If I was to start my own company I would most likely decide on an LLC. The most attractive part of it to me is the lowered levels of risk. If the company goes out of business then it will…   Read more»

To me type doesn’t matter. What I value is the how the company operates, its core values, and if they will value me as an employee. I’m currently working a J&J. I really like the company because it operates in…   Read more»

It’s definitely a delicate relationship between quality and R&D, but as long as you all understand the common purpose nothing is truly impassable. I have had to work with the J&J quality team specifically regarding the claims we make on…   Read more»

Although it is cynical I think there exists one reason and one reason alone that companies do not strictly follow the FDA guidelines and do not change their protocols, money. If we continue with Dr. Simon’s analogy of the speeding…   Read more»

In my role at J&J I have worked heavily with many different types of documents. The easiest way to improve document control is to make sure that everyone understands what the documents are and why they are important. When I…   Read more»

Any medical device must be both accurate and precise. Lets take a simple blood pressure cuff. If I put it on my arm and test it 10 times there should only be slight differences between each of the measurements. The…   Read more»

I don’t know much about drugs being banned in different countries but available here in the United States, but I have some experience with ingredients that are banned in certain countries. I work for J&J consumer R&D and when we…   Read more»

The balance between safety and speed through the system is something that is hard to balance, and whilst I think the process takes too long I would much rather a system that takes longer but makes sure that the products…   Read more»

I have a bit of R&D experiences in industry, but it is not inside the lab. I do work closely with those in the lab itself, so I will talk a bit about that. The time given is a great…   Read more»

I believe that animal testing is a necessary evil. I worked in academic research where I studied traumatic brain injury. Whilst I worked with models that I made, some people in the lab worked with rats to study the effects…   Read more»

I have conducted academic research and now work in industry research. The major difference for me is the end results. Academic research always puts out new knowledge and whilst there are time frames they are usually a lot longer. When…   Read more»

Due to the nature of my co-op I have worked with a number of project managers. They have all had different styles, some good and some bad. The worst I have worked with was purely focused on output and would…   Read more»

I agree with what a lot of people have said here, in so far that the best managers are those that can blend their managerial and engineering skills to benefit the project. Having someone who is great at the managing…   Read more»

I think the executing phase is the most important. A lot of people believe planning to be the most important. It is but one cannot plan for all the eventualities and problems that will arise in the project. But once…   Read more»

A mix is definitely an necessity, but I think the courses cater more towards different end goals. In my opinion those practical courses teach you skills that will be more beneficial if you want to go into industry and the…   Read more»

It seems that the two different paths would attract people who are of different mind sets. The argument that attracts me to academia is being on the cutting edge of new knowledge. Being the first person to discover something and…   Read more»

The diversity of the BME degree is definitely a double edged sword. On the one hand it shows that you are capable of learning many things that are only tangentially related, but it means you are a master of none…   Read more»