@sn64 I completely agree with your points! eClinical platforms and eConsent are growing and modernizing clinical trials. Real-time risk-based monitoring (RBM) could be a real game-changer for identify...

Throughout this semester in BME 682, we explored various subjects related to industry stages, project creation, and adhering to deadlines. These topics definitely significantly assisted me in consider...

This is an awesome question. I feel that one of my biggest motivators is competition as well. The drive to continuously improve was fostered during my time in the military. I found that some parts of ...

If I’m leading a team in my medical device company, I’m maintaining a positive atmosphere and ensuring the objective is clear. To begin with, I would ensure that everyone understands their contributio...

I believe that while job satisfaction is often glorified as the key to retaining your employees and promoting productivity, it is quite idealistic. In my experience, compensation frequently outweighs ...

I believe that clinical trial teams can find a good balance between following the protocol and keeping patients safe by treating their given protocol as a flexible guide rather than a strict rulebook....

@eowinomsm-edu Hi there. I agree with you! What’s intriguing is that the budget not only indicates the financial condition of a project; it also actively influences the project’s character. In other w...

In my opinion, although both communication and technical abilities hold value, superior communication skills are more crucial for project managers. It was discussed in class that the main responsibili...

In my experience in industry, missing deadlines can mean the difference between a successful and failing project. Yes, I believe there should be some kind of consequence for going over project deadlin...

@benjaminrofail Hi Ben! You've made a good point— change fatigue is indeed a reality, particularly in regulated settings such as medical device development, where alterations in documentation and desi...

@ms3548 In my experience, working in the medical device industry, one of the biggest challenges was ensuring that data from labs outside our immediate workplace aligned with our internal expectations....

In my time working in industry, I know that things may get fast paced rather quickly. Especially when multiple departments are involved, communication can make or break a timeline. From formal documen...

@sa2847 I agree with you! On top of this, project managers can also manage their inboxes more efficiently by setting specific times during the day to respond to emails. I personally enjoy utilizing fi...

From a medical device intern’s perspective, I believe that hiring from within the company is often the better choice, especially for roles that require deep understanding of internal processes. Many t...

In my opinion, preventing change fatigue while maintaining a strong change control process in medical device development can be done by teams implementing a prioritization system that categorizes chan...