I would like to add to atk27@njit.edu response stating that although not required for a management position, it definitely does not hurt to have an MBA or some business background to show that one isn’t narrowly focused on one specific…   Read more»

I would say it all boils down to what social media platform you are using to push your device. It can be argued that social media such as TikTok or Instagram are places that have ads targeted more for the…   Read more»

Right off the bat, if you were to google what is a corporation, you would see “a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners” or “an organization  – usually a group of people”. This involves creating a…   Read more»

As a supplier quality engineer co-op (and working full time over the summer) for a relatively large biomedical company, I can confirm that specificity is much more prevalent. I spoke to someone recently who currently works at Medtronic, but has…   Read more»

If any FDA/Regulatory class is considered “business,” then I believe it should be added to the curriculum. Although the FDA medical device classification is more relevant to people who are preparing to design a product for human use, I think…   Read more»

I work as a Supplier Quality Engineer, where many different things come to my plate. I would say my main job is to work with nonconforming materials and disposition them according to what I think the best plan is. If…   Read more»

I understand where the annoyance is coming from. As someone who works in quality, there are definitely outlines in the SOP for certain documentation that seems almost too time consuming when the important information we know is there. I think…   Read more»

Working for a quality department that not only gets audited every couple of years, but also performs audits for their suppliers, many different factors come into play regarding errors that can be found during the audit process. Issues can be…   Read more»

I’d like to add that it all depends on the traceability of this error. Is this product CONSTANTLY having a label error where the sticker with information is peeling/half-legible? Is it only one batch/material out of many received from multiple…   Read more»

100% the FDA has biases towards certain companies and people. One of the main examples I can think of off the top of my head is Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip which already has FDA approval for in-human trials. This…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”17580″ data-postid=”12546″] Preclinical research trials are know to be performed on a single lab creature such as rodent, pig, fruit fly, or monkey. Most recent research appears that having an animal model and conditional differences in the studies can…   Read more»

Interesting question… I think it’s safe to argue that there is a little bit of both. I would lean more towards the side that involves an interest in helping students and finding likeminded individuals to help assist in their research…   Read more»

Depending on the device that is produced, I would argue that the end user is most benefited from the success of a project. Especially in the medical device industry, where new innovations coming out have the ability to change lives…   Read more»

I would like to piggy-back off of what both of y’all said by adding that the personal relationship one has with other people within the group is crucial to success. I remember one of the greatest warnings we got as…   Read more»

@cb447 Being a post-covid worker, I have had the privilege of working both in-person and online. As someone who HATES to commute even 30 minutes, I feel for your Pops that has to do the hour+ drive, in which working…   Read more»

I want to add, not as an exact issue of the application of Biomedical Engineering, but about the deal with job acquisition and what the major means. I originally joined Biomedical Engineering as a major to eventually work with prosthetics,…   Read more»

As a student currently pursuing an MS in biomedical engineering, I would like to think that the effort that I (and others) put into getting higher scores on exams, projects, and discussions have some sort of merit towards the work-place….   Read more»