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Without a doubt, this is a highly competitive world we live—and work—in. The job boards are full of very technical jobs requiring specific skill sets from wou

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

ld-be candidates. Nobody understands this better than the HR manager or the recruiter tasked to fill a position.

It’s not uncommon today to find, at the bott

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

m of a job description, a statement in bold declaring, “Please only apply if you meet ALL of the requirements listed.”

Thank you, we get it.

This desire for

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

the perfect candidate has fostered a perceived attitude of, “Don’t bother me all ye who are only 80% qualified.” While we (job hunters) can understand the rea

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

oning, the tone comes off sounding condescending.

My question then is, “When did the candidate become the bad guy?” Isn’t one of the main duties of an HR man

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

ger, and the only duty of a recruiter, to seek out and bring in “the talent”? Given this, why do so few of them bother with even a modicum of respect when dea

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

ing with candidates?

We (again – job hunters) understand that recruiting managers are going to receive hundreds of resumes within hours of posting a job. We

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

nderstand that even if the listing specifically asks people not to call, they’re going to. We even understand that after sifting through these hundreds of res

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

mes to find a few gems, it will probably take a few days to get back to us. But what we don’t understand is the lack of respect and follow through shown to ca

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

didates who are effectively putting food on your table.

True Story (times three) – I’m permanently employed, but I’m looking. Nothing new about that. Since I

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

currently have a job, I’m being picky. In the last two months, I’ve interviewed for three positions. As it turned out, I was only really interested in one of

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

hem after interviewing; however, one would have thought I had arrived and thumbed my nose at the interviewer and walked out. The lack of follow-up on the recr

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

iter’s behalf was that poor.

What gives? Did you like me? Did you hate me? Are there internal politics going on that have put the position on-hold for the ti

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

e being? Come on…throw a guy a bone here.

Are recruiters too busy to tell the poor sap that drove across town on his Saturday for an interview that the organ

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

zation decided to go with someone else? That perhaps the recruiters is going to put the candidate on the “maybe” list while continuing to look for someone who

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

will take less money? Is it really that difficult to pick up the phone or send an e-mail? I mean, isn’t that part of your job?

With all this, we (again – the

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

candidates) are the bad guys. We’re supposed to get all excited when a recruiter calls and asks us to review our work experience over the phone with someone w

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

o found our resume online and should already have the information.

For somebody who receives a paycheck based on how well they are able to woo candidates int

.

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

the fold, HR managers and recruiters seem to have placed themselves on a pedestal. Being the corporate gatekeeper determining whether or not someone pays the

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

r mortgage next month is a lofty place to be, no-doubt. But let’s not forget that everyone has to look for a job sometime. Karma can be a real pain if ignored

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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