Within the pharmaceutical industry, there is a constant demand for skilled and qualified professionals at all levels. While getting into the pharmaceutical industry and climbing the corporate ladder is not easy, it can be done. Specifically, pharmaceutical companies and CROs should create career paths that strategically position entry level SAS statistical programmers to junior and then to senior/management level positions. Motivated SAS programmers need to be prepared to meet the growing technical and management challenges.
1. Practice Makes Perfect: Training and Performing in the Pharmaceutical Industry Sunil Gupta Quintiles
2. Each employee faces challenges and obstacles along their pharmaceutical career paths. http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
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6. What is unique about the pharmaceutical industry? Clients/Partners Products/Services Employees/Managers
7. Clients working together as CRO Partners Four C’s in CRO business CRO team members Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
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11. Products and services helping to reach drug sales goals 21 CFR Part 11 requirement Standard macros QC and delivery
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15. Employees and managers sharing a common vision Communication, Communication, Communication ‘ Sharpen the Saw’ Industry-Related Magazines One-on-one meetings
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21. Developing an effective training program Client Requirements Best Practices Corporate Ladder
22. Training Program meets client’s requirements Client working environment Real-world programming tasks Monitor, evaluate and provide feedback
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25. Monitor, evaluate and provide feedback Minimum feedback and yearly monitoring Performance reviews Mentor by Director General feedback and monthly monitoring One-to-one meetings Mentor by Senior/Manager Detail feedback and close monitoring Daily or every other day Mentor by Senior/Manager Senior/Manager Junior Entry
26. Monitor, evaluate and provide feedback Minimum feedback and yearly monitoring Performance reviews Mentor by Director General feedback and monthly monitoring One-to-one meetings Mentor by Senior/Manager Detail feedback and close monitoring Daily or every other day Mentor by Senior/Manager Senior/Manager Junior Entry
27. Best Practices training program Continuous Improvement Train Feedback Update “ Plan, Do, Check, Act” , Deming Mastery of SAS Programming Understanding of Clinical Trials Data
31. Titles and general responsibilities need to be understood and applied - Critical Thinker - Efficacy Programming - Maintain Program Index excel file - Tools/Macro Development - Effective Delegator - Source Programming - Annotated Graphs - Macro Validation Programming - Opportunity for leadership roles - Validation Programming of simple listings - Edit Checks - Simple Data Listings Lead Programmer Statistical Programmer II Statistical Programmer I Senior/Manager Junior Entry
32. Titles and general responsibilities need to be understood and applied - Critical Thinker - Efficacy Programming - Maintain Program Index excel file - Tools/Macro Development - Effective Delegator - Source Programming - Annotated Graphs - Macro Validation Programming - Opportunity for leadership roles - Validation Programming of simple listing - Edit Checks - Simple Data Listings Lead Programmer Statistical Programmer II Statistical Programmer I Senior/Manager Junior Entry
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35. Performing in the pharmaceutical industry Poor and Good Performance
36. Red flags of poor performance Screen candidates for skills SAS programming skills need improvement Communication of clinical issues is poor
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40. Critical success factors of good performance Highly Motivated Employees Searches to understand the ‘why’ Becomes more productive with experience Follows trends for increased productivity
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45. In summary, challenges in the pharmaceutical industry can be overcome Effective Communication Early identification of Safety Issues Understanding Clinical Data Following FDA Requirements
46. Through effective partnership, training and commitment, you are better prepared for the next level. http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
47. Practice Makes Perfect: Training and Performing in the Pharmaceutical Industry Sunil Gupta [email_address] Quintiles
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Thanks : I would like to thank Rick for asking me to present on this topic. It is based on the new employee training program I developed for all SAS programmers and statisticians in our office. This presentation is focused on the manager from a CRO perspective. I have also written several papers on this subject. Engage : Please raise your hands if you are interested in getting into the pharmaceutical industry or are curious about what is unique about this industry. Poll: # entry, # people < 5 yrs, # people >= 5 yrs Confirm : Hope that you will find it rewarding feeling that you have contributed to saving patients or improving their lives, Health care, high impact Notice the term ‘ Practice ’, just like doctor’s office for practicing medicine – always strive for continuous improvement in everything you do to achieve center of excellence. Throughout my presentation, I will identify one topic that is the same with other industries (communication), and three topics that are special to the pharma industry. See if you can identify them. what is the difference (safety, requirements, clinical data )? Key words: Thanks (Section chair), Engage (Poll), Confirm (Audience), Annotate (Flow, Movement), Experience (Story/Names/Locations/Real, Lessons Learned), References/Facts/Stats (More info), Transition (Relationship, Sequence, Logic, Compare/Contrast/Analogy), Images (Title, Challenge, 3 Key Concepts (7 max), Visuals, Cartoons, Outcome), Mindmapping, Quote, Chart Overlay (Focus, Organize Concepts, Sequence Concepts, Process Flow, Relationships, Other)