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Personal Profile

	Your gender:
		Male
		Female

	Your age (in whole years) as of July 1, 2009:
		years old

Personal Profile

In which country do you work?
U.S. (including PR)	Egypt	Mexico	South Korea
Australia	Finland	Norway	Spain
Austria	France	Pakistan	Sweden
Belgium	Germany	Peru	Switzerland
Brazil	Greece	Philippines	Taiwan
Canada	Hungary	Poland	Thailand
China	India	Portugal	The Netherlands
Croatia	Ireland	Russia	Turkey
Czech Republic	Israel	Saudi Arabia	United Kingdom
Denmark	Italy	Singapore	Other (Please specify)

Personal Profile

	In which state or territory do you work?
		--Click Here--AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto Rico CommonwealthRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Educational Background

	What is your highest level of academic qualification?
		Associate degree
		Bachelor’s degree
		Master’s degree
		Doctorate degree

Educational Background

In which of the following fields did you earn your highest academic qualification?
Biology (see below for biochemistry and microbiology)	Engineering
Biochemistry	Microbiology
Chemistry, Analytical	Pharmaceutics/pharmacy
Chemistry, Physical	Pharmacology
Chemistry, Pharma medicinal	Pharmacy administration
Other chemistry-related field	Toxicology
Chemical engineering	Other field related to pharma/science
Computer Science/Information Technology	Other field unrelated to pharma/science

Educational Background

In which country did you receive your highest academic qualification?
U.S. (including PR)	Egypt	Mexico	South Korea
Australia	Finland	Norway	Spain
Austria	France	Pakistan	Sweden
Belgium	Germany	Peru	Switzerland
Brazil	Greece	Philippines	Taiwan
Canada	Hungary	Poland	Thailand
China	India	Portugal	The Netherlands
Croatia	Ireland	Russia	Turkey
Czech Republic	Israel	Saudi Arabia	United Kingdom
Denmark	Italy	Singapore	Other (Please specify)

Current Employment

	Which of the following best describes your job function?
	Bulk pharmaceutical chemicals		Pharmaceutical analytical development
	Biopharmaceutics		Pharmaceutical development
	Computer IS/IT		Preformulation
	Consultant		Production management
	Drug delivery		Production research and development (R&D)
	Drug metabolism		Quality control/assurance
	Drug stability		Regulatory compliance
	Education		Technology transfer
	Engineering/Engineering management		Validation
	Finished dosage-form manufacturing		Other
	Packaging

Current Employment

	Please indicate the extent to which your education has prepared you for your current job function:
		Very well
		Adequately
		Poorly
		My education was not related to my current job function

	Please indicate the extent to which your employment experience has prepared you for your current job function:
		Very well
		Adequately
		Poorly
		My employment experience was not related to my current job function

Current Employment

	How many years of professional work experience have you had, including postdoctoral study?
	years

	How many years have you worked for your current employer?
	years

Current Employment

	Which of the following best describes your present employment?
		Full-time
		Part-time
		Post-doctoral
		Contractual
		Retired

Current Employment

	For how many hours per week are you contracted, and how many hours do you actually work?
	Hours per week contracted for:
	Hours per week actually work:

Current Employment

	Do you receive financial reimbursement for the extra hours you work?
		Yes
		No

Current Employment

Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements:
	Strongly agree		Agree		Neither agree or disagree		Disagree		Strongly disagree
My work is fully valued by my employer
My job is secure
Given the opportunity, I would leave my job
In my job I use my skills and training to the fullest extent

Current Employment

	Which of the following categories best describes the organization for which you work?
		Private industry
		Academic institution
		Government
		Self-employed
		Non-profit organization
		Other

	In the past two years, have you been through downsizing, restructuring, a merger or an acquisition?
		Yes
		No

Current Employment

	How did this change(s) affect you?   [Please select all that apply]
		My job responsibilities changed
		I left the company involuntarily
		I left the company voluntarily
		There was no significant effect on me

Salary Information

	What was the base annual salary for your principal job on July 1, 2009?   Do not include bonuses, overtime, second job, teaching, or other supplemental income.   Please indicate the amount in U.S. dollars, using whole numbers only (no words or symbols); please convert Euros into U.S. dollars:
	U.S. $	per year

Salary Information

	How much additional cash income did you receive from your principal employer during the past 12 months?   Please include payments for bonuses, summer work, and grants administered by your employer. Please indicate the amount in U.S. dollars, using whole numbers only (no words or symbols); please convert Euros into U.S. dollars:
	U.S. $	per year

Salary Information

	How much additional income did you receive from other professional work during the past 12 months?   Please indicate the amount in U.S. dollars, using whole numbers only (no words or symbols); please convert Euros into U.S. dollars:
	U.S. $	per year

Salary Information

	How many paid public holidays did you receive in the calendar year 2008?   Please include all national, regional, and local bank holidays, as well as all company holidays:

Salary Information

	How many paid vacation days did you receive in the calendar year 2008?   Please include only business days.  Please do not include holidays counted in the previous question:

Salary Information

	How many of your paid vacation days did you take in the calendar year 2008?

Salary Information

	During how many of your paid vacation days that you took in 2008 did you spend some time doing work (e.g., checking e-mail, returning phone calls, etc.)?

Salary Information

	Which of the following best describes your primary employer?
		Pharmaceuticals/Biopharmaceuticals
		Excipients/chemicals
		Equipment
		Contract services
		Diagnostics
		Non-manufacturing

Salary Information

	How many employees work for your employer (across all of its locations)?
		1-50
		51-100
		101-500
		501-1,000
		1,001-5,000
		5,001-10,000
		10,001-15,000
		15,001-20,000
		20,001-25,000
		More than 25,000

Salary Information

	Which of the following best describes your academic title?
		Full professor
		Associate professor
		Assistant professor
		Adjunct professor
		Lecturer
		Non-teaching research assistant
		Other

Changing Jobs

	How likely is it that you will change jobs within the next year?
		Very likely
		Likely
		Unlikely
		Very unlikely
		No chance

Changing Jobs

	If you could work for any type of employer, which would you most prefer?
		Private industry
		Academic institution
		Government
		Self-employed
		Non-profit organization
		Other

Changing Jobs

	Which of the following are the three most important factors you would consider if you were changing jobs?   [Please select up to three]
		Commute (travel time to work)		Job security
		Geographic location		Pension or retirement benefits
		Health and safety		Professional advancement
		Health insurance		Scientific opportunities
		Income		Vacation entitlement
		Intellectual challenge		Work/life balance
		Job environment

Changing Jobs

	Which of the following are the three least important factors you would consider if you were changing jobs?   [Please select up to three]
		Commute (travel time to work)		Job security
		Geographic location		Pension or retirement benefits
		Health and safety		Professional advancement
		Health insurance		Scientific opportunities
		Income		Vacation entitlement
		Intellectual challenge		Work/life balance
		Job environment

Knowledge and Skills

	Please rate the importance of the following types of knowledge in fulfilling the daily activities of your position:
		Very important		Important		Not important		Don't know
	Process validation
	Good manufacturing practices (GMPs)
	Good laboratory practices (GLPs)
	Process analytical technology (PAT)
	The FDA’s Quality-by-Design initiatives

Knowledge and Skills

	Please rate the importance of the following skills in fulfilling the daily activities of your position:
		Very important		Important		Not important		Don't know
	Aseptic processing and isolation technology
	Statistical process control
	Biotechnology
	Computer-based systems, including database management
	Automation
	Chemistry

Regulatory Guidelines

To what extent are you aware of the following regulatory guidelines and initiatives?
	Very aware	Somewhat aware	Not aware
21 CFR Part 11, FDA’s Rule on Electronic Records and Signatures
FDA’s ‘Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st Century - A Risk-Based Approach’ and Quality-by-Design
FDA’s PAT guidance for industry: ‘PAT - A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance'

Regulatory Guidelines

Please indicate whether the following regulatory guidelines and initiatives have changed the manner in which you perform your daily activities at your present job:
	Yes	No	Don't know
21 CFR Part 11, FDA’s Rule on Electronic Records and Signatures
FDA’s ‘Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st Century - A Risk-Based Approach’ and Quality-by-Design
FDA’s PAT guidance for industry: ‘PAT - A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance'

New Tools and Technology

What is the most powerful new tool or technology related to your field? [Please fill in an answer for all areas that apply to your field]
Drug delivery
Formulation
Analytical testing
Small-molecule synthesis or manufacture
Large-molecule synthesis or manufacture
Process automation
QbD/PAT
Other

Innovation

	Looking ahead, which area do you think will experience the most innovation during the next 5 years?
		Drug delivery
		Formulation
		Analytical testing
		Small-molecule synthesis or manufacture
		Large-molecule synthesis or manufacture
		Process automation
		Other (Please specify)

Pharmaceutical Sciences News

	What is the biggest story in the pharmaceutical sciences of the past twelve months?

Most Influential Pharmaceutical Scientist

Please nominate the most influential pharmaceutical scientist working in your field: [Please fill in an answer for all areas that apply to your field, include name and affiliation]
in drug delivery
in formulation
in analytical testing
in small-molecule synthesis or manufacture
in large-molecule synthesis or manufacture
in process automation
Other

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