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Technologies
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Products
People
Growth
Offices
Jobs
Financials

Funding and backers

Total raised
$28M
8 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.4M
Venture round · Jul 2025 · 15 mo ago
Team
371
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +2% in a year
The money's age
Due for its next round
15 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 1, 2025 Raised a round Venture round $1.4M · SEC Form D Oct 25, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $2M · SEC Form D Feb 27, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $250k · SEC Form D Oct 10, 2023 Raised a round Venture round $10M · SEC Form D May 1, 2023 Raised a round Venture round $1.4M · SEC Form D Apr 15, 2022 Raised a round Venture round $2.9M · SEC Form D Feb 5, 2021 Raised a round Venture round $1M · SEC Form D Oct 25, 2019 Raised a round Venture round $9.2M · SEC Form D 2018 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jul 2025 $1.4M — SEC Form D
Venture round Oct 2024 $2M — SEC Form D
Venture round Feb 2024 $250k — SEC Form D
Venture round Oct 2023 $10M — SEC Form D
Venture round May 2023 $1.4M — SEC Form D
Venture round Apr 2022 $2.9M — SEC Form D
Venture round Feb 2021 $1M — SEC Form D
Venture round Oct 2019 $9.2M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Headlands Research, Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Mark BlumlingExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Cathy CollinsDirectorSEC Form D
Kyle BurtnettExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Ann MaoExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Autumn HuiattExecutive OfficerSEC Form D

How Headlands Research hires

Truth index
A 87/100
Median time to fill
63 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
33%
Reposted roles
0%

Headlands Research scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 6 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 33% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 63 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Headlands Research is a North American clinical trial site organization that runs a network of research sites conducting studies for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device sponsors and contract research organizations. Founded in 2018, it operates about 26 sites in the US, Puerto Rico and Canada, including AMCR Institute in Escondido, which focuses on diabetes, obesity and vaccine trials, and Peninsula Research Associates, known for allergy and asthma research. It hires clinical research coordinators, site managers and directors, principal investigators and sub-investigators, pharmacy and lab technicians, receptionists and finance staff.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Headlands Research over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
5
Postings analysed
50
Stack modernity
51/100
Cloud & platforms
GCP90%
Tableau2%
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel2%
Practices & domains
Good Clinical Practice50%
GLP2%
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$90k
Typical range
$41k – $300k
Open positions
23
20 Jobs
Junior 35%
Middle 20%
Senior 35%
Architect 10%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 7 $150k $50k – $170k
Middle 4 $78k $75k – $100k
Senior 7 $90k $75k – $150k
Architect 2 $150k $120k – $180k
Highest paying role Physician, MD/DO - Clinical Research $300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Headlands Research By role, level and city, against the market · 23 jobs with pay

People

Mark Blumling
Executive Officer, Director
Cathy Collins
Director
Kyle Burtnett
Executive Officer, Director
Ann Mao
Executive Officer
Autumn Huiatt
Executive Officer
Ali Satvat
Director
Neel Varshney
Director
Emily Janvey
Director
Anuv Ratan
Director
Heather Abbis
Director
Kathy Collins
Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
77/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
39
11 opened / 13 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
63 days
faster than 20% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
31% ▼
Science & Research
23% ▼
Operations
15% ▲
Field & Service
13% ▲
Finance
5% ▼
HR
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Administrative (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Florida Oct 2026
+5 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Richmond Oct 2026
New location: Scottsdale Oct 2026
Added GLP to stack Oct 2026
Added Good Clinical Practice to stack Oct 2026
Added Tableau to stack Oct 2026
Added Salesforce to stack Oct 2026
New location: Brownsville Oct 2026
New location: Baltimore Oct 2026
New location: Washington Oct 2026
New location: Bellingham Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
30
Hiring now
20
Countries
3
Busiest office
San Diego
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Corte Madera United States
HQ
San Diego United States
Corporate office
California - San Diego
7 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 14% remote 10-50 est. staff $111k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations, Management
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Escondido United States
Engineering / R&D
California - Escondido
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 10-50 est. staff $76k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Field & Service, Science & Research
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
El Paso United States
Support & operations
Texas - El Paso
5 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $153k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Administrative
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Riverside United States
Corporate office
California - Riverside
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $113k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Management
seen since Mar 2026 careers board, job postings
Brownsville United States
Engineering / R&D
Texas - Brownsville
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 10-50 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations, Science & Research
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Grand Rapids United States
Regional office
Michigan - Grand Rapids
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations, Industrial Engineering
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Kelowna Canada
Support & operations
Canada - Kelowna, BC
3 open roles 10-50 est. staff $121k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Administrative
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Detroit United States
2 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Jan 2026
Atlanta United States
Engineering / R&D
Arizona - Scottsdale
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Jan 2026 job postings
Sacramento United States
Regional office
California - Sacramento
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $240k Avg Salary
hires for Management
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
San Juan Puerto Rico
Regional office
Puerto Rico - San Juan
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Operations
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Baltimore United States
2 open roles 1-10 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Jan 2026
Bellingham United States
Engineering / R&D
Washington - Bellingham
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $98k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Industrial Engineering
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Washington United States
2 open roles 1-10 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Jan 2026
Florida Puerto Rico
2 open roles 1-10 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Jan 2026
Portland United States
Engineering / R&D
Oregon - Portland
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Rolling Hills Estates United States
Engineering / R&D
California - Rolling Hills Estates/Palos Verdes
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
seen since May 2026 careers board, job postings
Scottsdale United States
Regional office
Arizona - Scottsdale
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Operations
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Richmond Canada
Engineering / R&D
Canada - Richmond, BC
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
seen since Oct 2026 careers board, job postings
Chesterfield United States
Engineering / R&D
Missouri - St. Louis
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Administrative
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Plymouth United States
Regional office
Massachusetts - Boston
1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
seen since Apr 2026 careers board
Springfield United States
Regional office
Missouri - Springfield
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Sep 2026 careers board
Wilmington United States
Regional office
North Carolina - Wilmington
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Aug 2026 careers board
Orlando United States
Regional office
Florida - Orlando
careers board
Toronto Canada
Regional office
Canada - Toronto, ON
careers board
Southfield United States
Regional office
Michigan - Detroit
careers board
Lincoln United States
Regional office
California - Lincoln
careers board
Myrtle Beach United States
Regional office
South Carolina - Myrtle Beach
careers board
Pikesville United States
Regional office
Maryland - Baltimore
careers board
Earlier presence
Maplewood, United States 2 open roles · last posting Sep 2026

Jobs

≈ $52k – $142k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · Brownsville
GCP
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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$38k – $41k per year · Hybrid · Full-Time · Richmond
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$100k – $120k per year · Hybrid · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Bachelor's Degree · Bellingham
GCP
Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
Apply
≈ $69k – $190k per year (Estimated) · In office · Bachelor's Degree · Rolling Hills Estates
GCP
Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
Apply
$100k – $105k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Escondido
GCP
Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
Apply
$48k – $54k per year · Hybrid · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · High School Diploma · Escondido
GCP
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Life Sciences
GLP
Good Clinical Practice
Apply
$40k – $50k per year · Hybrid · 1+ year exp · Escondido
Apply
$140k – $180k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Riverside · Sacramento · San Diego
GCP
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≈ $66k – $181k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · United States
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≈ $129k – $254k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Bachelor's Degree · Grand Rapids
GCP
Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
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≈ $176k – $301k per year (Estimated) · Remote (United States)
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Financials

Total raised
$28M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
8
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $1.4M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $2M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $250k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $10M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $1.4M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $2.9M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $1M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $9.2M Details