You want to use an Excel spreadsheet in some capacity in a medical device company? It seems easy, right? Throw some figures together to chart product sales, enter a quick equation to help estimate battery usage for a medical device, create quality control charts used to monitor a manufacturing process, or create a dosing calculator for a new drug to share with doctors. But not so fast—while using spreadsheets can make your job easier, there are many pitfalls and hazards you need to be aware of before proceeding.
Chris DuPont, Director of product and business development for Tietronix, and a veteran of medical device industry, discusses the risk vs reward of using spreadsheets in medical device companies in a very informative white paper. You can download the white paper below.