I do agree with the comments stating that having a bad year in for a well-established company doesn’t really affect the companies reputation that much. There are some uncontrollable events the company could go through that would affect the companies…   Read more»

As we saw in Dr. Simon’s lecture, management oversees the whole process of the quality protocol. there has to be feedback loop that functions as communication between all departments. quality assurance and quality control should set certain expectations and constantly…   Read more»

I believe the future of AI and other technologies are going to be very useful in the biomedical engineering if its closely monitored by quality assurance and quality control personal. I would suggest increasing the rate of testing to ensure…   Read more»

That’s a really interesting question you ask, because in real working life there isn’t a definite answer to yes or not when it comes to ethical work style. I have experienced a situation where i had a machine running during…   Read more»

Posted by: @maniakberk Biomedical Engineering education is an education that doesn’t teach you anything about marketable skills. Those professions are created for Electrical engineers, Computer engineers, etc. Unlike Other majors, BME is a combination of various different majors, and although…   Read more»

Posted by: @orleron We are meeting in an interesting time, to say the least.  As a disease, covid19 has many elements to its treatment and many of those elements use medical devices.  There are ventilators and syringes, which we all…   Read more»

that’s a really good question you brought up, but I guess it depends on what kind of product. FDA could recall a product if they hear or certain complaints form consumers. for example, if the product started not working as…   Read more»

I am a practical hands on kind of a student. I learn better with hands on experience. I am very grateful that I have the chance to take so far 2 practical courses during my masters because it did help…   Read more»

I do believe that trying to get a job first is industry is important before pursuing higher education because you can get exposed to certain careers you didn’t know about and see yourself working in other areas other than your…   Read more»

Posted by: @266 Having a result driven mentality, I prefer the fast-paced approach of industrial research rather than the long-term approach of academic research. Both industrial and academic research play pivotal roles in the advancement of modern science and technology,…   Read more»

the ethical question of animal testing is a very tricky question. working for a vaccine trial, early stages of vaccine development is tested on the animal during animal trials. certain companies have an animal-friendly environment at work, they take good…   Read more»

Dr.simon’s lecture on the differences between industry vs academia was eye-opening. I have always wanted to have a career in academia but there are important key factor to consider. currently working for indsurty and seeing how much money you excpect…   Read more»

in my opinion, multiple project managers working on one project is not ideal. it’s challenging to well communicate within the team, it’s even more challenging to communicate between managers and making decisions/managing the project. In some cases which is rare…   Read more»

Posted by: @hruship101 During a project, we set milestones to achieve. However, due to certain circumstances, we cannot meet the deadline that results in missing a milestone. Missing a milestone can be either a failure by the team or it…   Read more»

one example I example of an obstacle I encountered would be during a clinical study of a certain vaccine I was working on as part of a clinical testing team. While we had a tight timeline to complete a certain…   Read more»

I think if you’re considering working for an industry you can find jobs with just a BS in BME but since the job market is more competitive now getting a masters would make you a more competitive candidate for the…   Read more»

Posted by: @rd389 I conferred bachelors in biotechnology and mathematics and I got a job as Bioanalytical scientist. It is been 4 years since i have been working in industry and I love it. I love working in industry but…   Read more»

I agree with this opinion. As an alumnus from NYIT, I was advised to get as many internships during undergrad as possible but sometimes it is highly unlikely to get one in the area of your interest. Once i graduated…   Read more»

managers’ motivation to the team they are leading could drive the team to success. My manager at work has a chart of all the analyst and their performance, it’s more of a competition to drive the analyst to be their…   Read more»

I am not surprised by the result of this study as well. I do trust that 48% of the motivation of an employee can get from excitement and challenge. When I first started working at the big pharma company I…   Read more»