Multi-division lab services network for environmental, pharmaceutical, and life sciences testing
Pace operates a nationwide laboratory and service network split across two divisions—Analytical Services (environmental, water, soil, air testing) and Life Sciences (pharma/biopharm CDMO/CRO). The tech stack reveals a traditional lab operations posture: LIMS, PLM, AutoCAD, ArcMap, GC/MS, HPLC, LC-MS dominate, paired with Salesforce and basic BI dashboards. Hiring is junior-heavy (206 of 281 tracked roles) and research-focused (110 roles), signaling operational scaling rather than product innovation—a fit for a high-throughput testing business managing compliance, accuracy, and client retention as core operational friction.
Notable leadership hires: Client Services Lead
Pace is a privately held lab services provider headquartered in Minneapolis with 1,001–5,000 employees across a nationwide network. Pace Analytical Services handles local and mobile testing—air, water, soil analysis—with in-lab and onsite emergency services backed by regulatory expertise. Pace Life Sciences serves pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical clients through CDMO/CRO capabilities, manufacturing sites, and FDA-registered labs. The business model combines high-volume commodity testing (environmental compliance) with specialized services (cleanroom certification, product evaluation, hazard documentation). Pain points cluster around regulatory compliance rigor, test accuracy, operational database integrity, and client retention—typical of lab-centric service businesses operating under strict reporting standards.
Pace uses LIMS, PLM, AutoCAD, and ArcMap for lab and project management; GC/MS, HPLC, UPLC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-OES, and ddPCR for analytical instruments; Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud for CRM; Microsoft Office 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Azure DevOps for collaboration and data.
Pace is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a nationwide laboratory and service center network across the United States and internationally.
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