7 Ways Life Sciences Executives Can Help Foster a Quality Culture
Matthew Littlefield, President & Principal Analyst, LNS Research
Nearly every executive responsible for quality and compliance in life sciences has the topic of culture on their mind. Why? Because in an industry driven by innovation, deep down it’s the people — the scientists, the engineers, the shop floor workers — that separate one company from another. And having a culture that puts quality and compliance first can be the foremost source of differentiation.
Although many executives understand the importance of a quality and compliance-based culture, few have actually been successful in developing their own. Our recent Quality Management Systems survey verifies this, revealing that 30% of life sciences executives feel their organization considers quality much more of a single department rather than an organizational responsibility. (more…)