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At a previous TOPRA symposium I met a recent graduate who outlined the Difficulties in securing your first Regulatory Affairs role.

This is a follow-up from the author who still wishes to remain anonymous.

“My last account in 2010 was on how much effort I had put into moving to a regulatory affairs (RA) role. I had, then, completed 5 modules from my MSc in Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs course. I had continued to search and apply for entry level jobs in RA. I kept on receiving calls from recruitment agencies but the hurdle of not having practical experience could not be overcome. I had applied for several positions within the company I was working for, but was still not getting any response. Continue reading “Difficulties in securing your first Regulatory Affairs role (continued)” »

emedcareeers and Profesia have formed a partnership to develop the online recruitment business for the Eastern European Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries.

Vacancies in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic posted on emedcareers will now also be advertised on Profesia’s leading Eastern European sites which have an impressive audience of 25M web users:

profesia.cz

profesia.sk

workania.hu

Profesia and emedcareers are both subsidiaries of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), a highly successful media company operating in over 40 countries worldwide.



This partnership increases our effectiveness as a pan-European job site providing a larger audience for recruiters and providing job seekers more opportunities in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

This latest development follows the launch of French and German landing pages earlier in 2011 to further extend our reach across Europe.

THEN YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SKILLS ARE REQUIRED AND THE CULTURE WITHIN.

There are hundreds of millions of pounds available to support UK start ups. In March 2011 the Government announced a £100m fund for science, £44m of which is for the Babraham Research Park in Cambridge, Imperial Innovations have a £140m fund to support university spin outs, corporate Medtech and Pharma Co’s have their own active in house investment funds including Covidien Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, Zimmer, SR One at GSK. New technology parks are being opened, the amount of VC investment in healthcare is increasing and Venture Valuation reports $345m globally of finance deals in healthcare in August 2011.
Start-up companies have challenging project milestones to ensure they can raise further funds and bring their products to market. Ian Sandison sets out in this article the types of skills start up companies require as they develop and grow.
Continue reading “Want a role with a Start Up?” »