Life Sciences CIO Survey Illuminates Tech Trends

By Peter Tzefronis and Jake Park-Walters

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the life sciences industry to innovate and adapt to unpredictable circumstances. Even as individuals progressively shake off fears, supply chain issues and labor shortages exacerbate other important issues.

Clarkston Consulting recently conducted a CIO market study aiming to better understand the current priorities, challenges, and goals of upper-level information technology professionals. Across various industries, including life sciences, a variety of C-suite (e.g., CIO, CISO, CTO) IT executives at large companies ($350M+ revenue) were surveyed. Below, we outline some of the survey’s results and high-level trends.