Meet me in 5: Dan White and the value of making a difference

Our ongoing “Meet Me in 5” series covers 5 people, topics or questions to illustrate how Covance nurtures exceptional people, provides an energizing purpose and enables extraordinary potential in its employees’ careers.

In this article, we spoke with Dan White, Vice President of Functional Service Provision (FSPx) at Covance. He shared his unique career path, his thoughts on accelerating one’s career in FSPx and what keeps him energized at work.

1.从床边到企业

丹开始了他的职业生涯作为护士,直接与呃患者一起工作。“我真的很喜欢帮助人们并在这个职业的更深层次的水平中与他们联系起来,”丹说,“但我也发现它是地球上最困难的工作之一。”

He decided he wanted to remain in the hospital setting but be a part of instituting large-scale changes, so he continued working while earning an MBA degree to make a career transition.

在医院管理中短暂的阶级后,丹决定再枢转,试图临床研究作为研究协调员。“正是在这个位置,我真的爱上了临床行业,”丹解释道。“我喜欢帮助为患者提供潜在的生活中的药物。”

He continued his career at a CRO in a project management role, working his way up to managing larger teams, becoming an expert on risk-based monitoring and eventually serving as head of project management for a laboratory.

2.战略举动致景

“当我提供支持功能服务提供的机会时,我知道这是一个伟大的公司扮演巨大的作用,”丹说。“我理解了Covance在FSPX业务中拥有的潜力,并且熟悉了已经在团队上的一些人。进入这个新的环境感到非常舒服。“

3. FSPX的第一印象

Now, with over a year in his role, Dan has witnessed the benefits of FSPx from both the sponsor and the employee side, as well as the potential for growth.

“从赞助商方面,最令我震惊的是我最重要的是我们在制药或生物技术公司需要他们的任何地方提供服务的能力。我们从Benchtop Scient提供一切顺利的阶段支持,更不用说我们的诊断在Labcorp伞下工作。我对我们的广泛的服务印象深刻。“

4.强调FSPX员工的增长

从Covance员工直接在FSPX角色直接工作的员工的角度来看,丹认为这些职位是一个人职业的战略举措。

“对于喜欢在有无限增长潜力的环境中努力工作的自我启动和渴望人们,我会说FSPX是一种加速你的职业的聪明方式。我们与我们的赞助商建立长期关系,因为我们的员工帮助他们临床操作或临床分析。“

丹还认识到FSPX提供的独特机会。“许多FSPX员工重视了在制药和CRO业务的”双方“工作的经验,”丹。“FSPX的角色是进入制药环境的好方法,获得经验,并具有由您可以在您的角色增长的CRO雇用的好处和稳定性。”

5.认识到奖励职业的价值

Reflecting on his first career as a nurse and ongoing experience in the CRO industry, Dan appreciates the importance of his every day work.

“开始我的职业生涯照顾患者,我真的看到了药物开发行业的影响。从街上的人们迎接今天的电视广告,为生命变化的免疫肿瘤治疗,我不断提醒我们如何通过推进新的化合物来帮助改变生活,“他说。

“我不再在床边工作了,但我知道我以不同的方式对患者的健康作出重要贡献。这是非常有益的。“

Learn more about opportunities to grow your career in our FSPx team athttp://careers.covance.com

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