Can you pay our R&D, production, and commercial teams in one payroll?

Yes. Salaried scientists, shift-based GMP operators, and variable-pay commercial teams all run in one compliant payroll - across the countries you operate in.

How do you handle audit-readiness and data integrity?

Every change carries a full audit trail; access is role-based with segregation of duties; and the platform is ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 certified, with reporting that stands up to SOX and internal audit. (Payroll is not a GxP system, so this is audit-readiness and data integrity - not GxP validation.)

Does it work with our existing HCM?

Yes. Zalaris is HRIS-agnostic and runs beneath your HCM: it takes people data from your system of record and runs payroll, so you keep one source of truth for talent.

Can you handle global mobility, bonuses, and equity?

Yes. Expatriates and shadow payroll, bonuses and long-term incentives, and equity interfaces are all supported - the compensation a scarce, mobile workforce expects.

Can you scale as we grow or enter new markets?

Yes. Scale hiring up or down with funding and clinical phases, and use Employer of Record to employ people in new trial sites and markets before you have a legal entity there.

Can you support an M&A, divestiture, or carve-out?

Yes. Zalaris runs HR and payroll through integrations, divestitures, and site carve-outs, so pay keeps running while the business changes.

HR and Payroll software for life sciences - compliant, global, audit-ready

Who we serve - Life Sciences

HR and payroll software for life sciences - compliant, global, and audit-ready

Life sciences run on scarce, highly skilled people - R&D scientists, GMP operators, and commercial teams - spread across countries and under constant scrutiny. Zalaris pays them all accurately and compliantly, with full audit trails, beneath your HCM as software, co-managed, or fully managed.

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The numbers that matter

25+

Years in regulated industries

150+

Countries supported

2M+

Employees paid monthly

ISO 27001

& ISAE 3402 - audit-ready

One payroll software for life sciences - a workforce that is really three

Few industries employ people as different as life sciences does - and they rarely sit in one country. Zalaris pays all three populations in one compliant payroll:

Scientists and researchers
Salaried knowledge workers with bonuses, allowances, and global mobility - paid accurately and confidentially.
Manufacturing operators
Shift-based production staff under collective agreements - premiums and time captured, in the same payroll.
Sales and field teams
Variable pay, incentives, car and expenses tied to targets - across the markets you sell in.

Audit-ready by design, with data integrity built in

In life sciences, an auditor or a regulator can ask how a number was reached, who approved it, and when - and payroll has to answer. Zalaris runs on controls, not trust:

The controls a regulated business expects
Full audit trail on every change - who, what, when	Data integrity and a complete change history
Role-based access and segregation of duties	ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 certification
Secure, access-controlled hosting	Reporting that stands up to SOX and internal audit

Scale with the science - and with the deals

Grow at biotech speed
Hire quickly through funding rounds and clinical phases - and scale back just as cleanly when a programme changes.
Enter new markets fast
Employer of Record lets you employ people where you have no legal entity yet - so a new trial site or market is not blocked by payroll.
Complex pay, handled
Bonuses, long-term incentives and equity interfaces, expatriates and shadow payroll - the compensation scarce talent expects.

What happens when enterprises choose Zalaris

What we delivered:

Complete platform implementation. Managed payroll services. System integration. 22-month rollout across all countries.

Results:

Successful separation from parent company systems. Global solution covering entire employee lifecycle. On-time delivery despite complexity. Local compliance maintained across all markets.

Pharmaceuticals

Global, multi-entity organisations with R&D, GMP production, and large commercial teams.

Biotech

Fast-scaling, funding-driven companies entering new markets and hiring scarce talent at speed.

Medtech & diagnostics

Device and diagnostics firms blending engineering, production, and field-service teams.

25+ years in regulated, precision-driven industries

For over 25 years, Zalaris has supported life sciences organisations through digital transformation, complex regulatory landscapes, and diverse, highly specialised global workforces - where precision, compliance, and agility are non-negotiable.