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 ...

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 ...

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 makin...

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 ...

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 ...

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 candi...

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 wor...

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. O...

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 anal...

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 compa...

I agree with the idea that once people get comfortable they tend to leave their jobs. When you first start a job, people tend to try to give you praise for your hard work. Later when you're not consid...

@christoph I would also be interested in a clinical research associate, which I technically work as in my current job. My team and I work for clinical testing for potential vaccines. I enjoy working w...

@jp582 In my personal opinion competition can motivate or overwhelms sometimes. For example, at my job, we have daily tasks/experiments that we run in our labs, and when the task is completed, there i...

Bigger roles come with bigger responsibilities, and that's common in every field. In my opinion, I see myself working as an engineer in any technical area/ Research and development to let myself abso...

Changing staff can be problematic especially when its in the middle of a clinical trial or a project. I believe the best way to handle a member leaving the team is by hiring a replacement at least a m...