Spotlight on Leadership: Interview with Martin Robinson – IAOCR
Having worked in clinical research since 1989, Martin has experienced life ‘on the shop floor’ as a CRA and a project manager before his interest and expertise in training took on a primary role [...]
How Clinical Trials Have Evolved
It is Clinical Trials Awareness Day on 21st May and it is always good to reflect on the past and look to the future. Humans have always experimented with medicines to treat ill health. In [...]
Spotlight on Leadership: Michael Fath, PhD – Grifols
Marketing, medical affairs, and strategic planning roles with Abbott Laboratories make up the backbone of Michael Fath’s industry experience, before moving to Grifols (then Talecris Biotherapeutics), which is a leader in the plasma [...]
Spotlight on Leadership: Interview with Jacqueline Johnson North – IAOCR
As CEO and co-founder of IAOCR, Jacqueline’s eclectic career has led her entrepreneurial mindset into making a real difference in the clinical research industry. Passionate about Doing the Right Thing, Jacqueline is excited [...]
Always Crashing in the Same Car?
Imagine you’re learning to drive but your driving instructor has not considered your ability to drive or checked you know the laws of the road; rather you’re being taught in a seemingly haphazard manner. [...]
We’re On A Mission
Karen Ruthven, Martin Robinson, Jacqueline Johnson North, Angela O’Connell Since launching in 2011 we’ve helped to influence and shape the clinical research industry. Knowing that there are big changes on the horizon [...]
Setting standards in Clinical Outsourcing
This month’s blog is an account of the journey we took with one of the key membership organizations within the pharmaceutical industry. The organization in question was the Pharmaceutical Contract Management Group [...]
2017: What a year it’s been…
Thank you for joining us in 2017 as we continue to strive to raise standards across the industry in order to help companies bring new treatments to market quicker. If you want to see how [...]
What my house almost burning down has to do with Clinical Research…
Our house’s main electrical panel box had suffered significant damage during a recent hurricane; I realized it was extremely dangerous. Not only did it need to be completely replaced but I knew we were [...]
Time for a change?
The month of January takes its name from the Roman god Janus who had the unusual attribute of being two faced. This allowed him to look both forwards and backwards at once. Just as [...]
What does a 10k run and karate have to do with clinical research?
To succeed in them requires determination and dedication; two qualities that we rate highly when identifying new members for our team. These are also qualities our newest recruits have in abundance. We’re delighted to confirm [...]
Spotlight on Leadership: Interview with Doug Peddicord – ACRO (Association of Clinical Research Organizations)
An experienced clinical psychologist, Doug Peddicord – Executive Director, ACRO (Association of Clinical Research Organizations), entered the clinical research industry following a year as a health policy fellow for the US congress. During [...]
Competence and Clinical Research
A word that is finding increasing use in the clinical research sector is competence. But what does it mean and what is its significance? Competence can be defined as the ability of an individual [...]
“The only constant is change”
As the leaves begin to turn in the Northern Hemisphere, fall typically signifies a time for change. Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, "The only constant is change." Fall reminds us that the world is constantly developing and [...]
Doing the Right Thing: Identifying Fake CRA Resumes (Part 1)
Please note: Our guest blogger, Angela Roberts is writing from a US perspective and therefore her advice pertains to how fake resumes are handled in the US; consideration may be required for other countries. [...]
Doing the Right Thing: Year of Engagement
Engaged employees are more effective and productive, and are good ambassadors for your business. You no doubt have heard us say this before, but that’s because it matters. It really matters. Engaged employees are [...]
Highlights from the 2017 Industry Leaders Think Tank
Following last week’s Industry Leaders Think Tank, our eighth annual meeting, catch the highlights below and let us know any areas you’d like more information on.
Leveraging Leadership: Exemplary Employee Engagement
Those organizations with good leadership are easily identifiable; their leader’s ethos is in the bloodstream of the organization and their employees are fully engaged with this mindset as well. Sounds simple? The well-known Simon [...]
Spotlight on Leadership: Interview with Jon Wood – Association for Clinical Data Management
Jon Wood is currently Chairman of the Association for Clinical Data Management (ACDM) which he balances with his full-time role as Senior Vice President, Operations at Accelsiors, a CRO Headquartered in Budapest. How long [...]
An Industry Perspective: What Does Brexit Mean for the Clinical Research Industry?
We recently had a catch-up with Marta Garcia from Servier who shared her perspective on the potential impact of the Brexit decision on the Clinical Research Industry. Having worked in Medical Affairs and Clinical Research [...]
Strong and Stable Leadership?
Over recent months particularly, we have been bombarded with the terms ‘strong and stable’ relating to Leadership as we have witnessed and endured seemingly endless political campaigns and numerous elections. We have been sold various [...]
3 Ways to Spot a Fake Resume
Don’t you love it when a terrific clinical research associate (CRA) just falls out of the sky? That is what happened to me recently—an outstanding resume seemed to literally drop in my lap. This [...]
Are your Job Applicants Lying to You?
Are your Job Applicants Lying to You? I bet they are... We have identified over 7,000 Fraudulent CRA resumes in circulation today. To put this number into perspective, this figure represents [...]
WQA: rising up the agenda
“This tells the industry what they should be looking for when selecting a high-quality provider” As an organization, IAOCR operates in a unique sphere; we are neither a Clinical Research Organization (CRO), sponsor company nor [...]
Engaging your team in Mid-Year Appraisals
On target? Or need to reset your sights? The Summer Solstice which marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere is fast approaching and it’s a good time to conduct midyear [...]
