September is just around the corner, and with it comes the back-to-school rush. It's a hectic time for parents, students, teachers, and just about anyone who has gotten used to their morning commute sans school bus traffic. If you've been supporting clinical trials and the technology that goes along with them, you may have noticed that our industry has a corresponding uptick in September activity. BC Consulting is here to support you this fall with eClinical subject matter experts (SMEs) in eCOA, IRT, EDC, clinical supplies, translation and localization management, and more. We understand the challenges that the end of Q3 and the beginning of Q4 bring, and we're here to help you navigate them.
We've seen two major areas in the back-to-school rush that often cause stress and headaches for the teams running clinical trials: 1) Getting a study live and 2) Getting a study designed. These are two different stages of development, but both generally contribute to the same feeling of "more work to do than time to do it."
With the summer holidays and vacations over, clinical teams often find themselves a little behind in the clinical design, technology specification, development, and user acceptance testing processes. As a result, trying to get the studies live in September by the end of Q3 can often be met with bottlenecks and slipping deliverable dates. On the heels of getting studies live by the end of Q3 comes the stress of getting Q4 studies spec'd and ready to go live before the end of the calendar year.
Whether you need assistance with study specification design and review, UAT scripting and execution, enrollment phase, or go-live study support, our team of SMEs is ready to provide the extra assistance you need to manage the September stress. We can even support your vendor management and procurement activities, ensuring that you have the resources and assurance of supply needed to successfully execute your trials.
Part-time or fractional SME support refers to the flexible and tailored assistance that BC Consulting offers to clinical trial teams. Think of us as hourly-based or part-time resources that can support you and your team without the cost of hiring a full-time employee (FTE) or fully allocated functional service provider (FSP). We understand that every study has unique needs, so our network leverages a unique blend of expertise. Whether you require expertise in eClinical systems, procurement and outsourcing management, or even clinical supply planning, our SMEs can help.
The back-to-school rush can be a whirlwind, but with proper planning, you can navigate it successfully. That's why at BC Consulting, we encourage you to plan ahead and ensure that you have the bandwidth and expertise ready to execute your Q4 clinical studies.
Many of our smaller biotech clients are able to leverage our services with minimal startup time. In fact, in one of our recent eClinical SME engagements, we were able to move from a discovery and introduction call to a signed consulting agreement in less than 2 weeks. This allowed the client to quickly leverage our team's knowledge and immediately return their internal employees' attention to other critical path activities.
In a recent mid-sized pharma engagement, BC Consulting spent roughly 6 weeks from the initial engagement until the part-time SME was able to start. This duration is somewhat common as some pharma companies require additional qualification and onboarding before the engagement can commence.
If you are thinking, "I need this service now, I don't want to wait 6 weeks," then rest assured knowing that BC Consulting is flexible and nimble. We can move as quickly or as deliberately as you require.
Don't let the back-to-school rush overwhelm you. Plan ahead, partner with BC Consulting, and be ready to tackle the challenges of Q4 with confidence. Click the button below to set up a pressure-free introductory call.