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Expected Changes for Contract Research Organizations – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1040 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1040 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Mikhail Nilov Credit: Pavel Danilyuk Credit: Pavel Danilyuk This blogpost also partakes information from The Boston Consulting Group Article. Link at the end. Preamble CROs are specialized companies that provide research and development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. They assist in the development, testing, and regulatory approval processes for drugs and medical products. CROs offer a range of services, including clinical trial management, data analysis, regulatory consulting, preclinical research, and post-marketing surveillance.  CROs Working Framework • Client Engagement: CROs enter...

CVs Hustle – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1039 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1039 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Aida Cervera Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: RDNE Stock Project Preamble CV, the acronym for Curriculum Vitae has origin in Italian language meaning ‘the course of one’s life or career’. In popular terms, it is a detailed account of one’s work experience, professional training, and educational background. It is a document prepared by candidates who are applying for a job. A résumé – French origin – on the other hand is a brief account of the information contained in the CV.  Great confusion exists about CV and résumé. Too much content in available on the subject online and an army of self-proclaimed experts and consultants has emerged who offer to make CVs that would g...

JD as Working Tool, Not Just as Hiring Tool – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1038 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1038 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Alex Green Credit: Antoni Shkraba Credit: Los Muertos Crew Preamble A job description (JD) is often viewed as an HR tool used primarily for recruitment, outlining the responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a specific role. However, its true potential extends far beyond hiring. When treated as a ‘working tool for managers’, a job description becomes a dynamic document that helps align expectations, improve performance, and guide both individual and team development. Another required correction is that JDs are considered to be exclusively in the domain of HR, who designs these, record these, and administer to new hires during th...

Thoughts on Flatter Corporate Hierarchy – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1037 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1037 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Alena Darmel Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy Credit: Pavel Danilyuk Preamble In recent years, tech-based companies like Google, Meta, and Netflix are experimenting with doing away with the traditional hierarchical model and redistributing authority more evenly and horizontally. Bayer, the crop sciences giant and a well-known pharma company, last year went for radical decentralization. The jury is still out on how beneficial it is because more time is needed to analyze its pros and cons. This post is in continuation of previous discourse on the subject and invites open discussion. What Does It mean? Two models have been experimented with decentralizatio...

Reviewing the Standard Corporate Hierarchy – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1036 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1036 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Kampus Production Credit: Mikhail Nilov Credit: Yan Krukau Preamble Layer upon layer is the standard team structure that has been around for decades or even centuries. As far as I have been able to understand, the hierarchy was established centuries ago as the communities and tribes formed. Someone was appointed Tribal Chief whose job was to command everyone else. More senior positions like Tribal Elders were created to accommodate more aspiring candidates. Then spiritual leaders and Shamans claimed to be among the seniors and were accepted. The same sense of hierarchy has been prevailing ever since, in every corporate.  Organizations are ...

Rise of Syphilis as Health Emergency – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1035 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1035 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Andrea Piacquadio Credit: Korhan Erdol Credit: Marcus Vinicius Preamble While browsing through various health-related sites, I was struck by the information on the rise of syphilis as a health emergency in some parts of US and Europe. Upon further search, I found alarming facts which I am sharing here. As you will see in the following text, the factors causing the disease are also quite prevalent in Pakistan, and I shall share available data on syphilis prevalence here. Facts about Syphilis • Syphilis is sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a bacterium Treponema pallidum . The disease spreads through all forms of sexual intercourse, and ...

Impact of Unrest on Pharma Field Work – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1034 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1034 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: abbakar saeeyd Credit: Amine M'siouri Credit: Rahul Supra Preamble Political turmoil, such as protests and government crackdowns, significantly disrupts life for everyone. We have been seeing it for several weeks now that business activities are hampered significantly on any given day in any part of the country on any pretext. We are not just facing political unrest but also social unrest, religious unrest, security unrest, and overall law and order breakdown.  While unrest, roads closure, and business closure affect all related people, the people working in the field are particularly hit. From the daily wage workers to field salespeople, every...