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Advice You - Why Does a Hiring Decision Take So Long?
We’ve all been there. You submit your application for a job you would be perfect for, but don’t hear from the company for three weeks. They call to invite you to an in-person 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 interview, but the earliest they can see you is another two weeks away! You think that the in-person interview has gone well, but considering that you don’t hear from the compa ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in ny for another month, you think that you’re out of the running—until they invite you back for another interview. Is this the newest version of Chinese water torture? Are they s lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. disorganized as an organization that they can’t show you some respect? Does this mean that they are a bad company to work for? I know that it can seem like hiring managers ha here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe ve absolutely nothing better to do than drive you slowly insane. I am here to personally assure you that as a hiring manager for 10 years, I definitely had much better things t d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro o do than torture job applicants. Let’s look at the hiring process from the company’s perspective. A job opening comes about one of two ways, either someone has left the posit 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 on, or a new position is being created. If it is an existing position, and proved over time that it is an essential role that needs to be filled within an organization, the hir 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 ing process can go relatively smoothly. The job description is in place, the budget is in place, and there is even a desk and computer ready to go. There can still be bugs in nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically the system though. First, the hiring manager has to have time to submit the job posting, and review the applications. The Human Resources department can help, but in some case 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 , HR is not a full time function in an organization, or many not even exist in smaller organizations. If the hiring manager is doing what they were hired to do, as well as fill ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi the shoes of the person they’re looking to hire, they are doubly swamped and will have trouble carving out time to search for someone. Second, depending on the hierarchy of th ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a e organization, the hiring manager might have to schedule the applicant to interview with several other people in the organization. Getting that much time on a set of people’s dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod alendars is difficult to juggle. Vacations, business meetings and unexpected family emergencies wreak havoc on conducting the interview process in a timely and efficient manner cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin . If it is a new position chances are that the hiring manager and HR department have put together a job description for their “ideal” candidate. Since they have never hired an tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen yone for this position before, it’s a little bit of guesswork if there will actually be candidates who meet their set of criteria. They could post a job description, bring in c 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 ndidates, but realize that the types of candidates who are answering the ad are not exactly what they are looking for—so they have to start over. Also until a person is actuall ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust y holding a position, there is always the chance that the budget could get cut at the last minute, or the search gets put on hold indefinitely. Bottom line—it’s not always your y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products fault. There are many, many other internal forces at work throughout the hiring process—those were just a few of the more common scenarios. Hiring managers will be receptive i . 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 you respect their time and don’t pester them during the process to ask about the status of a position. Sending a brief email or leaving them a voicemail after hours is a gentl elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip e way of keeping in touch that shows your interest without interfering in their day. Being patient is difficult, but necessary to maintain a good impression in a company’s mind 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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