Quarterly Learning Programs

TECHNICAL SKILLS

There are many technical skills involved in the work of Life Sciences organizations. Understanding how the business of life sciences works is a great capability to build to enhance your knowledge, impact, and contributions to the business.

Explore our learning programs below...

Please note that each session carries a participant fee of USD 500.00. If your organization has multiple participants, a discounted flat fee may apply. Use sign-up links or please contact us at info@handscom.com for more information.

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Technical Skills Programs

Clinical Operations (3 hours)

Learn the fundamentals of Clinical Operations and their role and responsibilities in managing clinical trials and clinical studies. This is useful if you are in Clinical Operations and want more guidance on the full cycle of this group and its work. This is also useful if you work with Clinical Operations and/or just want to learn more about this group’s role in steering clinical trials and clinical studies to successful conclusion. This program is running on 22 October at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Drug Discovery & Development 101 (3 hours)

If you are not in a Science or Development role, this program will help you understand the broader context of Life Sciences’ drug discovery and development, which is important context for all colleagues who work in Life Sciences, as it will help you understand some of the primary functions of our business. This program is running on 5 December from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Drug Discovery & Development 201 (2 × 2 hours)

Learn advanced concepts and principles in drug discovery and development, including key stakeholders across the biopharma ecosystem, latest trends, and evolutions in biopharma, and more. This program is running on 4 December from 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.

Healthcare Compliance (3 hours)

Learn the fundamentals of healthcare compliance relevant to the biopharma industry and what organizations must do to remain compliant. This program is running on 23 October at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Healthcare Economics (3 hours)

Learn the fundamentals of health economics and the role this field/function plays in the biopharma industry. This program is running on 6 November from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Intro to CMC (3 hours)

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) plays a pivotal role across the life sciences’ product development lifecycle. If you’re not in a CMC role and want to learn more about what this function does, including where, when and how it is involved in product development progression, this is a great program for you. As colleagues working with different functions in the path to life sciences’ product entry into market, we can all only benefit from understanding how other functions work, and how we can best interact with them and support their role in our organization’s overall success. This program is running on 17 October or 21 November at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Market Access (2 x 2 hours)

This program will help you understand the critical role that market access plays in the biopharma industry and how efforts to build market access typically start years before commercialization and why that is the case. This program will significantly advance your knowledge of the business of biopharma. This program is running on 16 October or 13 November from 12:30AM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30PM to 11:30AM Pacific.

Patient Centricity (3 hours)

Learn about this important mindset in life sciences — how to strategize, plan, implement and enhance patient centricity in biopharma organizations, including best practices and industry lessons learned. This program is running on 2 October from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Preparing for Commercialization (3 hours)

Learn about key strategies and steps biopharma organizations take in preparing for commercialization / marketing and sales of biopharma products. Take this opportunity to increase your awareness of this later stage, and what’s involved, even if your organization is several years away from commercializing a product, as understanding what the future may hold and require can help you and your organization make proactive plans. This program is running on 16 October from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Phase 0 Clinical Trials (3 hours)

This phase of biopharma product development is typically used for oncology but may have some applications beyond oncology. Phase 0 clinical trials are also useful to understand the broader landscape of what will likely occur / transpire in Phase I trials, as a means of preparing for broader / more formal Phase I trials, as there are many parallels irrespective of disease area. This program is running on 21 October from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.

Ramping-up for Phase 3 (2 × 2 hours)

Phase 3 clinical trials bring a myriad of challenges and learning opportunities, for which your team and entire line will be better positioned to succeed if we meet the challenges and ensure we’re ready for our ultimate goal, which is commercialization. Phase 3 also introduces a number of other considerations and development, such as preparing the rest of the business and organization for potential product launch. This program will give you a clear view of a number of things to consider before doing Phase 3 and includes insights into clinical development of the more typical “end of Phase 2” meeting most trial indications for biopharma and other life sciences organizations. This program is running on 4 December from 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.

Regulatory Affairs 101 (3 hours)

If you’re not in Regulatory Affairs, or brand new to the function, and want to learn more about the fundamentals of how Regulatory Affairs operates, including FDA requirements and various regulatory milestones during product development and product lifecycle management for life sciences, this program is for you. It will also be facilitated by a former Regulatory Affairs executive leader. This program is running on 14 November from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.