METRICS INC. NAMED "BUSINESS CHAMPION" FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
GREENVILLE, N.C. – In recognition of its strong workplace development programs, Metrics Inc. has been named a ”Business Champion“ by Business Leader magazine and Wake Technical Community College.
Business Champions is an annual awards program that honors Triangle–area organizations that offer comprehensive workplace education and development efforts for their employees. Phil Hodges, president of Metrics, accepted the award at a luncheon Tuesday.
Metrics, headquartered in Greenville, is one of the Southeast’s fastest–growing contract analytical and pharmaceutical development laboratories, providing quality formulation, clinical trial manufacturing and analytical development/validation services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Jeff Basham, vice president of marketing and sales, said Metrics’ workplace development programs encourage employees to think creatively.
“Innovation and excellence thrive at Metrics,” Basham said. “Our staff has a patent pending for a controlled release technology, and another pending for unique formulations for diabetic patients. These intellectual properties emerged when employees creatively sought solutions to our clients’ problems.”
The company’s Good Manufacturing Practices standards were utilized by Metrics and East Carolina University to jointly develop a curriculum on the subject for the latter’s chemistry department, funded by Golden Leaf. A Metrics senior chemist now teaches the course.
Basham cited several factors that make Metrics stand out in workplace development. On average, new Metrics employees spend their first three months immersed in training. Other employees spend about 12 days in training annually, representing a company investment of eight percent of its wages budget.
“Here at Metrics, there’s a palpable sense of teamwork, camaraderie and commitment to doing the highest quality work,” Basham said.
Business Leader magazine is a monthly publication targeting 55,000+ executives and professionals in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park region. Wake Technical Community College is a two-year public institution serving more than 15,000 students enrolled in college credit programs and more than 36,000 students enrolled in non-curriculum (continuing education) programs.
In September, Metrics announced a $17.5-million facility expansion. The 47,000–square–foot facility will allow the company to hire 50 new employees and dramatically augment its clinical batch manufacturing and commercial production capabilities in the next three years. For more information about Metrics and its services, visit its Web site at www.metricsinc.com
