{"id":9820,"date":"2022-01-03T07:42:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/?p=9820"},"modified":"2022-01-03T07:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:47:28","slug":"remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Work: 5 expert tips on building a lean organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69f18b61e1029\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69f18b61e1029\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/#Jacob_Glanville_CEO_of_Centivax\" title=\"Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax.\">Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/#Ahmed_Elewa_Kolabtrees_scientific_freelancer_and_Co-Founder_and_Chief_Scientific_Officer_at_Colorna\" title=\"Ahmed Elewa, Kolabtree\u2019s scientific freelancer, and Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Colorna.\">Ahmed Elewa, Kolabtree\u2019s scientific freelancer, and Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Colorna.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/#Hugo_Lisboa_freelance_scientific_expert\" title=\"Hugo Lisboa, freelance scientific expert.\">Hugo Lisboa, freelance scientific expert.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/#Arianna_Ferrini_freelance_medical_writer\" title=\"Arianna Ferrini, freelance medical writer\">Arianna Ferrini, freelance medical writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/remote-work-5-expert-tips-on-building-a-lean-organization\/#Catarina_Carrao_freelance_scientific_writer\" title=\"Catarina Carrao, freelance scientific writer\">Catarina Carrao, freelance scientific writer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With remote work and freelancing dominating news headlines in 2021, we spoke to a few experts and influencers, including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"> Kolabtree\u2019s<\/a> own<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"> freelance scientists<\/a>, to understand how companies can go about assembling a hybrid, flexible workforce remotely, in order to minimize costs and maximize output.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gig economy used to refer to a talent pool of skilled contractors providing value to a host of different companies. A key component of that in the past, however, is the fact that companies used to access these gig workers through middle men agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the advent of remote work<i>\u00a0<\/i>, specialists and subject matter experts are foraying into the gig economy, which is now burgeoning to include the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/gig-economy-trends-2021-the-birth-of-an-expert-economy\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">expert economy\u2019<\/a>, an ecosystem that includes scholars, academics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/engineering?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">engineers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/medical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">medical writers<\/a>. Working across myriad domains such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/biotechnology?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">biotech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/pharma?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">pharma<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/medical-technology?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">med-tech,<\/a> these experts are gravitating towards offering their expertise on-demand, taking on a multitude of projects on a freelance basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst smaller companies have always tapped into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/7-freelance-platforms-to-hire-top-talent-in-2021\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">gig economy<\/a> to keep costs low and get work done effectively, larger companies have operated more traditionally. This involves hiring in-house experts such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/data-analysis?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">data analysts,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/medical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">medical writers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/services\/statistical-analysis?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">statisticians<\/a>. With the whole remote work ecosystem seeing the best of these experts preferring to operate on a freelance basis, it presents a massive opportunity for these companies to function in a more efficient manner, cutting costs and maintaining a lean structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke to a few experts and influencers, including Kolabtree\u2019s own freelance scientists, to understand how companies can go about assembling a hybrid, flexible workforce in order to minimize costs and maximize output.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jacob_Glanville_CEO_of_Centivax\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centivax.com\/\">Centivax,<\/a> a SARS-COV2 therapeutic program. follows <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lean business model to minimise redundancy and maximise efficiency, resulting in sustained profits without external investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are remote work groups (Contract <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/ensuring-reproducibility-in-ai-driven-research-how-freelance-experts-can-help-in-biotech-and-healthcare\/\">Research<\/a> Organizations or CRO\u2019s) you can reach out to, and big pharma companies have realised this and started downsizing. They keep themselves strategically lean. They have a key set of experts that are difficult to outsource because that\u2019s central to their core mission, but, otherwise, they reach out to either consultants or to contract groups when they can.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course you want to establish good relationships with CROs or consultants. However, you may want them, for a period of, say, four months, and then you don\u2019t need them again. But if you like them, you call them up again six months from now, and it\u2019s that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2uLhI5tDBN4\">periodic access and the use of an existing expert outside<\/a> without having to build everything internal that allows companies like mine to remain relatively lean. \u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/innovator-speak-kolabtree-interviews-centivax-ceo-jacob-glanville\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">here. <\/a><\/b>You can also watch the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=79U1jS7bV2Q&amp;t=2335s\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ahmed_Elewa_Kolabtrees_scientific_freelancer_and_Co-Founder_and_Chief_Scientific_Officer_at_Colorna\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmed Elewa, Kolabtree\u2019s scientific freelancer, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Colorna.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at<a href=\"https:\/\/tracxn.com\/d\/companies\/colorna.se\"> Colorna<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/ahmed-elewa\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"> Ahmed<\/a> was responsible for the development of rapid over-the-counter testing for SARS-CoV-2. He also takes up a diverse range of projects as a freelance scientist on Kolabtree, executing scientific analyses,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/services\/scientific-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> writing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/services\/scientific-editing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/services\/scientific-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> editing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, it\u2019s difficult for most faculty to find qualified postdocs and when they do, they\u2019re damn expensive. As a new assistant professor, you\u2019ll pay at least $100,000 a year to hire a postdoc and cover their salary and benefits. New and small labs can get their projects moving without having to commit to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/hire-scientist\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hiring a full-time postdoc right away<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Most grants would allow a Principal Investigator to hire a scientific freelancer, either through petty cash or by signing a contract with them as a \u2018contractor\u2019, depending on the scale of the project.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a lot of intellectual remote work capital that Kolabtree and others can tap into. Imagine if you can hire a scientific freelancer to do something with the same ease that you can order test tubes! In the Data Analysis world, agencies will train you to become a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/data-analysis?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/services\/scientific-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data analyst<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then make sure you get your first job.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There should be similar training for Self Employed scientists and researchers. Except that the agency that trains you adds you to their freelancing network. In that case, maybe the agency would take a fixed subscription from the freelancer instead of a percentage of their revenue.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/ahmed-elewa-scientific-freelancer-and-covid-19-startup-founder\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hugo_Lisboa_freelance_scientific_expert\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hugo Lisboa, freelance scientific expert.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/hugo-lisboa\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">Dr. Hugo Lisboa<\/a> holds a PhD in Material science and engineering. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/9-networking-tips-for-freelance-scientists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelancer on Kolabtree<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he has taken on a wide variety of projects such as increasing the shelf life of food ingredients and helping identify a way to perfect a recipe for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/freelance-scientist-on-kolabtree-helps-entrepreneur-bring-vegan-eggs-to-market\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vegan eggs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAcademia, Business and Freelancing are three massive different worlds. Having worked in all three, I have started noticing subtle differences and patterns. Business and project owners, for instance, are not too fixated on writing articles around their ideas or going too deep into why a particular thing works better than the other. They are mainly concerned with the final <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/8-ways-biotechnology-is-shaping-the-foods-of-the-future\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">product<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which I totally agree with, having worked in a similar environment early on in my career.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s where I think <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelance scientific experts<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might be able to play an integral part. The \u2018academic\u2019 in me tries to dig deep to also optimize it and come up with the best solution within every aspect of the product, focussing on a holistic approach rather than just the final product. I think these two worlds can combine really well through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">academic freelancers<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and consultants, optimizing the entire product as well as accelerating the development of the final version.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smaller businesses, especially, must optimize the remote work opportunity. They cannot afford a top of the line <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research and Development department<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They have really good ideas, but who\u2019s going to develop them? A platform like Kolabtree can easily provide <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expert freelancers<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to work on their ideas in a cost-effective way and solve a huge problem here.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/hugo-lisboa-freelance-scientific-expert\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arianna_Ferrini_freelance_medical_writer\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arianna Ferrini, freelance medical writer<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A freelance <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/medical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical writer <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Kolabtree, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/arianna-ferrini\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\">Arianna<\/a> has a PhD in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering from Imperial College London, and has expertise in<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/biological-classification?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> biology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/bioengineering?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bioengineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/stem-cells?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stem cell research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/gene-therapy?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gene therapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> amongst other domains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt the moment, I feel there are enough opportunities in remote work and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/7-freelance-platforms-to-hire-top-talent-in-2021\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_term=remoteworkingtips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelancing<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The pandemic has taught us that scientists and science communication is important, and I can see in the fact that I have clients from all over the world.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can see that in particular in the fields I work in, such as stem cell research, where companies are more willing to go online and try to find an expert who offers on-demand services. My perception is that it\u2019s becoming apparent that freelancers have niche skills that are more cost-effective to outsource rather than build in-house, such as medical writing.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think the presence of companies like Kolabtree provides that financial incentive to both clients and freelancers, helping businesses find cost-effective solutions whilst enabling freelancers to make a secondary income. Confidentiality is probably the biggest concern, which freelance platforms generally put in a great deal of effort to smoothen out through NDAs and custom agreements. \u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/spotlight-freelance-medical-writer-arianna-ferrini\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catarina_Carrao_freelance_scientific_writer\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catarina Carrao, freelance scientific writer<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A freelance <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/scientific-writing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scientific writer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/catarina-carrao\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catarina Carr\u00e3o<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds a PHD in Biochemistry and offers expert freelance writing services across several niche domains such as Cardiology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. She has several publications in prominent journals, performed in and won science slams and been awarded prestigious research grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn my opinion, the word <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-skills-to-look-for-while-hiring-a-freelance-science-writer\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelancer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> carries a bias, because it is usually seen as cheap labour (or connected to a bohemian life); and, that usually comes hand-in-hand with \u201cUnqualified\u201d and \u201cCan I trust this?\u201d from the client\/company point of view.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to that view,\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelancers who do remote work are <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highly skilled independent professionals<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entrepreneurial minds<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, offering specialized intellectual or knowledge-based services; and paying taxes\/social security in the form of a self-employment business in the country where they live. Lawyers and medical doctors, for example, do exactly the same thing, but are not seen in derogatory terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe it comes down to each one of us to change this narrative and promote our services with the <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expertise <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that we offer, choosing terms that support a more trustworthy image. We should be able to choose the words that better define us.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do think companies will be more flexible towards days-in\/days-out for those workers that find home-working the best. But hierarchy runs deep in many companies, and daily interactions are appreciated by many workers that can\u2019t really focus in a home environment. I think there will be a place for all, as long as the work output is productive.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/spotlight-interview-with-kolabtree-featured-freelance-scientific-writer\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out Kolabtree\u2019s extensive network of freelance experts<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=remoteworktips\"> here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With remote work and freelancing dominating news headlines in 2021, we spoke to a few experts and influencers, including Kolabtree\u2019s own freelance scientists, to understand how companies can go about assembling a hybrid, flexible workforce remotely, in order to minimize costs and maximize output.\u00a0 The gig economy used to refer to a talent pool 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