While the coronavirus still runs rampant throughout the country, stay-at-home mandates continue to prevent employees from being fully functional, and this is particularly true with the clinical research industry. In fact, more than 70 biotech companies and over 100 clinical trials have been affected, according to BioPharmaDive. The FDA states that “quarantines, site closures, travel
All industries have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and on-going clinical trials are far from immune. WCG Knowledge Base reported only 14% of the 1000+ clinical trials their team is tracking are currently running, an 8% decrease from the week of April 13th. Companies looking to continue their studies will need to find
The number of staff members working remotely has been increasing even before the COVID-19 crisis. U.S census data showed 5.2% of workers (8 million people) worked completely from home in 2017 and that number has consistently continued to rise. Now that all non-essential employees are working from home and are away from their teams, many
While some aspects of life as we know it seems to be on hold during the COVID-19 crisis, the biotech and pharmaceutical industries are rapidly moving forward with their current studies. There is a high demand for quality candidates to fill important roles, but adhering to safety guidelines creates new challenges with the already complicated
Drug Pricing Reform With the increase pressure on the price and accessibility of drugs along with the impending 2020 election, Congress is likely to pass a pricing reform for pharmaceuticals. This could affect the future development of drugs and specialty therapies, while accelerating the release of generics and biosimilars. This ultimately could decrease the accessibility
Did you know a survey by Salary.com revealed that only 37% of people always negotiate their salaries, while 18% never do? Even more shocking, 44% of respondents claim to have never brought up the subject of a raise during their performance reviews. Negotiating a salary can be a very important step in your career. Whether
