Surveying the Pharma Writing Landscape

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Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) and Content Rules developed this survey to obtain data-driven metrics regarding medical, regulatory, and scientific writing practices. Individual responses and responder information will be kept anonymous and will not be shared with any third party.

DCL and Content Rules publish information related to pharma and life sciences content and are part of DIA’s Enterprise Document Management Community, as well as various industry working groups such as the SPL Working Group, IRISS, and others.

Survey results will be presented in a future webinar.

Please select the area in which you work at your organization.

Clinical

Labeling

Quality/Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)

Pharmacovigilance

Medical Information

Commercial/Marketing

Submissions Management

Other:

What tools do you currently use to create and edit content? Select all that apply.

Microsoft Word

Google Docs

Google Slides

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe InDesign

Adobe FrameMaker

ArborSys InteliNotion

Author-it Docuvera

Other:

Required

What types of content do you write/edit? Select all that apply.

Clinical Trial Protocols

Clinical Study Reports

Statistical Analysis Plans

Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports

Development Safety Update Reports

Standard Response Documents/Standard Response Letters

Company Core Data Sheet

Regional Labels

Global Labels

Quality/CMC Reports

Marketing Communications

Healthcare Professional Communications

Patient Communications

Other:

Required

How much of your time authoring or editing also includes adding styles or formatting? Formatting tasks include applying heading styles, changing formatting after a copy/paste operation, adjusting list numbering or indents, adding borders to tables, manually adding or removing page breaks, and similar activities.

No time at all formatting

Less than 1 hour per day

1 to 2 hours per day

3+ hours per day

Other:

Select the statement below that aligns with your current processes as related to formatting text. *

I waste far too much time on formatting

I waste time on formatting, but it’s not that big of a deal

I don’t feel like time is wasted on formatting

Does part of your writing process include updating or fixing something in a document that will be the basis for automation (e.g., a macro command, a find/replace operation) at a later stage?

Yes

I don't know

Does your team have a workflow step for “final formatting?”

Yes

I don't know

What is the most irritating or amusing formatting issue you’ve encountered when doing your job?

Your name? (Your information will NOT be shared with any third parties. By sharing your name and email address, we will contact you when the results have been analyzed and ready to share.)

Your organization?

Your email address?

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