Knowledge

Here you learn about the businesses and environment you’re working in. Knowing this, will help you to make better decisions and understand the bigger picture.

RWE demystified – an interview with Imi Dean

Real world evidence (RWE) Big data Real world data (RWD) Pragmatic studies There are lots of buzzwords floating around and especially with the FDA having a bigger focus on RWE it’s top of mind for many stakeholders. Many teams in the different pharma organizations concentrate on this type of evidence.

How and why to increase your external profile!

Interview with Liz Cole Do you know what your external profile is? Do you know how to improve it? In today’s episode, Liz Cole and I will dive deep into a topic called content marketing. It’s kind of meta, since this podcast itself originates on these ideas. Does this sound frightening or disturbing? It shouldn’t.  …

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Baseline testing – a widespread but difficult to treat disease

I once reviewed tables for a randomized study and noticed several comments about testing the baseline characteristics. The commenters were arguing which test would be best to test for the differences between the 2 randomized groups at baseline. This made me first angry about the wasted time and then curious about the reasons, statisticians still …

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How to work effectively as and with a placement student – a success story with Katie and Claire

Have you ever considered to work with a placement student?Do you consider to spend some time as a placement student yourself? In this interview with Katie Thorn and Claire Brittain, we’re exploring factors, which help to make it a win for both sides. Both have worked very well together and share their stories. We step …

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What you should know about risk-based monitoring!

Interview with Tim Rolfe Risk-based monitoring plays an increasingly important role for clinical trials. Of course, the assessment of the risk is based on statistics. This presents now only interesting career options for statisticians, but also has an impact on the role of statisticians in study teams. In this episode, we’ll give you an introduction …

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