When evaluating myself and understanding where my skills sets are currently at, I believe I will be more suitable middle management. I am new to biotechnology, but I believe as I gain more experience I can advance to upper management.

If I was starting a medical device company I would implement a functional organization. The functional organization type is straightforward, structured, and does not seem like it will cause as much complications within the company compared two the other types…   Read more»

I work in a functional organization. I am a Quality Assurance Technician for a medical device company that makes radiation seeds. We have multiple departments that have mangers for each department. I’ve only experienced a functional organization company, and it…   Read more»

I work in a functional organization. I am a Quality Assurance Technician for a medical device company that makes radiation seeds. We have multiple departments that have mangers for each department. I’ve only experienced a functional organization company, and it…   Read more»

For low severity I would choose acceptance. If the risk is not too harmful and rare it is easier to understand and process that the outcome will not have a major impact. I feel like acceptance is for situations where…   Read more»

Most medical devices come with risks. The medical device I thought of the most that people accept are surgical needles. When getting blood drawn, getting an iv, getting an epidural, etc we all deal with the risk that our skin…   Read more»

I work for a company that deals with radiation seeds. Radiation is considered a physical hazard. If we do not utilize personal protective equipment as well as thick shields while handling these seeds we can expose ourselves to radiation. Not…   Read more»

For the medical device company, I work with I do not recall going over meeting minutes. Nor did I think about how important it is to provide that specific information. Meeting minutes are important because it gives assurance that the…   Read more»

The verification process is important because it ensures that the product being created and used is meeting the expectations before being used and verifies that as it is continuously used it follows the correct guidelines. It decreases risks and helps…   Read more»

Money is a good incentive to give when participating in a clinical study. Besides money a good incentive would be long term care, especially for studies that have more severe side effects. Long term care can help with side effects…   Read more»

I find placebo-controlled trials interesting as a person that wants to assess the impact of a drug.  I feel like from a patient’s perspective may or may not be harsh depending on the severity of reason why they may need…   Read more»

I am interested in studying the blind clinical study. A blind clinical study can be either single-blinded or double-blinded. This study is where a specific party does not know if they are receiving the actual drug or a placebo. A…   Read more»

All four Ps are very important in reference to marketing strategies; however, the product is essential. The aspects of the product, such as the quality paves the way for the other Ps. The product is the main factor. It is…   Read more»

I do not think that everything that causes a recall I because of the FDA. Things such as sterilization comes from responsibility of the company. It is up to the company to make sure the things that they manufacture and…   Read more»

Great question. I do not believe that all FDA approved products are guaranteed safe. One Everyone’s body reacts differently to a drug. Some people may react perfectly fine to a drug while others may have serious side effects. The FDA…   Read more»

I am currently a Quality Systems Technician at Theragenics. They also call us QAs. Theragenics is a corporation that manufactures and distributes medical and surgical equipment for brachytherapy. We verify a lot of things within the operation to make sure…   Read more»

Using animals for research is very important to studying the needs for the humanity. Some will agree some will disagree. Some may see that using animals for research is cruel. The most common animals used in research are rodents. The…   Read more»

When we first started discussing academia versus industry, initially leaned more towards industry. I thought industry research was better because certain jobs provided job security. The thought that a specific job title will always keep me a job I felt…   Read more»

This is a very good topic. There are people that believe that the use of animals should be abolished completely, while others believe animals are an important aspect to how humans survive by consumption or medical testing. Using animals for…   Read more»

The best way to avoid a scope creep is to organize a map and pinpoint the destination. Communicate with the team the importance of remaining on task and meeting deadlines. Question and curiosity from the team should be addressed ahead…   Read more»