Record by default, gate at the exit: Governing vibe coding in life sciences

Across biopharma, computational scientists and statistical programmers are already building software with AI coding assistants instead of waiting in an IT backlog. Governance that inspects code line by line or restricts teams to a single approved assistant adds friction without adding control, and 38% of enterprise AI leaders say that friction is what drives users to ungoverned shadow AI.

This paper delivers an enterprise strategy for governing vibe coding in GxP environments: let scientists build freely inside secure workspaces, capture the record automatically, and apply formal review only when the work reaches someone who will act on it.