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Will your resume get you an interview or be dumped in the “round file”? Your r

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

esume must provide enough information to tweak the interest of the potential e

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

mployer Here are some tips for preparing your resume:

One page or Two Page?

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

Employers are busy people with very little time to read your resume, but don’

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

t sell yourself short by condensing your resume too much. If it takes two page

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

s to tell your full story, use them. But be sure to make every word count.

Us

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

e an Objective?

Not necessary. Your resume should tell the story of who you

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

are, not what you want from the employer – rather, what you have to offer. Yo

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

u also want to set your intention for the next job by telling why you are a go

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

od hire for the position.

Details?

Yes, but only to the extent that the deta

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

ils demonstrate your accomplishments. You can use abbreviated language and ma

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

ke sure you “tell the story” through your results. Just telling what your res

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

ponsibilities are will NOT get you the interview. You have to convince the hir

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

ing manager that you can get results.

Mass mailing?

Never. You really should

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

try to personalize the cover letter for each employer. Try to talk to the po

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

tential employer first so you can find out what is important to highlight. If

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

you just send your resume to every company you can think of, you are wasting

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

your time. And speaking of wasting your time, don’t make the job boards your O

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

NLY networking tool. You are competing against thousands of folks for those j

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

obs, so it’s best not to rely on them as your only mechanism for finding work.

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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