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Biotechnology and Related Health Sciences Jobs Rank Highest for College...
A recent study conducted by University of California San Diego Extension ranks careers in the health and life sciences fields at the top for recent college graduates. Sandy Bloom of GreatDegree.com...
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BioJobs: So You Think You Want to Be a Regulatory Affairs Professional?
Regulatory affairs professionals (RAP) are by far some of the most important employees at pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices companies. Without RAPs, the requisite regulatory documents...
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Career Advice for Managers: Week of September 27, 2010
“My style was fire-and-brimstone but I realized that people respond more favorably to positive motivation.” —David Schlotterbeck, Chairman and CEO of CareFusion, a medical device company in San Diego
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Study Finds Pharma Wrongdoing on the Rise
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the Public Citizen’s Health Research Group tracked the civil and criminal financial penalties levied against the pharmaceutical industry for wrongdoing over...
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Medical Device Giant Medtronic Will Shed 2,000 Jobs
Medtronic one of the world’s largest medical devices manufacturer earlier this week announced that it will cut its workforce by 5 percent which translates into 1,500 to 2,000 fewer jobs. Most of the...
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Why Transforming FDA Makes Sense
During the Bush Administration I, along with many others, was a harsh critic of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The criticisms that I levied against the agency were mainly based on its...
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Maximizing Patient Engagement During Clinical Trials
Recruiting, retaining and managing patients that participate in clinical trials for approval of new medicines and devices have becoming very challenging in the past decade or more. Ironically, the...
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Abbott Slashes 700 Jobs From Its Medical Devices and Diagnostics Unit
Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories today announced that it would lay off 700 employees from its medical devices and diagnostics division as part of an ongoing restructuring effort. Most of the layoffs...
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Regulatory Affairs Update; FDA 483 and Warning Letters Trends for 2012
Those of you who manufacture products approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are well aware of the importance of complying with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) during FDA...
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Life Scientists:Looking for a Job? Consider the Cannabis Industry
According to a recent article, the 2013 to 2014 US market for legal Cannabis (medical and recreational) grew 74% from $1.3 billion to $2.7 billion. Industry analysts predict that the legal marijuana...
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