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You have done the hard work of completing the application form or CV and you find out that you have the interview for a job you are keen to
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
land. Often when it comes to the interview stage people perform well below their best. Yes nerves are a factor and everyone has them.
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; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
how can you excel in interviews? Here are my 8 top tips.
1. Be prepared. So often candidates turn up for interviews ill prepared. They
1. Be prepared. So often candidates turn up for interviews ill prepared. They
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
have not found out about the company, its issues and challenges and plans for the future. Take the time to do this and you will be off to
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
a flying start
2. Think about possible questions that might be asked. Strange as it may seem, by spending a couple of hours jotting down
2. Think about possible questions that might be asked. Strange as it may seem, by spending a couple of hours jotting down
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ossible questions and answers you can probably be prepared for about 50% of the questions that are asked. You might not get the exact ques
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
tion but most likely will get a variation on the theme
3. Listen effectively. If you are going to give a good answer you need to listen t
3. Listen effectively. If you are going to give a good answer you need to listen t
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
the question being asked. Doing so will enable you to give a powerful and structured answer to the question
4. Be succinct. When you ar
4. Be succinct. When you ar
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
answering questions, what you are aiming to do is give the interviewer confidence that you know what you are talking about- not to give a
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
verbal thesis. For example, imagine the interviewer asks you what are the greatest challenges in managing a team? You could talk for ever
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
Instead try delegating effectively, keeping people motivated and balancing time spent managing and doing. If the interviewer wants more t
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ey will ask
5. Be honest. A typical question is what are your weaknesses? Don’t under any circumstances say you don’t have any. At the
5. Be honest. A typical question is what are your weaknesses? Don’t under any circumstances say you don’t have any. At the
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
same time don’t shoot yourself in the foot. Try something like I see weaknesses as opportunities for development. Some of the areas I am
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
orking on right now are….
6. Remember it is a two way process. Candidates often forget that the interview is as much about them finding o
6. Remember it is a two way process. Candidates often forget that the interview is as much about them finding o
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
t if this is a company and people they could work with as it is the interviewer finding out if you could do the job and fit in
7. Have 2 o
7. Have 2 o
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
r 3 good questions to ask them. Good interviewers will always give candidates the chance to ask questions. Poorly prepared candidates wil
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ask about pay, holidays, benefits. Candidates who excel will ask about what it is like to work there, how the company will contribute to
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
heir development, future plans for the business and individuals over the next few years
8. Ask for feedback. Whether you get the job or n
8. Ask for feedback. Whether you get the job or n
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ot ask for feedback on what they liked about you and what was missing. Good employers will take the time to give feedback
At the end of t
At the end of t
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
e day, what makes you stand out are the small but important things. So pay attention to them and go forth and excel in your next interview
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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