title: New working paradigms in research laboratories.
abstract: Work in research laboratories, especially within centralised functions in larger organisations, is changing fast. With easier access to external providers and Contract Research Organisations, and a focus on budgets and benchmarking, scientific expertise has to be complemented with operational excellence. New concepts, globally shared projects and restricted resources highlight the constraints of traditional operating models working from Monday to Friday and nine to five. Whilst many of our scientists welcome this new challenge, organisations have to enable and foster a more business-like mindset. Organisational structures, remuneration, as well as systems in finance need to be adapted to build operations that are best-in-class rather than merely minimising negative impacts of current organisational structures.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Medicinal Science, Pfizer Global Research and Development, IPC 654, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom. Wilma.Keighley@pfizer.com
authors.forename: Wilma
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Keighley
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sewing
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012107:Research Design; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace