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First and foremost: TAKE BREAKS and do not, for a second, think you need to be the hero and work through your basic needs. Getting a meal, a walk, or a nap is important too.
Second: I have my (editorial) teams create a claims tracker that lists claims, what assets it’s used in, and any specific MLR feedback to keep in mind. Inevitably you will get feedback on one piece that impacts others, so tracking helps contain the mess and avoid embarrassment with MLR when you’ve been told for the umpteenth time that something is a no-go.
Yeah, the seatbelt is helpful advice too, even if it doesn’t mean much to you right now haha. Besides what I wrote above, just strap in. It’s going to be bumpy, but you’ll get through it alright and know how to handle it better the next time.
Coach
A good seatbelt
Depends on your role. As a creative, I try to “study” at least once a week—the claims, the trials, etc. A lot of discussions with my medical counterpart. That way when it comes to battle in regulatory, I feel confident in what I’m asking for.
Pray that it's well managed. Because if it's not you'll end up working super long nights and weekends, which is ok if you're freelance, but if you're staff it becomes a wasteful nightmare. I've been thru both scenarios as freelance and staff.
^^^ The truth.
You’re gonna work nights and weekends even with the best intentions, but atleast you’ll be able to bargain a raise/promo having gone thru it.
Respectfully, yeah right. After a grueling launch where I was a key player in keeping the ship afloat I asked for a raise only to be given a verbal smackdown instead. So after a couple months I left and got 15k more than than what I asked for. The only way to get a raise/promotion anymore is to leave.