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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

Director Recruitment and Skills. Recruiting directors with technological expertise is one avenue through which boards can boost their innovative capabilities. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In healthcare, the firm focuses on the enormous and fast-growing sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. THE BRATTLE GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The Brattle Group focuses on electric power, financial institutions, natural gas, petroleum, telecommunications and media, and transportation. Office Locations.

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The Promise and Challenge of Big Data for Pharma

Harvard Business

Historically, the pharmaceutical industry has recruited SAS programmers who have executed well-defined analyses of clinical trials in a standardized, efficient manner. It will increasingly help government health agencies, payers, and providers to make decisions about such issues as drug discovery, patient access, and marketing.

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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse

Harvard Business

We worked with a startup biotechnology company. There is a familiar saying: “We recruit in our own image.” ” This bias doesn’t end with demographic distinctions like race or gender, or with the recruiting process, for that matter. It cannot be predicted or easily orchestrated.