Healthcare & Life Sciences Executive Outlook
Bearish
77%
Bullish
23%
Inflation’s Biggest Impacts on Healthcare & Life Sciences in Q2
Wages
68%
Talent recruiting or retention
59%
Cost of
services
52%
Interest
rates
25%
Cost of wholesale goods
41%
Investment in our business
11%
M&A
7%
Inflation’s Effects on M&A in Healthcare & Life Sciences
it’s impacting us
yes
impact
NO
45%
55%
27%
Slowing acquisitions
14%
Taking longer to close
7%
Holding off on selling
7%
Other ways
Increasing spend/focus on cybersecurity
Reducing spend overall
Nearshoring/reshoring suppliers
Paring back operations/investment in certain countries
Nearshoring/reshoring talent
Adjusting customer/client makeup
59%
48%
32%
16%
14%
11%
Potential Healthcare & Life Sciences Actions Due to Geopolitical Climate
Business’ Change in Healthcare & Life Sciences Agility Since Pandemic
About the same
36%
Somewhat improved
39%
Drastically improved
11%
Worsened
14%
Most Challenging Areas of Recruiting Healthcare & Life Sciences Talent
Executive leadership
Middle management
Back-office workers
Front-line workers
77%
79%
88%
93%
Most Challenging Areas of Hybrid Work in Healthcare & Life Sciences
66%
Maintaining company culture
45%
Bringing employees back on site
55%
Onboarding new employees
36%
Running meetings with in-person and remote participants
41%
Work-life balance
14%
Using the right workspace/
real estate
