The Center for Professional Innovation and Education (CfPIE) announces a new training programme designed to assist industry personnel in the complexities of selecting and managing external vendors
This latest addition to CfPIE's extensive roster of cutting-edge training programmes, Outsourcing for the therapeutic products industry, is a two-day class that will be of interest to those responsible for selecting and managing vendors.
This course will present a step-by-step guide for those who are considering or may already be outsourcing some portion of their work processes or departments, as well as, providing practical advice concerning a variety of tools that can be utilized to create, manage or troubleshoot their outsourcing efforts.
The program will also cover issues such as identifying and selecting outsourcing opportunities, identifying and managing the right vendor, examples of commonly outsourced functions including case studies of successful implementation and how to effectively exit your outsourced venture.
This course has been developed industry expert Kay Monroe.
Monroe has extensive pharmaceutical/biotech industry outsourcing experience within a variety of R+D functions.
She has served as vice president of operations for Lundbeck Research USA, as well as, a variety of management positions with Genentech and Cerus.
She holds a BS in animal science from UC Davis and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA.
"We are very excited to add this course at a time when a number of our clients are investing significant resources in the outsourcing of key operational processes," said Mark Mazzie, managing director of CfPIE.
"The topic is one that is frequently discussed with our clients and we are pleased that Kay Monroe has brought her expertise and extensive industry experience to CfPIE."
