2018 National Life Science Industry Workforce Trends Survey

Overview

This survey is conducted biennially by the Coalition of Bioscience Institutes (CSBI) - a 45-state member organization and BIO affiliate committed to serving the life science industry for the purpose of identifying the most vexing talent issues facing the country's life sciences industry for inclusion in the 2018 CSBI Workforce Trends Report.

Data collected through this survey will help communicate to key stakeholders the pressing workforce development needs faced by the industry, and lead to actionable steps to help alleviate them.

Information submitted as part of this survey is anonymized and reported in aggregate form only.

Why is your submission important? It will directly help CSBI develop guidance to the higher education and training communities, as well as public policy-makers, on workforce issues affecting our industry.

Your submission will aid in the effort to ensure that the industry will have access to the skilled employees it needs to continue to grow and strive to develop products to meet unsolved medical needs.

This survey is designed to enable completion by the respondent in 10 minutes or less.

Mandatory Questions (Questions 1-16 are mandatory)

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* 1. What is your role at your organization in the hiring of employees?

Directly involved in hiring process for most jobs

Directly involved in hiring process for jobs in a specific job area

Not directly involved in hiring process but am aware of hiring issues/processes

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your company's sector? Sector definitions located here. Please select one.

Agricultural Feedstock and Chemicals

Bioscience-related distribution

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

Industrial Biotech

Medical Devices and Equipment

Research, Testing, & Medical Laboratories

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What type of organization is your company? Please select the closest match.

Research-focused

Manufacturing-focused (includes CMOs)

Integrated (both Research and Manufacturing operations)

Contract Research Organization

University, Hospital, or Non-Profit-based Research

Office-only Biopharma Company

Associate Industry (e.g. Staffing, Consultancy, etc.)

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* 4. How many employees work at your company?

1-10

11-50

51-150

151-500

501+

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* 5. In the last 12 months, about how many hires has your company made?

1-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51+

Or, if you know the exact number, please share.

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* 6. What is the average length of time it takes to fill an opening at your company?

<9 weeks (under 2.5 months)

10-12 weeks (~2.5 - 3 months)

13-15 weeks (3 - 3.5 months)

>15 weeks (over 3.5 months)

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* 7. For the following functional areas, identify all which you expect to expand headcount in in the next 12 months. Please check all that apply.

Regulatory Affairs/Compliance

Quality

Research & Development

Clinical Research

Product and/or Process Development

Data Analytics

Engineering

Manufacturing

Medical Affairs

None of the Above

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* 8. How difficult has it been to fill openings in the following functional areas?

	Easier than most openings	About Average	More difficult than most openings	Much more difficult than most openings	N/A
Regulatory Affairs/Compliance	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance Easier than most openings	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance About Average	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance More difficult than most openings	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance Much more difficult than most openings	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance N/A
Quality	Quality Easier than most openings	Quality About Average	Quality More difficult than most openings	Quality Much more difficult than most openings	Quality N/A
Research & Development	Research & Development Easier than most openings	Research & Development About Average	Research & Development More difficult than most openings	Research & Development Much more difficult than most openings	Research & Development N/A
Clinical Research	Clinical Research Easier than most openings	Clinical Research About Average	Clinical Research More difficult than most openings	Clinical Research Much more difficult than most openings	Clinical Research N/A
Product and/or Process Development	Product and/or Process Development Easier than most openings	Product and/or Process Development About Average	Product and/or Process Development More difficult than most openings	Product and/or Process Development Much more difficult than most openings	Product and/or Process Development N/A
Data Analytics	Data Analytics Easier than most openings	Data Analytics About Average	Data Analytics More difficult than most openings	Data Analytics Much more difficult than most openings	Data Analytics N/A
Engineering	Engineering Easier than most openings	Engineering About Average	Engineering More difficult than most openings	Engineering Much more difficult than most openings	Engineering N/A
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Easier than most openings	Manufacturing About Average	Manufacturing More difficult than most openings	Manufacturing Much more difficult than most openings	Manufacturing N/A
Medical Affairs	Medical Affairs Easier than most openings	Medical Affairs About Average	Medical Affairs More difficult than most openings	Medical Affairs Much more difficult than most openings	Medical Affairs N/A
None of the Above	None of the Above Easier than most openings	None of the Above About Average	None of the Above More difficult than most openings	None of the Above Much more difficult than most openings	None of the Above N/A

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* 9. Name the type of position or positions that have been the most difficult to fill recently at your organization.

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* 10. Approximately what percentage of your workforce is comprised of H1-B Visa Holders? (Please select on slider, or type into box at right).

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 11. Approximately what percentage of your workforce is comprised of contract employees? (Please select on slider, or type into box at right).

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 12. Approximately what percentage of your workforce has required relocation? (Please select on slider, or type into box at right).

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 13. Do you partner with or use any of the following organizations for sourcing talent? Please select all that apply.

	Entry Level Openings	Experienced Openings	N/A
Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies Entry Level Openings	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies Experienced Openings	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies N/A
Colleges or Universities	Colleges or Universities Entry Level Openings	Colleges or Universities Experienced Openings	Colleges or Universities N/A
Community Colleges	Community Colleges Entry Level Openings	Community Colleges Experienced Openings	Community Colleges N/A
On-line job boards	On-line job boards Entry Level Openings	On-line job boards Experienced Openings	On-line job boards N/A
Internal sources	Internal sources Entry Level Openings	Internal sources Experienced Openings	Internal sources N/A
Internships/Co-ops	Internships/Co-ops Entry Level Openings	Internships/Co-ops Experienced Openings	Internships/Co-ops N/A

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* 14. Do you partner with any of the following organizations for the training of incumbent workers? Please select all that apply.

	Entry Level Openings	Experienced Openings	N/A
Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies Entry Level Openings	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies Experienced Openings	Recruiters and/or Staffing Companies N/A
Colleges or Universities	Colleges or Universities Entry Level Openings	Colleges or Universities Experienced Openings	Colleges or Universities N/A
Community Colleges	Community Colleges Entry Level Openings	Community Colleges Experienced Openings	Community Colleges N/A
Internal resources	Internal resources Entry Level Openings	Internal resources Experienced Openings	Internal resources N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Does your company have any formal diversity initiatives for the following? Please check all the apply.

	Gender	Race/Ethnicity	N/A
Non-Management Hires	Non-Management Hires Gender	Non-Management Hires Race/Ethnicity	Non-Management Hires N/A
Management	Management Gender	Management Race/Ethnicity	Management N/A
Board	Board Gender	Board Race/Ethnicity	Board N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Enter your name

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* 17. Enter your company name

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* 18. Enter your title

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* 19. Enter the state in which your company is located

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* 20. Enter your zip code

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* 21. Enter your email (optional, if you would like a copy of the report)

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* 22. Approximately how many internship opportunities does your company provide per year for each of the following? Enter a numerical value: (optional)

High School Students

Community College Students

College Students

Graduate Students

Faculty

Other (please specify type and number)

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* 23. If academic institutions developed industry-vetted job-specific skill certificates or credentials, this would affect the following thusly: (optional)

	Reduce	Have no impact	Increase
Training costs	Training costs Reduce	Training costs Have no impact	Training costs Increase
Vetting of job candidates	Vetting of job candidates Reduce	Vetting of job candidates Have no impact	Vetting of job candidates Increase

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* 24. If academic institutions developed industry-vetted job-specific skill certificates or credentials, this would affect the following thusly: (optional)

	Ease Difficulty	Have no Impact	Increase Difficulty
The administrative burden	The administrative burden Ease Difficulty	The administrative burden Have no Impact	The administrative burden Increase Difficulty
The administrative burden	The administrative burden Ease Difficulty	The administrative burden Have no Impact	The administrative burden Increase Difficulty

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* 25. What percentage of veterans do you currently employ for the following occupations? (optional)

	0%	1% - 9%	10% - 20%	21% and up
Regulatory Affairs/Compliance	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance 0%	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance 1% - 9%	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance 10% - 20%	Regulatory Affairs/Compliance 21% and up
Quality Control/Assurance	Quality Control/Assurance 0%	Quality Control/Assurance 1% - 9%	Quality Control/Assurance 10% - 20%	Quality Control/Assurance 21% and up
Research & Development	Research & Development 0%	Research & Development 1% - 9%	Research & Development 10% - 20%	Research & Development 21% and up
Clinical Research	Clinical Research 0%	Clinical Research 1% - 9%	Clinical Research 10% - 20%	Clinical Research 21% and up
Product and/or Process Development	Product and/or Process Development 0%	Product and/or Process Development 1% - 9%	Product and/or Process Development 10% - 20%	Product and/or Process Development 21% and up
Data Analytics	Data Analytics 0%	Data Analytics 1% - 9%	Data Analytics 10% - 20%	Data Analytics 21% and up
Engineering	Engineering 0%	Engineering 1% - 9%	Engineering 10% - 20%	Engineering 21% and up
Manufacturing	Manufacturing 0%	Manufacturing 1% - 9%	Manufacturing 10% - 20%	Manufacturing 21% and up
Senior Leadership	Senior Leadership 0%	Senior Leadership 1% - 9%	Senior Leadership 10% - 20%	Senior Leadership 21% and up

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* 26. Does your organization have a formal veterans hiring initiative? (optional)

Yes

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* 27. What percentage of your total workforce are veterans? (optional)

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.