Hello everyone, as we progress through the semester and learn more about project management we see many real world applications. My question is more of a personal one, but one I am very curious of. For those already in the industry, I would like to know what your day to day career consists of. Do you notice a lot of the concepts we are learning about while working? Do you have any aspirations to become a PM or are you simply here to get a stronger understanding of what being on a team is all about? For those not in the industry yet, what are you goals after taking graduation, or after taking this course. I personally would like to join an R&D team as a lower ranking member, and then after a few years become a project manager. I believe it takes a lot of experience to become PM, but I could be wrong, and it really takes is the ability to "know your stuff". I would be interested to read what anyone has to say about their aspirations after taking this course with their newfound knowledge of project management, and perhaps an insight of what working on a project team in the industry is like (for those in industry already). I currently am not employed on a project team, so hearing from someone who is, or has worked on one would be interesting. For anyone else, there plans upon completing this course, and what you are planning on doing with this new knowledge would be interesting.
I was working in a medical device manufacturing company where my role was of sales and service of the device that my company used to manufacture.
This course has helped me understand the various stages of Medical device development, the design controls, and understanding the role of the PM in the project.
The PM has to handle a lot of aspects while handing the project. He/She has to handle the team, make sure there are no issues there as well as see to it that the project timeline is not affected.
I would personally like to work as a quality engineer in the medical device industry as I find that interesting and future goal would be to be a Quality manager after gaining experience in the Industry.
I currently work in industry at a clinical research project-based company where I manufacture cell-based transfusion products intended for treating patients diagnosed with a variety of cancer. From what we learned in this course regarding corporation types, I would say that my company definitely fits the description of a project-based corporation. For example, there are no silos of departmental information since members from each department make up the members of any given project team. This allows for effective communication between departments, thereby educating team members on processes other than their own. Knowledge is also passed on from project to project, allowing tasks to get done more quickly and effectively, however poor management can also be a downfall.
I personally look forward to applying what I learn from the simulations in this course to enter an R&D position because it grants more authority while also carrying more responsibility. As I currently work in manufacturing/production, one thing I can say about getting a product to pass its clinical trials and become commercialized is consistency in the batch record. This means that the standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be written in a way that is easy to understand and provides clear, concise instructions that ideally get done the first time, every time. Is there anything we have not yet learned in this course that you hope to learn regarding project management? Does anyone personally believe that people can be divided into leaders and followers, meaning that some are better off working alone in a lab rather than in an interactive, demanding environment like that of a PM? Do you suppose both types of personalities can achieve the same level of success?
I currently work in a pharmaceutical company, and we are in the process of getting all of our equipment and process verified and validated. We need to ensure sterility, appropriate amounts of product, etc. I am somewhat new to the company so I can't say I know a lot about the process. We do change controls, CAPAs, etc whenever a problem needs fixing. We go through a lot of SOPs and other documentation to ensure our process and equipment are up to the task. There are many groups working with each other to get this done, with managers for each, and more higher ups ensuring that we get stuff done on time and correctly. Courses like this give a great background and foundation for entering industry, though you won't know any specifics (obviously, there's too much variety in industry to know exact details). This is to prepare you for what you might see when you get into industry.
I currently work in the manufacturing department of a medical device company. A lot of the principles from this class tie into what goes on in an everyday basis, but perhaps on a smaller scale. Not everybody is responsible for every part of every project phase. For example the R&D department in my company is in the process of bringing a new device to market. My department will be responsible for ordering extra equipment to accommodate this new product and then validating the process to make it. This includes writing and executing protocols known as Installation/Operation/Performance Qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ). These are important concepts to understand in medical device industry to validate processes. Besides that, the quality department may be in charge of calibration and determining inspection standards. Also the regulatory department may be in charge of the legal aspects of registering the device with the FDA and other countries. The point is all of the departments work together on their own deliverables to develop and maintain a product.
Previously, my work experience on servicing of medical machines.In that job, I just got an overview study of the machines. But for now , I am looking jobs in R&D department. So that I can make my own design of machines.
