Institute of Medicine

The Institute of Medicine(IOM) is an independent, non profit organization that works outside of governement to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public. Their mission is to advise the nation on improving health. This is acheived by asking and answering the nationn's most pressing questions about health and health care. The IOM strives to help government and private sector to make informed health decisions by providing evidence that they can rely on. There are many volunteers that give their time and expertise to advance the work of the IOM.

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At Pfizer, your ideas will help power a new generation of medicines - the breakthroughs that will make life a little easier to live for people everywhere. Whether you work with technology, finance or face-to-face with doctors and healthcare providers, everything you do impacts everything we do. This is your career at Pfizer - a career unlike any other.
Inventory Staff Accountant-Part-Time Job in Memphis 37501, Tennessee US
Description:This is a part-time position representing approximately 50% of a full-time role.- Work closely with Intercompany Analysis Team to research and resolve reconciling items as well as aged open items through contact with internal and external customers.- Perform period end financial close activities and meet all related deadlines. - Research and resolve reconciling items using system knowledge and analytical skills.- Handle accounting policy and procedure inquiries and ad hoc reporting & analysis requests.- Insure customer needs and relationships are fulfilled and enhanced through proactive involvement and interaction. - Maintain complete and accurate standard operating procedures and support control documentation requirements (SOX). - Provide assistance with requests related to inquiries from international entities, internal and external audit related to Intercompany product reconciliations.Qualifications:- BS degree is required. - CPA/MBA preferred. - Sales, inventory and intercompany experience a plus. - Supervisor experience preferred. - Proficiency in PC skills is essential. - Experience in system conversions. - Ability to work independently and handle several projects at once. - Strong accounting and organizational skills. - Must clearly demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to interact with business partners. - Ability to work cross-functionally with teams. - Willingness to contribute beyond basic job responsibilities.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceThroughout our 153 years, a legacy of caring for others has been at the heart of everything we do at Pfizer. This commitment is no less important when it comes to our employees. Pfizer wants to ensure that employees have resources to help them develop and succeed both in their careers and personal lives. One way we can achieve this is through our comprehensive benefits program, which offers employees and their eligible dependents the variety and flexibility to help address their needs at different stages in life.Job Location: Memphis, TNJob Number: 929866Company URL: http://www.pfizer.comCompany Profile:Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer.

Brainstorming Tips

http://http://www.time-management-guide.com/to-do-list.htmlI. Prepare for a Brainstorm Session

A. Get situation/problem clearly in mind
B. Visualize ideal solution
C. Consider how others might handle situation/problem

II. Conduct the session

A. Set time limit
B. Option goal
C. Write as fast as possible
D. Accept all options, let imagination flow

III. Follow up after the Session

A. Try to think of more options
B. Shift through list
C. Discard unusable ones
D. Decide on best option
E. Use it

Blogging yourself out of a job

Discussing sensitive or confidential information should never ever be done except with the one it concerns or in a court of law. If withholding the information is a threat to the safety of others then there are other ways of disclosing rather than on a blog. My experience of blogs is very limited, but on an average they seem to be mostly a public area whose bloggers' main purpose seem to be either to vent or express personal views on matters.

Brainstorming

I. Brainstorm in a group
a. have as many ideas as possible
b. record each idea
c. accept no type of criticism
II. Participation
a. let each group member participate
b. let one idea lead to the next
III. After brainstorming
a. sort through all of the ideas
b. categorize and organize each idea

Brainstorming

I. Prepare for a brainstorming session
A. Prepare the room
B. Feel relaxed
C. Set a time limit

II. Conducting the session
A. Write down all ideas
B. Postpone you judgments
C. Quantity, Not Quality

III. After the Brainstorm
A. Select 5 best ideas
B. Number the ideas 1-5
C. Select the best idea

Brainstorming

• Produce a great number of ideas
• Record all ideas
• Allow no criticism- focus on quality, not quanity
• When your out of ideas, force yourself to add three more- innovation and creativity come affter the apparent solutions have been exhausted
• Brainstorm in a group
• Let one idea give you another idea
• Include outrageous and off-the-wall ideas
• If you brainstorm alone, write continuously for another 5 minutes after you feel like your out of ideas
• Only after brainstorming, think through the ideas and begin narrowing the list

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