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Are you:

• Someone who can manage and be managed?

• Do you have a great Personality- can you represent and be an Ambassador for a company?

• Do you have Team/People/Conversational and Verba

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

l skills?

• Can you work long after-hours and weekends?

• Can you find time to volunteer for company projects?

• Play golf or team sports?

Believe it or not, these are some of the unwritte

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

Examples of combination products may in

n requirements that interviewers look for during a job interview. Industry skills and certification are always important and if all you want is a back office desk job with no human interaction

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

. But it is the extras that will get people hired faster and promoted quicker.

Here is what you need to find out BEFORE THE INTERVIEW:

• Where the parking is, which floor, drive time, every

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

thing at least a day before. If possible drive there a day earlier to check distance and location.

• Learn as much as you can about the interviewer, the company and the Check your appearance

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

Combination pro

Dress like you are interviewing for one job higher than the one you are interviewing for to show that you have promotion potential.

• Hair should be short, pulled back and professional. Chec

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

k nose hairs, scruffy neck lines, teeth and shoes. No trendy or flashy outfits: Dark blue, Black or Tan suits, white or light blue shirts for men are safe. Same colors for women, pants and kne

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

e length skirts. Low or platform shoes. Clear/sheer white, black or skin tone pantyhose. No long skirts, dresses, low necklines, bright lipstick, flashy dangling earrings, purple or green ha

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

ir or fancy updo's.

• Find out how many interviews will be conducted, with whom and how long will the decision making process take.

• Practice smiling in front of the mirror.

• Take a few c

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

opies of your resume. Pick a nice color that will stand out to hand to each interviewer.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE & DURING THE INTERVIEW:

• Arrive 30 minutes early. DO NOT be late. Lateness will set

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

the interviewers behind in their schedule and put them in a bad mood. More importantly your time with them will be cut short and it will be your own fault. Also, most employers require you to

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

Following aspects would a

fill out an application beforehand.

• Check in with the receptionist first, and then visit the restroom as soon as you arrive. Wash sweaty or wet palms and dry your hands completely. True sto

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ry: A candidate was rejected for clammy hands (clean and washed but not fully dry). The interview was short, terse without a goodbye handshake!

• Let the interviewer offer a handshake first .

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

You OFFER YOUR HANDSHAKE only AFTER THE IV is complete.

• Sit only after the interviewer sits down and ask permission first.

• Do NOT take off or unbutton your jacket even if your interview

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

er does.

• Smile (show a happy face) through the IV even if it hurts.

• Offer your resume if they don’t already have a copy.

• Comment on the nice office etc. Ask about pictures on the inte

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

viewer’s desk, if they share a sport, ask about it. Show interest. Get my drift?

• Find out why the job is open, why the person left and who is doing the job now.

• Write extensive notes (as

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

k permission first) during the IV.

• DO NOT ask about salary or give out any number. Let them take the lead. If asked, tell them what you made but that you will consider any offers.

• NEVE

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

R SAY that you have other job offers. If asked, say you are looking at options.

• Do NOT interrupt. Let the interviewer talk first and after s/he has made the presentation, say: May I ask a f

.

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

ew questions?

AFTER THE INTERVIEW:

• Thank the receptionist on the way out. Smile so s/he will remember you.

• Write a note of thanks via email the next day. Let them know you appreciate th

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

eir time and effort, why you like their company and you look forward to hearing from them within the time they specified.

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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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