Life Sciences Employer of Record Services | GForce

Strategic Workforce Solutions Built for Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device Teams

As the Employer of Record, GForce employs the contractor, handles payroll, benefits, insurance, and invoicing, and the client directs the work. We understand how complicated it can be to bring on contractors and consultants. Managing multiple payrolls, insurance requirements, invoices, and compliance across different vendors eats up time and creates unnecessary risk.

That’s where our Employer of Record (EoR) services come in.

We act as the Employer of Record for your contractors, handling payroll, benefits administration, tax withholding, insurance, and invoicing under one streamlined umbrella. This allows your team to focus on project work instead of administrative headaches.

Why Companies Choose Our EoR Services

Simplified Payroll & Payments – One consolidated invoice each month instead of managing payments to dozens of individual contractors.
Compliance & Risk Management – We take care of federal, state, and local employment tax obligations, workers’ compensation, and constantly shifting regulatory requirements so you reduce your administrative burden and compliance risks.
Faster Onboarding – Bring talent on quickly without the delays of setting up new payroll entries or benefits plans.
Benefits & Retirement – Offer, enroll, and administer medical, dental, 401(k) and other ancillary benefits.
Flexibility for All Team Sizes — Whether you need to support a small group of specialized consultants or scale a larger contingent workforce, we make it simple and efficient.

Many of our clients use EoR alongside our other services like Functional Service Provider (FSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), or traditional contract or FTE recruitment. This gives you the ability to customize exactly how much support you need.

We’ve helped life sciences organizations in biotech, pharma, and medical device reduce their back-office workload while maintaining full visibility and control over their teams.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?

A: An Employer of Record is an organization that serves as the legal employer for designated workers and manages employment administration such as payroll, benefits, and applicable employment compliance responsibilities.

Q: How does an Employer of Record work?

A: Under an EOR arrangement, GForce Life Sciences handles agreed-upon employment responsibilities, while the client directs the contractor’s day-to-day work and assignments.

Q: What are the benefits of using an Employer of Record?

A: An EOR can help companies simplify workforce administration, manage payroll and benefits, and support compliance when engaging contract professionals.

Q: Can an Employer of Record support workers in multiple states?

A: Yes. EOR arrangements can support organizations engaging professionals across different states, subject to applicable employment requirements and service availability.

Q: What is the difference between an Employer of Record and a staffing agency?

A: A staffing agency typically sources and recruits professionals for clients. An Employer of Record focuses on the legal employment and administrative responsibilities for designated workers, including workers a client may have already identified.

Q: Can a foreign company hire US employees without a US entity?

A: Yes. A foreign company can engage US-based professionals through a US Employer of Record, which acts as the legal employer and handles payroll, tax withholding, benefits, and employment compliance while the company directs the work. GForce Life Sciences provides EoR services to life sciences companies, including clients from Asia, Oceania, and Europe.

Q: Can a company use an EoR and set up a US entity later?

A: Yes. Many international companies use an EoR to support early US activity, then establish their own entity once the market and team are proven.

Q: Can GForce Life Sciences recruit the people as well as employ them?

A: Yes. GForce Life Sciences can act as Employer of Record for people you have already identified, or recruit biotech, pharma, and medical device professionals for you first.

Hiring in the US Without a US Entity

Life sciences companies based outside the United States often need US-based staff before they have a US subsidiary. That can be a regulatory lead, a clinical operations specialist, a sales director, or a small early team. Setting up a US company takes time and ongoing compliance work. An Employer of Record lets you start sooner.

GForce Life Sciences becomes the legal employer for the designated US professionals. We handle payroll, tax withholding, benefits administration, insurance, and employment compliance. You direct the day-to-day work, assignments, and priorities. The people work for your projects. The employment administration sits with us.

The client agreement addresses ownership of work product and inventions. This is designed so the client retains rights to the work created for their programs, which is a standard expectation for biotech, pharma, and medical device buyers.

When the US activity is established, many companies form their own entity. At that point, the employment relationship can move from GForce to the new company, subject to the terms of the agreement and applicable employment rules. Using EoR first does not lock you into that structure. It is a way to staff the work while the longer-term entity decision is still open.

GForce provides EoR services to life sciences companies in biotech, pharma, and medical device, including clients based in Asia, Oceania, and Europe. For a closer look at how EoR and PEO arrangements reduce administrative work and compliance risk, see Benefits of Using an Employer of Record (EoR) or Professional Employment Organization (PEO).