# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-04-19 by the file itself), not
# harvested from the provider. `method: generated` so the economics campaign may replace it with a
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method: generated
generated: '2026-04-19'
name: Syneos Health API FinOps
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Syneos Health
providerId: syneos-health
publisherName: Syneos Health, Inc.
serviceCategory: Clinical Research / Biopharmaceutical Services
created: '2026-04-19'
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Clinical Research
  - Biopharmaceutical
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: Syneos Health sells clinical-research and commercialization services; there is no public usage-metered API surface, so FinOps shape is approximated against the negotiated CRO engagement invoice.
sources:
  - https://www.syneoshealth.com
notes: No public usage telemetry or FOCUS-aligned export. Cost data must be reconciled from negotiated CRO services invoices.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Custom Enterprise Services
  billingFrequency: Per-Contract
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Syneos Health
  ServiceCategory: Clinical Research / Biopharmaceutical Services
  ProviderName: Syneos Health
  PublisherName: Syneos Health, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Syneos Health, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: contracted_services
    description: Contracted clinical and commercialization service consumption defined per engagement.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Cost visibility flows through Syneos contracted reporting; there is no self-service usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocation follows the trial / program codes defined in the customer's CRO engagement.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization levers are contractual (scope changes, study consolidation, deliverable reuse).
  - name: Accountability
    description: Sponsor study lead and Syneos engagement manager share accountability for spend versus contracted scope.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com