Information Management in the BioPharma Industry

The past few years have seen a significant change for the Life Sciences organizations, especially those who are entrusted with managing their company's digital assets. The level of information has reached unprecedented volumes and forms in the healthcare ecosystem, challenging the traditional and manual concepts of records management and information stewardship. This huge data tsunami is lining up to a perfect storm, when considering the time that the value of these data assets are more critical than ever before in the industry's mission to be truly patient-centric.

Every Pharma, Biotech, Medical Device company finds themselves no longer just in the healthcare industry only — they are now also an information technology broker. However, the evolution of the patient to healthcare consumer, compounded by the rising complexity of patient health information is a real and strategic threat to the industry's ability to provide value and succeed.

At the core of this revolution in Health 4.0, lies interoperable data platforms enabled with EIM (enterprise information management) technologies that will enable and usher the healthcare ecosystem into the 21st century and beyond...

Obtaining feedback from Life Sciences organizations are key in the delivery of actionable insights that our target customers come to expect. We would appreciate your taking the time to complete the following survey.
This survey should take about 5-6 minutes of your time, so please let your voice be heard!

Your responses are voluntary and will be confidential. Responses will not be identified by individual.

All responses will be compiled together and analyzed as a group and leveraged in an industry point-of-view paper, which we will share first with you our participants as an appreciation for your time.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Emily Parker at emily.parker@informa.com

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* 1. What type of organization best describes the company you work for?

Academic Institution

Biotech Company

Consultancy

Contract research/manufacturing organization (CRO/CMO)

Medical device company

Pharmaceutical company

Research site

Service provider

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many people work at your company/organization?

1 to 10

11 to 50

51 to 200

201 to 500

501 to 1,000

1,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001+

Unsure

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* 3. Which best describes your role within your organization?

C-Suite, Executive Team, VP

Line-of-Business (Director/Manager)

Project Management

Insights & Analytics

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which best describes your functional domain within your organization?

Computer Systems Validation

Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Quality Systems

Software Engineering

Validation

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have your organization considered leveraging (Enterprise Information Management) EIM-based technology?

Yes

Unsure

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* 6. "What is your time frame for evaluting EIM-based technologies?

Immediately

1-3 months

4-6 months

7-12 months

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* 7. Please check the technology your organization currently employs. If more than one, check all that apply.

Archiving

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Big Data Analytics

Business Process Management

Cognitive Computing

Content Management

Cyber Security Software

Data Lakes

eDiscovery

Enterprise Information Management (EIM)

Identity Access Management

Intelligent Capture

Internet of Things

Interoperable Data Platforms

Machine Learning

Master Data Management

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Robotics

Text Mining

Other (please specify)

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* 8. On a scale of 1 (Terrible) to 10 (Excellent), please rate the overall effectiveness of your company's ability in managing, controlling & utilizing digital information

Terrible

Excellent

Clear

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

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* 9. How does your organization gain efficiencies and automate business processes?

We are mostly doing our work on paper, spreadsheets, email

We have many software programs in legacy systems that are not interconnected

We have some legacy on-premise systems, but are moving others to the cloud

We are primarily in the cloud, with ability to share and collect data easily

We are looking to next generation platforms to advance our data analysis and management capabilities

We have extended our data analysis and management capabilities with AI machine learning & cognitive computing to further optimize our business

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* 10. In which of the following functional areas are there opportunities to increase efficiency or gain greater insights through enterprise information management technology at your organization? Select all that apply.

Clinical Operations - CTMS

Clinical Operations - eConsent

Clinical Operations - eTMF

Distribution

Document Management

Manufacturing

Medical Affairs

Regulatory Review - Promotional content

Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices)

Pharmacovigilance

Quality Management

R&D and Laboratory Information Management

Real-World Data/Evidence

Regulatory Submissions

Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis)

Quality Systems and Validation

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Please choose one of the following options (Undefined; Somewhat Defined; Well Defined; Very Well Defined) that best defines the IT processes across all the operational area(s), you are involved with?

	Undefined	Somewhat Defined	Well Defined	Very Well Defined
Clinical Operations - CTMS	Clinical Operations - CTMS Undefined	Clinical Operations - CTMS Somewhat Defined	Clinical Operations - CTMS Well Defined	Clinical Operations - CTMS Very Well Defined
Clinical Operations - eConsent	Clinical Operations - eConsent Undefined	Clinical Operations - eConsent Somewhat Defined	Clinical Operations - eConsent Well Defined	Clinical Operations - eConsent Very Well Defined
Clinical Operations - eTMF	Clinical Operations - eTMF Undefined	Clinical Operations - eTMF Somewhat Defined	Clinical Operations - eTMF Well Defined	Clinical Operations - eTMF Very Well Defined
Distribution	Distribution Undefined	Distribution Somewhat Defined	Distribution Well Defined	Distribution Very Well Defined
Document Management	Document Management Undefined	Document Management Somewhat Defined	Document Management Well Defined	Document Management Very Well Defined
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Undefined	Manufacturing Somewhat Defined	Manufacturing Well Defined	Manufacturing Very Well Defined
Medical Affairs	Medical Affairs Undefined	Medical Affairs Somewhat Defined	Medical Affairs Well Defined	Medical Affairs Very Well Defined
Regulatory Review - Promotional content	Regulatory Review - Promotional content Undefined	Regulatory Review - Promotional content Somewhat Defined	Regulatory Review - Promotional content Well Defined	Regulatory Review - Promotional content Very Well Defined
Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices)	Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices) Undefined	Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices) Somewhat Defined	Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices) Well Defined	Patient Support Programs (HUBs, PAPs, eServices) Very Well Defined
Pharmacovigilance	Pharmacovigilance Undefined	Pharmacovigilance Somewhat Defined	Pharmacovigilance Well Defined	Pharmacovigilance Very Well Defined
Quality Management	Quality Management Undefined	Quality Management Somewhat Defined	Quality Management Well Defined	Quality Management Very Well Defined
R&D and Laboratory Information Management	R&D and Laboratory Information Management Undefined	R&D and Laboratory Information Management Somewhat Defined	R&D and Laboratory Information Management Well Defined	R&D and Laboratory Information Management Very Well Defined
Real-World Data/Evidence	Real-World Data/Evidence Undefined	Real-World Data/Evidence Somewhat Defined	Real-World Data/Evidence Well Defined	Real-World Data/Evidence Very Well Defined
Regulatory Submissions	Regulatory Submissions Undefined	Regulatory Submissions Somewhat Defined	Regulatory Submissions Well Defined	Regulatory Submissions Very Well Defined
Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis)	Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis) Undefined	Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis) Somewhat Defined	Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis) Well Defined	Study Start-Up (ie., protocol design, site feasibility, patient population analysis) Very Well Defined
Quality Systems and Validation	Quality Systems and Validation Undefined	Quality Systems and Validation Somewhat Defined	Quality Systems and Validation Well Defined	Quality Systems and Validation Very Well Defined

Other (please specify)

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* 12. My company is concerned that we could face serious disruption of our business model in the next 2 years

Completely Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

No Opinion

Somewhat Agree

Completely Agree

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* 13. Please rate how important Digital Transformation is to your company.

Not at all Important

Somewhat Important

Important

Very Important

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* 14. Do you believe the term "Enterprise Information Management" captures the key idea of practices and methodologies leveraged in "Digital Transformation"

I'm a believer

I can live with it

Not a fan

I don't care

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* 15. Our Information Management strategy is not keeping track to meet the current and future trends /challenges of Health / Life Sciences 4.0

Completely Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

No Opinion

Somewhat Agree

Completely Agree

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* 16. By 2021, where is your company in the overall Digital Transformation Journey, leveraging EIM to "understanding, anticipating, and redefining your patient's healthcare experiences?

100% There

75% There

50% There

25% There

Planning, but have not started

I don't know/care

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* 17. Are you willing to be contacted by the editors to discuss your views on this subject?

Yes

Information Management in the BioPharma Industry

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* 1. What type of organization best describes the company you work for?

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* 2. How many people work at your company/organization?

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* 3. Which best describes your role within your organization?

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* 4. Which best describes your functional domain within your organization?

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* 5. Have your organization considered leveraging (Enterprise Information Management) EIM-based technology?

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* 6. "What is your time frame for evaluting EIM-based technologies?

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* 7. Please check the technology your organization currently employs. If more than one, check all that apply.

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* 8. On a scale of 1 (Terrible) to 10 (Excellent), please rate the overall effectiveness of your company's ability in managing, controlling & utilizing digital information

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* 9. How does your organization gain efficiencies and automate business processes?

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* 10. In which of the following functional areas are there opportunities to increase efficiency or gain greater insights through enterprise information management technology at your organization? Select all that apply.

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* 11. Please choose one of the following options (Undefined; Somewhat Defined; Well Defined; Very Well Defined) that best defines the IT processes across all the operational area(s), you are involved with?

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* 12. My company is concerned that we could face serious disruption of our business model in the next 2 years

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* 13. Please rate how important Digital Transformation is to your company.

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* 14. Do you believe the term "Enterprise Information Management" captures the key idea of practices and methodologies leveraged in "Digital Transformation"﻿

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* 15. Our Information Management strategy is not keeping track to meet the current and future trends /challenges of Health / Life Sciences 4.0

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* 16. By 2021, where is your company in the overall Digital Transformation Journey, leveraging EIM to "understanding, anticipating, and redefining your patient's healthcare experiences?

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* 17. A﻿re you willing to be contacted by the editors to discuss your views on this subject?

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* 18. If you would like to be contacted, please provide your email address.

* 14. Do you believe the term "Enterprise Information Management" captures the key idea of practices and methodologies leveraged in "Digital Transformation"

* 17. Are you willing to be contacted by the editors to discuss your views on this subject?