Big Pharma won't need PDI anymore!

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Clueless posting. Big Pharma is getting rid of big salaries AND big benefits such as health insurance. They can do this less expensively by outsourcing to companies such as PDI.
 


















there are many companies beginning to hire Fixed Duration reps.
It actually makes sense, they have more control over the reps, their training, direction, samples, etc.

Yes, it may cost more than farming out to the PDI's of the world, but think of the relative return on the investment
They get NOTHING back from the contract with PDI - its all cost, no return - and they lose all control over providing direction, training etc.

Makes sense to me.
 






Anonymous said:
there are many companies beginning to hire Fixed Duration reps.
It actually makes sense, they have more control over the reps, their training, direction, samples, etc.

Yes, it may cost more than farming out to the PDI's of the world, but think of the relative return on the investment
They get NOTHING back from the contract with PDI - its all cost, no return - and they lose all control over providing direction, training etc.

Makes sense to me.
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I think you're wrong about losing control on direction and training. I have worked so many different contracts here and each one is tweeked to tailor the desires of the client, not PDI.
 












yes, but think of the poor shared PDI rep - carrying 2, 3 products from 3 different companies, all with a slightly different direction.
The contracting companies individual direction are diluting each other out - the shared PDI rep puts it together as best they can, but unless the contracting company really doesn't care much about the product - they would get more bang for their buck by having their own fixed duration reps.
 






Anonymous said:
yes, but think of the poor shared PDI rep - carrying 2, 3 products from 3 different companies, all with a slightly different direction.
The contracting companies individual direction are diluting each other out - the shared PDI rep puts it together as best they can, but unless the contracting company really doesn't care much about the product - they would get more bang for their buck by having their own fixed duration reps.
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I second that. I learned and promoted way to many products last year. Now they are going to hold me accountable for increasing market share when all I get for learning is the PDI "you don't know Jack" school of product training. What an f-ing joke!!!
 






Anonymous said:
I second that. I learned and promoted way to many products last year. Now they are going to hold me accountable for increasing market share when all I get for learning is the PDI "you don't know Jack" school of product training. What an f-ing joke!!!
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I recommend that you be prepared for change and be willing to change with it or you will be left out in the cold.
 
























Anonymous said:
Contract sales is no longer the future of pharmaceutical sales - fixed duration reps are!!
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I agree, even over at Ventiv where their biggest client realizes there is way too much turnover so they are beginning to only use CSO to do screenings then hire them direct on a fixed duration. Most reps coming from big pharma take the contract job then leave once big pharma extends an offer.
 






I am wondering how the big pharma companies hiring reps for a fixed duration is going to fly with the EEOC. Are the companies giving benefits? This is an attempt for big pharma to get around the new guidelines for laying off employees. Don't know all of the ins and outs, but seems to me that this is sort of shady dealings.
 






The fixed duration reps I know do get benefits, but they know going in that its over by a certain date - so, no WARN period or severance necessary.

Sounds like a win-win to me.
 






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