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Strategic Thinking as a Clinical Scientist in Regulatory and Clinical Affairs
Clinical scientists may be involved in strategic thinking around how to best design a clinical trial; which indication to pursue for a particular molecule; how to best position the molecule for success.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Ability to set a vision and goals
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as an Assistant Dean in Academia
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Ability to set a vision and goals
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as a Design Strategist in Consulting
First, we have to help clients clearly explain the outcome they seek and then work backward from there given the constraints of time, budget, and feasibility. Then we have to think strategically about the human element and how we will identify and influence key decision-makers to move the project forward.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Ability to set a vision and goals
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as a Manager, Scientific Communications in Science Communication
We are often involved in helping clients plan for the upcoming year and this requires really understanding their business goals, what makes them unique and what's the best way to communicate around key moments in time that's in line with their internal priorities and makes them stand out.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as a Design Strategist in Science Communication
First, we have to help clients clearly explain the outcome they seek and then work backward from there given the constraints of time, budget, and feasibility. Then we have to think strategically about the human element and how we will identify and influence key decision-makers to move the project forward.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Ability to set a vision and goals
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as a Health Director and Health Officer in Public Sector
The Missoula City-County Health Department was the first health department in our state to develop an academic health department in partnership with our local university. This was done one year prior to the COVID pandemic and having that structure in place provided us with the foundation for our data-informed approach to mitigation and response.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Strategic Thinking as a Commercial Innovation Manager in Public Sector
Thinking about developing future economy around and beyond low Earth orbit, not only the existing lines of business and scientific areas must be developed further towards maturation and commercialization but also new areas with a potential to drive commercial activities must be explored. While the former requires strategic thinking in step by step of scientific and technology maturation towards commercialization, the latter requires a different kind of strategic thinking that tests the existing boundary of imagination. Strategic thinking cannot be decoupled from systems level perspective and keen understanding of the complex and dynamic system - both the current state as well as the momentum and direction of the economy/ecosystem development. In my role, as we interface with a wide range of stakeholders and customers (esp. the non-traditional ones!), I enjoy sharpening both strategic thinking skills as well as systems level perspective of the ecosystem we operate in.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Creativity/innovative thinking
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