All device changes, no matter how minor or major, should be documented and controlled. If you were to do device modifications or improvements, it is a good way to keep track of design changes that did...

As many have mentioned before me, it might be the most helpful to work backwards from the project’s estimated completion date. This ensures that all tasks and deadlines are done before the project is ...

I definitely agree on the importance of taking minutes in a meeting. It proves beneficial when your team or department has several ongoing projects or multiple deadlines coming up and meetings have to...

I agree that although there isn’t a document that explicitly states a design output, it doesn’t mean that the design doesn’t have an output. The design input provides a general overview of what your p...

A validation process we are currently executing is to determine if a new testing equipment will provide the same result as the previous equipment. The equipment is used to test our raw material and fi...

Drugs do not have to claim to cure a disease or illness but drugs have been created to help alleviate symptoms of an illness or prevent flare-ups of a disease. Regardless of the drug’s indication, cl...

Although I have not had the experience in working in either a small CRO or big pharma, as someone who is new to the industry, I think I would opt for working in a small CRO. I work for a small startup...

While there are risks to participating in a clinical study for new drugs, treatments, or medical devices, they are necessary to ensure that products being released to market are safe and effective for...

The internet has definitely had an impact in the way companies can advertise and sell their products. With the growth of social media and online platforms and an increasing number of people with a dig...

I can understand why someone from engineering might decide to go into marketing or sales. After spending time developing a product, an engineer might find the idea of promoting the product they helped...

As many have mentioned before me, the best way companies can market their products nowadays is through social media. With more and more social media platforms being created and gaining popularity, est...

As the posts before me have stated, I don’t think that engineers have to actively worry about the shareholder’s opinions. From personal experience, that is definitely not something I have really conce...

Since graduating undergrad, I have only worked for a small start-up biotech company so I cannot speak on what it is like to work for a big, established company. From personal experience however, a sta...

I currently work in R&D and have not worked in QA or QC role. In R&D, because we are focused on improving or creating new formulations and not making the product that gets released, we do not ...

I have not worked in a quality role; however, I agree that organizational skills and communication are very important to the job. QC is part of every step of getting the product to market, from raw ma...