1. To describe some jobs and departments in a pharmaceutical company. 2. To knowledge the new drug development and launches. 3. To introduce oneself, one’s field, and projects. 4. Grammar: present passive and past passive
Lesson 1: The kick-off meeting Objectives To describe some jobs and departments in a pharmaceutical company To knowledge the new drug development and launches To introduce oneself, one’s field, and projects Grammar: present passive and past passive Vocabulary Phonetic spelling Kick-off /kɪk ɑːf/ Clinical Affairs /ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl əˈfer/ Marketing and Sales /ˈmɑːr.kɪ.t̬ ɪŋ ən seɪl/ Production /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/ Research and Development /ˈriː.sɝːtʃ ən dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ Regulatory Affairs /ˈreɡ.jə.lə.tɔːr.i əˈfer/ QA (Quality Assurance) /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬ i əˈʃʊr.əns/ A kick-off meeting is the first meeting with the project team and the client of the project Clinical Affairs deals with all aspects of the clinical application of your medical device Marketing and Sales are activities for advertising and selling products Production is the process of making or growing goods to be sold Research and Development (R&D) is the part of a business that tries to find ways to improve existing products, and to develop new ones Regulatory Affairs an area of work that involves responsibility for checking whether a business is following offici al rules or laws Quality Assurance (QA) the things a company does to make sure that its products and services are as good as they should be Introducing yourself, your field of expertise, and current project Introducing yourself I’m/My name is … I am from … I’ve been with the company for … years I am/I come from … (nationality) I am married/single I am based at … (name of company/institute) in …(city) Educational background Experience Expertise Describing current work and role in project Introducing yourself, your field of expertise, and current project Introducing yourself Educational background My professional background is in …(field) I got/received/obtained my …(degree) in …(subject) Experience Expertise Describing current work and role in project Introducing yourself, your field of expertise, and current project Introducing yourself Educational background Experience I used to work at (company/institute) in their department I then worked for (company/institute) and later for (company/institute) I started as a (postition) and worked my way up to (position) I did research on Expertise Describing current work and role in project Introducing yourself, your field of expertise, and current project Introducing yourself Educational background Experience Expertise I have experience in …(field), and that’s why I’ve been asked to join this project team I was on the team that… I was involved in … Describing current work and role in project Introducing yourself, your field of expertise, and current project Introducing yourself Educational background Experience Expertise Describing current work and role in project I am the …(position) assigned to this project I am responsible for … I am supported by two …(positions) We are currently working on … At the moment, I am working on a project to … Example: Hi everyone Pleased to meet you all My name is Charley Wu, and I’m the plant manager at our manufacturing plant in Shanghai I was also born and raised in China I first started as line worker and worked my way up to packaging technician I later studied in the UK and got/received/obtained an MSc in Engineering there More recently, I was involved in the initial conceptual design phase, and at present I am responsible for the planning and building of our second new pharmaceutical facility in Shanghai In this new facility we will produce both liquid and solid dosage forms In addition to this, at the moment I am working on a project to build a new analgesics production line, and that is why I was asked to join this project Introduce yourself to the class according to these information Name: Nationality: Educational background: Work experience: Expertise: Current position: Responsibilities: Current tasks: Medicines and Drugs differences Present Passive & Past Passive Present Passive am/is/are + V3/ed Past passive was/were + V3/ed Put the following sentences into the present passive Someone washes the trolley with soap and water Someone then dries the trolleys Someone gives the patient an injection every morning Someone discards the disposable equipment after use Someone mops the trolley with an antiseptic Complete the following sentences with the correct past or present passive forms of the verbs in bracket Mr.Smith (give) _ an injection every four hours These jobs (do) usually _ by the student nurses These instruments (need) _ for surgical dressings She (ask) to go on duty at 6.30 am yesterday Those instruments (discard) yesterday Change these sentences into passive The pharmaceutical company produced a new drug The surgeon sutured the wound Doctors attend many congresses The professors tell the students to pay attention They say he is the best surgeon in town Put the words in the right word order to make sentences ... (Quality Assurance) /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬ i əˈʃʊr.əns/ A kick-off meeting is the first meeting with the project team and the client of the project Clinical Affairs deals with all aspects of the clinical application... pharmacovigilance manager 14 project manager 15 qualified person Harvey Jones has got his project team together for the kickoff meeting via video conference Listen to the dialogue and answer the following... Match the job profiles with the job titles below clinical research associate formulation scientist 10 laboratory technician 11 medical writer 12 packaging technician 13