Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs (QA/RA) professionals need to keep their finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the medical device industry to explore career opportunities. Today’s guest is Mitch Robbins is the founder and managing director of The Anthony Michael Group. As a recruiter, Mitch talks to QA/RA candidates every day and shares their most commonly asked questions. Some of the highlights of the show include: - Top QA/RA candidate questions relate to salary, skill sets, and job satisfaction. - How does QA/RA professional’s salary compare to other medical device professionals? Salary depends on demographics, profession, and other metrics. - Fundamental Factors: Location, scope of responsibility, co-workers, company culture, and type of technology are considered when making a career change. - Don’t focus on money, job satisfaction is much more important than your salary. - Research Determines Risk: Is company’s financial situation stable? What stage? Regulatory standpoint? Risk tolerance? Share rewards? Equity stake? - How can QA/RA professionals improve their visibility within an organization to achieve promotion or career move: Take risks, volunteer for projects, and overcome transition challenges. - Resources and Toolkits: Treat coworkers to coffee or lunch to discuss and shadow their quality and regulatory roles and responsibilities. - If you’re happy, would you at least want to know about possible enhancements? When/if opportunity strikes, what would the next step in your career look like?