@an83 Exactly. To add onto this, from the outside, it seems it may be difficult to even grasp a consulting position in the first place as a new graduate with-assuming-little to no experience. Consulting should be chosen if it is…   Read more»

@hc255 agree; I also firmly align with how you pointed out that this doesn’t necessarily have to be a scary thing.  It is indeed important to ask and well understand what’s considered confidential, what are the penalties associated with breach…   Read more»

@rm829 , very true and I wanted to especially highlight one of the points that you brought up. Something important consider is location as it relates to the physicians specialty. Simply considering somewhere tropical or somewhere that’s a popular vacation spot…   Read more»

@ag2357 , to play the devils advocate to you and @kaf43‘s suggestions to increase communication-what if increasing this communication within the organization leads to issues? How would increasing that communication look like? For example, would the CEO ask the operators…   Read more»

@benjaminrofail , I agree. However there’s another important point that should be made here. A good project manager will make their choice based off of what they know and what makes sense. By that I mean that they may have…   Read more»

As having worked in a Functional Organization and a Matrix Organization, I can say that my preference between the two has been the Matrix Organization. Within the Functional Organization, the pro was that all tasks were spear headed by the…   Read more»

My company has used the FMEA document to analyze risks. Although we also do have the the Ishikawa Diagram (Fishbone Diagram) to analyze risk-the general preference for my company are the FMEA docs. I feel the FMEA docs are most…   Read more»

@dbonanno1 exactly, agreed with what you stated here! I think its also important to note that the question of “What could go wrong with this product” should be applied to the SME’s. The SME’s are the subject matter experts of…   Read more»

Several others have made very valid points already in that using an Acceptance approach doesn’t necessarily increase risk. However, I think its very important to distinguish that using the Acceptance method generally implies there is very low risk to begin with…   Read more»

As many others have said, it is important to conduct the human factor study if the device is to be used in the human body. Although the guidelines may be general regarding what’d needed for these studies, conducting these would…   Read more»

As others have mentioned here, meeting minutes are useful for keeping the team in the loop as to what was discussed in every meeting. This is true, however, typically the project manager would send out tasks and dates associated with…   Read more»

Verification vs validation can be tricky to understand sometimes. Sometimes its helpful to view it as a ‘what makes sense’ in that moment when it comes up to verifying or validating a device. One example I can think of that…   Read more»

@krp67 To add onto this and emphasize you’re point; yes these drugs do need to go through animal trials first, but they then must be confirmed with human trials. As you mentioned, the human body is not exactly one to one…   Read more»

A double blind study greatly improves the authenticity of the study results and removes bias from both and patient and Investigator involved. To give an example, if you provide a swatch of color to a person and ask what color…   Read more»

Having a clinical background seems to be used as a filter by many companies to recruit talent with a certain background and make it so those who do apply without that experience and get in-are exemplary. From that perspective, I…   Read more»

As mentioned, several companies use different methods for advertising rather than traditional ‘tv’ or simple video advertising. Many companies used word-of-mouth, targeted mail-in offers, or offer discounts and benefits to their members when referring others to join.  Some companies like…   Read more»

Reading through the replies, there are several good points brought up like: the internet has changed to allow a higher range of products to be advertised, the easier expansion of your consumer base, the cutting of overhead costs as some…   Read more»

@dag56 , agree using a celebrity is definitely an effective tool that’s used in todays marketing to further connect with the intended audience. Another example of a celebrity very well used in Marketing is Ryan Reynolds in Mint Mobile ads….   Read more»

@reginabarias Yes! Thank you for bringing up the points that its difficult to land a ‘dream job’ right after college, and that you may end up staying in the job that you land longer than you’d like. I feel these…   Read more»

Reading through several of the comments here, I noticed many were of the opinion of choosing an LLC; justly so since there are many advantages like limited liability and the potential for dividends. The kind of business I would want…   Read more»