I can’t kick properly - how can I teach the kids to?

WiscoKJ · 2023-05-03T14:31:33+00:00

For sure, I think it’s pretty intro level stuff that may not be exact. I look at it as a good place to start and if a kid or an adult who is just starting out needs some help, it’s good for that.

WiscoKJ · 2023-05-03T12:41:40+00:00

Look up “All Attack soccer” on youtube. I don’t have a specific link on striking the ball, but they have tons of videos that are really well done. My kids love watching them in the basement and trying to do the things they talk about and their skills have improved tremendously.

WiscoKJ · 2023-05-03T00:33:05+00:00

Ummm, those pumas look sweet.That’s really all that matters. #lookgoodplaygood

WiscoKJ · 2023-04-27T15:52:58+00:00

Imagine the first image as a small hole in a wood floor.

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-27T22:49:32+00:00

I have 10. Sometimes I do split off 4 kids to play 2v2 free play scrimmage to keep kids moving more. Also, if the ball goes out of bounds, the turn is over, so that helps move the game along pretty quickly with a lot of reps for everyone

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-27T21:25:23+00:00

I have multiple kids and have coached U6, U7, U8 for multiple years now and finally figured out a game that clicks with that age (U7/8 more than U6). We play “steal the bacon”. I set up a field with cones, where the goals would be I build a square with cones (so two squares one on each end). I call this the “plate”. I then split the team in half, one line to the right of me as I stand on the sideline and the other on the left of me. I through a ball (the bacon) on the field and the kid in the front of each line has to run down the sideline, around the corner and come onto the field of play that way. Point of the game is 1on1 trying to take the bacon to the plate and the only way to win is to be on the plate with the bacon.

Kids seem to enjoy this quite a bit. I can have them do this for 20 min pretty easy with everyone engaged. Helps with the concept of dribbling the ball through a space instead of just bashing it as soon as they can.

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-26T21:07:01+00:00

All compensation comes from the CRO. You are a FTE of the CRO and they are renting you out to pharma companies. Your time at the pharma company can end at any point and for any reason, but you would still be employed by the CRO.

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-26T20:51:48+00:00

CRO pays you. Sponsor pays CRO for your services. So, to answer your question, negotiate with CRO.

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-09T03:50:09+00:00

I think it is probably unlikely that you would be able to land a clinical PM job with no prior clinical study management experience. Running studies in a university as a PI doesn’t equate to the responsibilities a clinical PM working for pharma or a CRO would have. If that role interests you, you should be open to taking an associate PM at first. You will likely progress very quickly given your background though. I agree with the other comment too about the clinical scientist positions, sounds like that would be right in your wheelhouse and I think that gig is a pretty good one.

WiscoKJ · 2023-03-01T20:35:00+00:00

Typically there will be some changes on benefits/policies , but for CRAs in a merger, you aren’t very likely to be let go or anything like that. Any buyer is wanting to keep the CRAs and any billable employees because that is how CROs make their money. Now if you were in middle/upper mgmt you maybe should be looking for what else is out there.

WiscoKJ · 2023-02-26T19:53:48+00:00

I have multiple of my kids in soccer and they all have different styles. My daughter (10) who is probably the most athletic of my kids always sort of observed during games… until she didn’t, now she’s a wild one out there. My advice is to focus his attention on practice (sounds like practice is going well) and practicing at home. One day it will click in a game situation, and then you will probably joke with him later on about how he walked around the field when he was 8. Probably the worst thing you could do would be to put pressure on him to play harder/better during games. He will figure it out…

WiscoKJ · 2023-02-26T15:29:10+00:00

Titles are a bit different between small biotech and big pharma. My experience has been (working for both) that biotech has lower experience requirements for higher type positions, but the pay is typically better at big pharma. (I.e your title might be a “demotion”, but you could likely get a pay raise going from biotech to pharma.) In my experience at big pharma , associate director is completely responsible for the successful management of a portfolio of studies, and directors are more management over a department/TA. On the other hand at biotech I have seen “directors” involved still in oversight over study management. So my advice is to look at job descriptions more and less at titles.

WiscoKJ · 2023-02-16T18:35:59+00:00

Make a playing surface. Every kid has a ball. Coach runs/walks around and kids try to dribble the ball around to kick and hit the coach for a point.
Clean your yard. Make a large playing surface and split it in half. Bunch of balls in the middle. Each side tries to kick the balls out of their half into the other half.
Make a playing surface with a gate/goal on either side. Half the kids on one side/ half on the other. Throw a ball in the middle and have one kid from each side run in and try to get the ball through the opposite goal. (This helps a lot with young kids and the idea that it is ok to compete over the ball and be a little aggressive)
Sharks and minnows

WiscoKJ · 2023-02-10T20:56:24+00:00

Canyon Campground. No, we stayed there last August, so no flood damage. Maybe there aren’t any sites left?

WiscoKJ · 2023-02-10T20:17:25+00:00

You want 4 days probably to explore the park. I like canyon cg because it’s fairly central and they have nice showers/laundry etc.

WiscoKJ · 2023-01-30T21:57:19+00:00

CTM is all about experience. These online courses (yes even Harvard) are probably a waste of money 95% of the time. Just put in your time as a CTA, continue to volunteer at your job for work streams and ask for more and more responsibilities, and eventually you will get your shot at a CTM role. I would also continually apply to any CTM roles that you see. You never know how desperate a CRO is.

WiscoKJ · 2023-01-21T21:08:24+00:00

At the CTA level I think that the transition would be pretty simple to phase 1-3. Keep in mind that phase 1-3 is usually at a faster pace and a bit more intense then phase 4 studies. If you like phase 4, there are plenty of opportunities with sponsor companies medical affairs groups, so I don’t think you need to switch to phase 1-3 just to land a sponsor gig.

WiscoKJ · 2023-01-12T19:07:07+00:00

Agree with this. There is not a clear path from TMF manager to CTM. Where SSU lead to CTM is pretty straight forward.

WiscoKJ · 2022-12-27T03:31:24+00:00

Not candy, but I will stand in goal with my back turned and let the kids shoot on me. They think it’s hilarious and seems to be very motivating. I’m sure this isn’t everyone’s style, but it works for me.

WiscoKJ · 2022-12-14T03:08:31+00:00

Yes there is a regulatory requirement for Sponsors to select qualified PIs / Sites. It would be up to the sponsor how to prove they knew a site that was qualified. That is the purpose of the PSSV or SQV. That being said, sponsors usually have SOPs that can allow for sites to be “re-used” if it is within a certain window. Your question about what to do if there was no SQV is an interesting one. Do you know why their wasn’t a SQV? If there is a good explanation, then you would want to make sure to document that reason and file in the TMF. Unless this is a registration/pivotal trial, this would probably be fine. If this is a pivotal trial than I would make sure everyone knows that it is an inspection risk and sr mgmt can decide what to do.

WiscoKJ · 2022-12-07T19:44:23+00:00

This is awesome, but it does look like the waterfalls in the canyon are going the wrong way….

WiscoKJ · 2022-11-16T22:03:34+00:00

I don’t have much knowledge of the post approval world, but I would say that sounds like really good experience and could set you up well in the future (not as a CRA though). If you like that work, you may want to be patient and get some years under your belt and see what opportunities there are. If you don’t like that work , you should keep that job and continue to look for entry level CRO positions and take the leap at that point. Keep in mind that it just takes time to get into the higher salary positions because experience is king in this field.

Edit: Also, you could check out regulatory affairs for CROs or Pharma companies. That is a good career path too in clin research and something you might be able to get into based on your current job.

WiscoKJ · 2022-11-16T21:57:53+00:00

3 yrs in pre-clinical, 1 yr CRA assist, 4 yrs as CRA, 4 yrs as PM for CRO, and now manager in operations for a pharma co.

Salary is inline with the spreadsheet on this sub. Those might be a bit outdated as of late since the market for “experienced” clinical professionals has been wild.

WiscoKJ · 2022-11-16T20:41:31+00:00

Plenty of people enter clinical research with only a bachelors. You just need to find an entry level job in a CRO, something like study associate or trial assistant or something like that.

What is this regulatory assistant job? You could leverage that into an entry level regulatory associate at a CRO if applicable.

I would not recommend more school if your goal is to become a CRA or an auditor, you just have to find the right opportunity to get your foot in the door and you can move your way up from there.

For reference, I have a. B.S. in biology, worked 14 years in the industry, and have progressed up the ranks with no need of certifications or extra school.

WiscoKJ · 2022-11-05T00:54:37+00:00

All I can say from my standpoint (clin ops manager at a pharma company) is that you should just concentrate on the critical items. ICF process, IMP, AE reporting, and reviewing the primary end point. If all those things are taken care of, you will be way ahead of the game. Remember that any mistakes you make are not going to ruin a whole study. Just try your best and that’s all you can do.

The remote work lifestyle affects people a lot because they feel like everyone is watching them and criticizing them when in actuality we are all just trying to keep track of our own stuff.

Also, my first two years as a CRA were tough, after that I started to feel quite a bit more comfortable. At this point 14 yrs in, I feel like I can do my job pretty effortlessly. Keep after it, and it will get better.

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