Q UA RT E R _ 0 2 _ 2 0 2 6 59 EXHIBIT 3 Streamlining workflows for clinical-study reports could enhance collaboration between people and agents. Example: People–agent collaboration at a global pharmaceutical company Sector: Manufacturing (pharmaceuticals) Function: Knowledge services Workflow: Medical research and support Position on Skill Change Index¹ Higher-change skill Lower-change skill Workflow stage Agents’ activities People’s activities Relevant skills 1 Initiation and setup Clinical-study planning agent Automates planning including applying for regulatory approval, finding participants Researcher/medical writer Leverages agent’s planning to communicate with regulators for approval Preclinical development Coordinating people and tasks Ethical standards and conduct 2 Drafting Data-mapping agent Maps and synthesizes data gathered from study Report-drafting agent Generates a first draft of a clinical-study report, capturing insights and style conventions Validation agent Validates data accuracy and regulatory compliance Validates draft and adds clinical judgment to sharpen overall narrative of the report Editing written text Detail orientation Clinical research Clinical trials Data analysis Writing 3 Reviewing Reviewing agent Regenerates draft based on feedback, enabling rapid feedback loop and helping reviewers focus on areas where additional attention is needed Coauthors Review key sections of drafts and ensure cohesive clinical narrative across the report Editing written text Clinical research Clinical trials 4 Quality control and submission Submission draft agent Validates and generates submission-ready draft Publishing team Finalizes report and submits to regulators Ability to meet deadlines Delivering presentations 1. Based on the McKinsey Global Institute’s (MGI’s) Skill Change Index (SCI). Lower-change skills are in the first and second quartiles of SCI, while higher-change skills are in the third and fourth quartiles. Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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