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Bryan Xavier
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RE: Thoughts on BME degree, "a little of everything"

I actually see the jack of all trades aspect of BME having some positive outcomes in my own experience. For me specifically, I wanted to focus on data...

1 month ago
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RE: Experience vs Education

I'd lean more toward more co-ops or longer internships, due to the multiple years of experience employer often expect for a lot of jobs. For students,...

1 month ago
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RE: Academia vs. Industry: Why I Prefer Industry

I also see myself drawn to industry. For me, it's mostly because I feel more comfortable dealing with a defined problem with a set deadline rather tha...

1 month ago
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RE: Early Risk Management in a Project

To make the team aware of risk on even smaller, simpler projects, you could incorporate short "Risk Sprints" in regular intervals of the planning cycl...

6 months ago
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RE: Contingency Planning

One way of convincing management to invest in more contingency planning is to remind them that it is a regulatory and compliance risk. If the primary ...

6 months ago
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RE: The Manager’s Role in Sustaining Team Engagement During Trials

For long-running clinical trials, there are many ways to maintain engagement and motivation among team members. One way is to celebrate small mileston...

6 months ago
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RE: Creating Realistic Schedules in Clinical Trials

One obstacle that can complicate timeline planning for large scale clinical trials is the variability added by conducting trials across multiple count...

6 months ago
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RE: Dealing with Low Performers in Research Teams Without Losing Morale

The first step should be to identify why the underperformance is happening, which can lead to visits to monitor process or talking to the team themsel...

6 months ago
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RE: Keeping Clinical Research Teams Motivated During Long Timelines

One strategy that can be used for keeping clinical research teams motivated is to create and celebrate short-term wins. It was mentioned in this week'...

6 months ago
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RE: Cost Estimating – Choosing Between Speed and Accuracy

@ms3548 I think the way to managing the transition from broad to bottom-up estimating is to treat it as a planned-hand off. For example, scheduling a ...

6 months ago
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RE: Scope Management and the Role of the WBS in Project Clarity

In addition to balancing detail and simplicity for the WBS, I think it's also important the WBS structure has clear traceability between work and regu...

6 months ago
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RE: Allergan's BIOCELL Breast Implant Recall: A Case Study in Quality and Risk Management

I agree that regulatory approval shouldn't be the end all be all for safety. There are multiple strategies that companies can and should take before a...

6 months ago
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RE: What’s the Most Effective Form of Communication in Medical Device Projects?

In my experience, I've used weekly in person meetings in order to make actual progress in a project I'm working and discuss with coworkers. Then I use...

6 months ago
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RE: Impact of Testing Variability on Product Risk

To build confidence in testing outcomes, companies often create a standardized test kit that includes the product sample, and instructions for handlin...

6 months ago
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RE: Navigating the Risks of Post-Verification Changes

When facing a late-stage development issue, one method to consider is using the "5 Why's" Method, where you're keeping asking why the failure is happe...

6 months ago
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