Essay Big Pharma Company

            Ethics has great value in our life. It shapes our work routines and personal life. In all manners and in all professions of life successful people are those who benefit society and the public.  People who give preferences to their ethical responsibilities are the great people as they contribute to developing a supportive and peaceful society. Each profession and job position has some ethical duties and responsibilities but at managerial positions these responsibilities are inevitable. The manager is leaders who influence the behavior and performance of the whole organization; therefore, they have more ethical responsibilities as compared to others. In the case of BigPharma drug mislabeling I am assumed as the project manager.

            The role of the project manager is to design the process of testing, manufacturing, and critically analyze the quality control system that is provided by Great Engineering Ltd. The legal conditions are imposed on the production of drugs in the pharmaceutical plant in Ontario. In BigPharma Company laser technology will be used at production and testing areas. The use of laser technology is an innovative method but still requires precision for the labeling process. Therefore, the project manager must measure the iteration of new and existing products. The development process is required to be maintained appropriately. The series of testing for the product increases the probability of accurate work.

              The labeling process is required to mention the date of production and other specifications on the product, but 3% error ensures the glitches in the production process. Although the percentage error is smaller the wrong labeling of the drug in BigPharma Company can induce an impact on the health of the user. The project manager in the company is responsible to improve the system and to boost up the accuracy of operation. The system is technological and can be improved. The technical team and engineers are required to eradicate the hazards in the system. The inaccurate date mention on the drug can harm the user badly. The impact of drug public can be reduced by increasing accuracy in the production process. Ethically, being a project manager, I will be liable to provide maximum accuracy to the medicine. The use of wrongly dated or expired products can be dangerous for the user. The system provides benefits to the user but if it fails in providing accurate information, there comes a strange impact on the health of the user. Being a project manager, it is my duty to provide accurate and authentic information about the product.

               Other than work responsibilities and duties at great engineering I have some public duties and responsibilities also. For instance, under the Code of ethics, a project manager and system engineer are required to safeguard public welfare. In accordance with the legal and ethical considerations as a project manager, my duties are to design and ensure a production sector that produces products for human benefits. I am responsible to protect the public from products that can cause endangering the public. According to this, my duty is to fix the situation and prevent incorrect labeling. Even Big pharma Company has said that the production of these drugs will benefit thousands of people but it can affect my duties. Thousands of people may get benefit from this product but many people will also suffer health issues by taking wrongly labeled medicines that will clearly present my negligence. Therefore, I cannot compromise on my duties.

         Basically, BigPharma and Great Engineering are employer companies in this case. As a project manager of these companies, I have some duties and responsibilities. For instance, I have to complete the project within deadline with the high accuracy of project outcomes. Fairness and loyalty also include in work responsibilities to client and employer organization (Cgcom.es). Developing a functional quality control system and functional production line are also included in my work duties at the BigPharma project. Somehow, I am also responsible to manage financial, material, and human resources appropriately to complete the project according to the pre-defined budget and plans (on which both companies were agreed and signed contracts). Providing a production system with 3% error rate is not appropriate according to my job duties but if employer companies are accepting production line in this condition then I do not have any more liabilities and responsibilities.

              Thus, in the light of this project manager is able to fulfill all duties assigned by the employer and client company. But if we view this case in the light of public interest and ethics then it is clear that the project manager is not able to fulfill his duties. Because of his poor management production line will function inappropriately that will definitely cause to produce defected or incorrectly labeled products that are not desired by him by the stakeholders of this project. Thus, there comes a question in our mind, if duties are not done in the desired manner then what should the project manager do. The only solution to this problem is to work more on this project. 

               The project manager should work more on this project as the project manager should search for information about the problem. Monitor the process and find out cusses of error to make corrections in the process (Dukes, Braithwaite and Moloney). Somehow, if it is not possible then the project manager can find another alternative way of inspecting the quality and accuracy of ready to pack products. For instance, he can ensure an after-production quality testing system in the company that will help the workers at the production line to keep the defected product aside.

As discussed earlier ensure the accuracy of the production line goes under the duties of project manager. Therefore all liabilities will go to the project manager in case of project failure or errors raised in the production processes. The project manager will be charged for this professional misconduct. In this case, the 3% error rate is because of the poor system engineering and process design. Therefore, project management should be considered as a responsible entity for these consequences, error and poor management. Somehow, the situation in the case of BigPharma is relatively different. Big pharma Company is ready to take responsibility for this 3% error rate and agree to legally indemnifying the employer company (Great Engineering Company) just to leverage their financial advantages. Therefore, project manager will not face potential consequences. But instead of the project manager, the administration of Big pharma Company will be responsible for this act. Somehow, other than legal consequences there are some ethical consequences also. Similarly, ethical responsibilities are also there that cannot be ignored. There is no compromise on human health. Endangering products must be controlled. System reengineering is inevitable in this case for the sake of human health safety.  

            Big pharma only promised that they will take responsibility for error but they did not promise that they will further work on this problem (Davidson). Thus, it is clear that the company is ready to run this production sector and manufacture endangering drugs to supply in the market. This is really terrible. BigPharma Company should plan for the removal of error. If in current situation delay is not possible and they want to benefit thousands of people while comprising on the health of 3% medicine users then they should develop some alternative plan for inspection and prevention. Things should not go in the wrong way as it will in negative consequences for both, society and company.