When the rise of generics shortened the timeline for making proprietary sales of new drugs, pharma realized the need to transition from the core competency of research to marketing. The promotion of their products would be necessary to achieve the sought-after ROI in the future. Now, another shift is required to maintain competitiveness and be [...]
Edge analytics—the approach to data collection and analysis whereby automated analytical computations are performed at a sensor, network switch, peripheral node, or another connected device, rather than later, after sending the data to a centralized data store. The analysis takes place in near real-time at a non-central point, in a “decentralized” environment. “One way to [...]
Eva Murray, who leads the Business Intelligence department at Exasol, believes in the power of story. “Stories are the common currency of humanity. Humans have used storytelling for thousands of years to share our history, to pass on and preserve information and to communicate important messages. When reality becomes complicated, stories offer the form, the [...]
Increasingly, ethics and data science are topics in the same conversation—around the water cooler, in the board room, in the university classroom, around the dinner table, and on a leisurely evening walk through the neighborhood. According to some in the data analytics field - it’s about time! They’ve been beating the data science ethic’s drum [...]
AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. One way we see AI around us is in the myriad of technological devices entering our world almost daily. From continually advancing smartphones to smart cars; from navigation to banking and finance, AI is a part of our current lives and quickly [...]
The sheer volume of pharmaceuticals developed, tested, manufactured, processed and packaged both domestically and abroad demand strict adherence to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs). The numbers are mammoth. According to current reports: The US pharmaceutical industry had a 40% share of the global market Estimated sales of $333 billion, the largest in the world Directly [...]
Part 1 Behavioral research examines the many variables that form the habits people develop throughout life.1 In turn, these habits make us who we are and impact nearly every aspect of daily living including our spending habits and buying patterns. Conversely, market research inundates decision-makers with a rapid-fire amount of detail about our consumer needs, preferences, and [...]
According to the Bureau of Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate declined to 3.7 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 134,000. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing. 1 In today’s candidate-favorable job market employers must look harder and work smarter to fill [...]
The Interview Process Getting any job can be challenging. Getting your dream job as a data scientist has a unique set of challenges. For example, an initial phone interview may last as long as an hour. Be sure to allow enough time for this critical first step. The purpose of the phone interview is for [...]