Back in 2013, the Pharmaceutical Research and Development group, a business unit that is part of Janssen Pharmaceutical, a division of Johnson & Johnson, brought in a new CIO. Almost immediately, the CIO, who came from another big pharmaceutical company, recognized that the IT department needed to change in order to move the company to a position where they could update the systems and applications to keep up with the new technologies available. Not only was the company behind platforms and technology, but, but the existing organization was lacking the skills and competencies needed to bring to organization up to date. The organization was well established, and the majority of the team had over ten years of experience in R&D IT. The leadership team was structured around supporting the various areas of R&D, and included five members. It included one member from each four therapeutic areas of R&D and one member for Regulatory and Compliance. Some of the systems were so outdated that they reached the point that they would no longer be supported. The staff was made up of a mix of internal …show more content…
Most of the staff had vertical business knowledge specific to R&D and there was value in that because most of the organization worked side by side with business unit scientists and other professionals. They were able to understand the business unit needs and wants and work with them to find the right technology solutions and platforms. Project management skills were seen as critical to plan, map, and produce favorable results for the business and from a financial perspective. This was an area where the IT organization came up severely lacking. Project management was especially important because external resources and consultants were frequently engaged to do the actual work and any glitches in project management came at a high cost to the
Med-Pharmex Incorporated is known nationally and abroad as a pharmaceutical manufacturer of animal-related products. Before gaining fame worldwide, the business began its journey to success as a small lab in 1983, which slowly grew over time. Since then, the company maintains its main goal, and that is to produce drugs that promote the health of companion animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses, as well as food-producing animals, such as pork and chickens. To ensure legal responsibility, the company’s manufacturing process is examined by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Med-Pharmex works closely with veterinary clinics who purchase their life-saving drugs and represent them in the market. Despite manufacturing drugs, the
This paper discusses pharmacology and terminology related to “Pharmacology” which is the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs“ pharmacology. 2015. In Merriam-Webster.com. The study of different classes of drugs, routes of absorption, and drugs have effects on those consuming them. There are drugs that are necessary for illnesses and healing but, there are medicines that cause concern regarding interaction and harming the body.
Over the past several years extended work shifts and overtime has increased among nurses in the hospital setting due to the shortage of nurses. Errors significantly increase and patient safety can be compromised when nurses work past a twelve hour shift or more than 40 hours a week. Hazardous conditions are created when the patient acuity is high, combined with nurse shortages, and a rapid rate of admissions and discharges. Many nurses today are not able to take regularly scheduled breaks due to the patient work load. On units where nurses are allowed to self-schedule, sixteen and twenty-four hour shifts are becoming more common, which does not allow for time to recover between shifts. Currently there are no state or federal regulations that restrict nurses from working excessive hours or mandatory overtime to cover vacancies. This practice by nurses is controversial and potentially dangerous to patients (Rogers, Hwang, Scott, Aiken, & Dinges, 2004). Burnout, job dissatisfaction, and stress could be alleviated if the proper staffing levels are in place with regards to patient care. Studies indicate that the higher the nurse-patient ratio, the worse the outcome will be. Nurse Manager’s need to be aware of the adverse reactions that can occur from nurses working overtime and limits should be established (Ford, 2013).
In America, it has become a battle to earn a high paying job to cope with the expenses of a typical American. It has become even more of a battle for some people to afford medical prescriptions to keep healthy. Health becomes a crucial issue when discussed among people. No matter what, at one point or another, everyone is going to stand as a victim of the pharmaceutical industry. The bottom line is Americans are paying excessive amounts of money for medical prescriptions. Health-Care spending in the U.S. rose a stunning 9.3% in 2002, which is the greatest increase for the past eleven years. (Steele 46) Many pharmaceutical companies are robbing their clients by charging extreme rates for their products.
In recent years’ health reform has been a driving force in the United States political system. If you watch the news you will undoughtabley hear how citizens, the government, or the economy is or might be effected by some sort of change in medical regulation. One of these hot topic issues is the cost of prescription drugs. Every major drug market besides the United States regulates the price of drugs in some way (Abbott and Vernon). By the United states not doing so many believes it opens consumers up to be exploited by large pharmaceuticals companies. Other believe regulating drug prices limits investment, innovation, and competition in the pharmaceutical industry. In many ways both views are correct yet the later may have more long term lasting
The leadership styles present in the company is very important factor in order for the change to be successful. Chris Peterson exhibits the transformational leadership quality to tackle her new project. She is able to empower members on her cross functional team to collaborate and create a new product to launch to current and perspective clients. This type of leadership is effective as the group members were able to tackle challenging expectations considering the work environment and lack of support from other departments. DSS’s departments follow the team leadership structure. Each department vision is to work on their sole projects only. The department is committed to its work which tends to hinder other projects because of the lack of free flowing communication. The lack of communication between the teams shows poor leadership quality. The chief operating officer is ultimately the source of the lack of communication and direction. DSS Chief Operating Officer Meg Cooke has a laissez-faire leadership style. She gave Peterson authority to lead a project but provided no guidance or direction. She also was not responsive to the needs of the
The case under analysis, Eli Lilly & Company, will be covering the positives and negatives with regards to the business situation and strategy of Eli Lilly. One of the major pharmaceutical and health care companies in its industry, Lilly focused its efforts on the areas of "drug research, development, and marketed to the following areas: neuroscience, endocrinology, oncology, cardiovascular disease, and women's health." Having made a strong comeback in the 1990's due to its remarkably successful antidepressant Prozac, was now facing a potential loss in profits with its patent soon to expire. The problem was not only the soon to expire patent on Prozac, but the fact that Prozac accounted for as much as 30% of total revenue was the reality Eli Lilly now faced. (Pearce & Robinson, 34-1)
With so many constant changes today with different generations, legal and political circumstances and ever-changing and improving technology sources, organizations have new and recurring issues arising every single day. The reasons for these issues vary widely and develop because of so many different situations. The outcome of the situation depends on many factors including the issue at hand, the management style and the ethics of the organization to simply name a few. These outcomes can certainly make or break an organization if not handled appropriately. The issue I have found to be the most significant is leadership.
This essay will firstly discuss about the skills an effective IT project manager should have. Following this it will explain why these skills are useful to IT project managers. Subsequently it will identify the challenges unique to project management in the field of IT. Then it will present the analysis on whether leadership skills (as opposed to management skills) are really necessary for successful IT project management. On one
The United States has long been a leader in scientific research, but it will take industry, academia, and government working together for our country to stay there. Since the implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which gave universities greater control over intellectual property, research universities have teamed up with partners during early-stage development to further their resources. The new task of universities was not to conduct research with the intent to make money, but to present their findings to the public domain for the sake of knowledge and the public good. In 2004, David Sinclair and Christopher Westphal, two innovative scientists following their intuition, founded Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. The founding idea arose from Sinclair’s
In the past, consent was never needed to perform a treatment on a person. However, as medicine and science began to advance at a rapid rate, along came hundreds of new machines/procedures that are incorporated into treatments, and the patients must be well informed of what’s going to happen to them before they undergo any type of procedure. Furthermore, the patients have the ability to become more informed on what is occurring to them if they know what kind of condition/disease is affecting them, so they become more biased in the types of treatment that they’ll receive. Sometimes they will feel uncomfortable with some types of procedures and since the patient’s permission to perform any type of treatment is crucial in this day and age, the
Project managers have to improve their skills every day to deal with the organizational change and especially the world’s Megatrends. However, it can be a challenge for a project manager to comprehend what skills they should be improved, what sections of project management knowledge that should be tried to perceive, and how to measure and enhance their performance.
The first problem with Merck’s performance appraisal system was the prevalence of rating errors which resulted in issues such as central tendency. This meant that very few employees received ratings of 1,2 or 5, instead, a vast majority received ratings of 3 or 4. Some employees received a score of 3 or 4 because their supervisors were strict and refused to award a 5 even for excellent performance. On the other hand, many employees argue that some of their colleagues who were below average performers still received 3 and 4 because supervisors refused to give them scores of 1 or 2.
Over the course of my professional life, I have become increasingly involved in project management roles. Doing so has made me aware of the many varied challenges that can face projects and the project managers who are charged with bringing them through to completion. The success or failure of projects, in whatever economic, political or social field, rests not just on the quality of the project’s goals, but also on the abilities of those involved in the project – and above all those who are managing it – to bring it to successful completion. To do this, project managers need to be equipped with a very wide range of skills, many of which are unrelated to the type of project itself. So, for example, a project manager of an engineering project must not only have engineering
When planning a new project, how the project will be managed is one of the most important factors. The importance of a managers will determine the success of the project. The success of the project will be determined by how well it is managed. Project management is referred to as the discipline that entails the processes of carefully planning, organizing, controlling, and motivating the organization resources so as to foster and facilitate the achievement of specific established and desired goals and meet the specific criteria of success required in the organization (Larson, 2014). Over the course of this paper I will be discussing and analyzing the importance of project management.