Validation Engineering Consultant Demand Trends for Q1 2012
Posted by
Deb Campos on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 11:00 AM
The Oxford Index is a quarterly survey of projected demand for quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants conducted by Oxford Global Resources.
Results of our study for Q1 2012 are based on 87 QA, RA, and validation engineering managers’ responses from across North America.
For Q1 2012:
- 21% of respondents expect an increase in their use of quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants while only 10% anticipate a decrease.
- 54% anticipate no change in use of quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants.
- The resulting Oxford Index for quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants spiked to 110.0, suggesting an increased demand for quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants in Q1.
- The Oxford Index for quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants has been above 100 the past three quarters, indicating net positive demand over the that time period.
The medical equipment and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in California, Michigan, Texas, Minnesota, and New Jersey have shown the strongest demand for quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and validation engineering consultants.
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