I agree @hm243 that both types of research are indeed important and necessary. I, like you, am more interested in working on projects that will have a product on the market in my lifetime. I think the...

The University is interested in making connections with Industry-some investigators are in hopes to build a relationship in which the company will fund more research and be a source of funding for the...

As many have mentioned like @bb254 and @dag56 before testing in clinical trials many tests need to be preformed. The biocompatibility testing needs to be performed in accordance with ISO 10993 includi...

I work at a non-profit. If a company outsources a study to a university there would need to be a formal contract in place (collaboration agreement, sponsored research, or service agreement) to cover t...

A portfolio is comprised of multiple programs or multiple projects. For example, I oversee a medical device portfolio at MSK. There are multiple related and non-related devices that make up the portfo...

Like many have mentioned- I believe the main difference of being a project manager for a medical device company is that it is a highly regulated field and different countries have different regulation...

Missing milestones, means failure. At Sloan Kettering we contract out the development of devices. So if milestones aren't being met by the CMO, then they aren't getting paid. We have major milestones ...

Missing milestones, means failure. At Sloan Kettering we contract the development out. So if milestones aren't being met by the CMO, then they aren't getting paid. We have major milestones and phases ...

I agree with hM23 that the planning phase of the Project is crucial. If you have a great plan, someone else can always execute it. If you have a bad plan, but people to execute, is that helpful? If I ...

When I first started at Sloan, I created a system with an outside group called eMTA. eMTA is an electronic document management system for our Material Transfer Agreements (eMTAs). Like akshayakirithy'...

I've worked with multiple Project managers. I agree with Puneet that there are both positives and negatives to having multiple project managers. It can get confusing with where to draw the line on dif...

I had an internship in Industry and there were a lot of perks, good pay, and ability for growth to move up. However on a day-to-day basis you were really only expected to follow the SOPs and record ke...

I don’t have a traditional engineering background but my advice would be: • Do an internship. When you’re looking for a job, they want you to have some experience. You also might be able turn your int...

I agree with Puneet, hc55, akashranpura, and dag 56 that NJIT should provide and require practical courses for graduate students. It is important to have a strong academic foundation and skillset for ...