a draw for technologists who prefer autonomy over office politics, and who build trust by delivering, not with titles. After onboarding driven talents, People Ops empowers them by “letting them loose” to do good and add value.

Pinnacle 21 respects the professionals who work there and recognizes their worth beyond the office walls. Generous PTO, flexibility when “life happens,” subsidized healthcare for the family, one-on-one career coaching—all stem from the company values, which fit perfectly with those of Certara.

A renovated, spacious office in Blue Bell, PA, offers spaces indoors and out for breaks, snacks, coffee, workouts, and games. Staff report how easy it is to decompress and enjoy the camaraderie of their “work fam,” who now extend to all sites in the Certara network, from NYC and Princeton, to St. Louis and Raleigh.

For three years running, Pinnacle 21 has made the list of Best Small & Medium Workplaces™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work®. From what we heard in interviews with employees, it’s clear why.