Informed consent is very important within research. This ensures that the purpose of the research has been explained to the patient, along with informing them of what will be done to them, how the protocol works, what the risks are…   Read more»

  Transitioning from R&D into clinical research or vice versa should be a smooth transition since both careers involve a research study, business insight, developing new products/treatments to improve existing methods, designing trials, setting up studies, and writing up reports….   Read more»

Clinical research is a great way to test new treatments and see how they effect patients in an ethical manner. Some advantages to clinical studies are that you may be able to access new treatments, there may be fewer side…   Read more»

Clinical research is a great way to test new treatments and see how they effect patients in an ethical manner. Some advantages to clinical studies are that you may be able to access new treatments, there may be fewer side…   Read more»

Graduating from college and trying to find a job isn’t the easiest task, but it is rewarding once complete. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do for work upon graduating, but I knew I wanted a job that…   Read more»

It is important to conduct research on a company prior to accepting the job. I have received job offers and emails from companies recruiting me to become apart of their team, but once I did more research I couldn’t find…   Read more»

I currently work in Quality Control, and a typical work day is as follows. I come in the lab, check my emails and look at my scheduled testing. I put my lab coat, safety glasses, and gloves on then I…   Read more»

@mayasaunders You mentioned some valid points. There is something my department called “continuous improvement,” meaning we are always looking for new, innovative ways to improve methods and procedures that are already in place and make them better. It is a…   Read more»

Quality Control is extremely important for ensuring products are performing at their optimal level and to catch mistakes before they get on the market and in the hands of patients. Quality departments need to be improved to where the turnover…   Read more»

@ama224 You made some valid points. I recently realized that funding within academia isn’t as much as it is within industry. Research in academia has many pros; companies aren’t relying on results to put products on the market, whereas resources…   Read more»

Stability testing is important for the pharmaceutical industry and medical device industry. It is a process for determining, through storage at defined conditions and testing at specific intervals. It should be required for all companies to conduct stability testing to…   Read more»

@mayasaunders You made some great points. Cutting corners in research is dangerous and unethical. The sole purpose in conducting research is to find out what is known, and what can be developed further. In order to do so, the public…   Read more»

Remote work appears to becoming more of the norm since Covid-19. Being able to work remotely has its pros and cons like everything else, but I hear more people are interested in working remotely opposed to going into an office every…   Read more»

@justinwilliams Hi Justin, I didn’t think about the aspect of not being distracted when you’re working remotely. I have experienced being distracted on multiple occasions while working. I have been in the middle of testing an assay when someone wanted…   Read more»

@jafangnibo You made some very valid points. There definitely should be some face to face interactions for project management to be executed the way it was intended. There should be a process to measure if projects are being completed according…   Read more»