How Are The Vault RIM Applications Integrated?

In the regulatory track at R&D Summit, many asked how Veeva’s RIM applications are integrated. For those who weren’t in the room to hear an explanation, it is worth taking a moment to explain. The three applications that comprise the Vault RIM suite are not integrated in the traditional sense. There is one regulatory Vault code line, and we have grouped relevant capabilities into discrete applications to address common regulatory functions; specifically, managing submission documents, managing product registrations, and archiving / viewing published outputs. This means all the capabilities across the three applications exist within one regulatory Vault. Similarly, all the documents and data captured by any of the RIM applications also exist within the one Vault.

This unified design totally eliminates duplicate data entry and related challenges with data quality. The design introduces the ability to trace connections between source documents, product registrations, archived submissions, and health authority interactions – including correspondence and commitments. Vault RIM’s reports and dashboards can draw from information captured by any or all of the RIM applications to provide a holistic view of your global registration footprint and the status of related activities. Information within the reports is also more actionable, because users have the background information and source documents they need to fulfill their part of the process.

In the R&D Summit keynote, Jen Goldsmith and Avril England did a fantastic job showing how a fully integrated RIM suite (a.k.a. unified RIM) has the potential to transform regulatory processes.