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Pharma and Biotech

A bowl for anyone working in the pharma and biotech industries to connect and discuss.

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  1. Product Counsel

    What would you recommend I do next?: 32yo Director, Product and Commercial Counsel at a small specialized pharma (rare/ultra-rare disease) that is steadily growing with great financials. Been here...

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  2. Operations Associate

    Anyone here manage to transition from Manufacturing to R&D? What skills helped you make the switch?

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  3. No Ad

    Hi - can anyone here refer me to Amgen to a digital product manager role?

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  4. Senior Director

    Is it common to take a step down in level when moving to a vastly different function (like research to CI or S&E)?

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  5. Product Counsel

    Thoughts on BMS Legal Department in NJ? Anyone have insights?

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  6. Manager

    Pharma BD folks, how many deals (including strategic partnership) do you make per year? It seems very quiet in the team I joined recently.

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  7. Analyst

    Hi everyone! I have 9+ years of RA experience in OTC drug and cosmetic/personal care products, with a background in promotional review, claims substantiation, labeling, and FDA/FTC compliance. Lookin...

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  8. Account Executive

    Can anyone recommend a good career coach? A friend of mine is currently a program manager and looking for more regulatory affairs positions and would like industry guidance

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  9. works at A++

    How do you join pharma or biotech firms after being personal care field for so long? Pretty good science background and knowledge.

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  10. BA
    Bruno Amadio
    First time poster

    Hi there, I’m a Pharmacist, a Teacher and I’m working to pivot into Pharma Industry. Posting to a lot of different positions related to patient/ HCP communications - my specialty. I’m not getting much...

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  11. Marketing Manager

    Is there anyone here who has left Thermo Fisher in the last 1-2 years for a pharma/biotech org and can help me understand how they compare? I'm looking for a more sustainable culture (e.g. better mora...

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  12. Data Scientist

    Eli Lilly Lead vs Merck Associate Director — need advice. Lilly: 115k + 15% bonus + RRSP Merck: 135k + 17% bonus + ~15% LTI Merck clearly wins on comp and title (AD vs Lead), but I’m currently at Me...

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  13. Assistant Vice President

    Hi there! Would anyone who negotiated their offer explain in detail how they navigated converting unvested RSU into a sign-on bonus? Eg let’s say I have $200k unvested RSUs over next 3 years. Should I...

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  14. HR Manager

    Any opinions about boston scientific? I've been contacted by a recruiter for a Talent Management position, read a few awful reviews...

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  15. Director

    Interested to learn about the current benefits offered by Wuxi Biologics (in US) and any other information that people are willing to share. Thanks in advance.

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  16. Consultant

    The job market is brutal! I had a great conversation with the HM, I followed up after and they responded immediately that they enjoyed our conversation and that I will be hearing very soon. They had ...

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  17. Product Counsel

    Comp Check: 32yo Director level attorney at a small specialized pharma - $231,725 base, 25% bonus, plus like $5k in other cash comp. 6% 401k match with immediate vest. Equity grant later this year.

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  18. works at Malaysian communications and multimedia commission
    First time poster

    Does anyone have any experience of Novartis’ hiring process? Do they ghost? Is it slow? When should you move if not heard back post interview? Lastly, is it normal for your follow ups to be ignored?

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  19. works at P. marshall & associates

    What’s the day-to-day like for value strategy roles in MedTech?

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  20. works at Johnson & Johnson

    Anyone have experience working in an ethnic team? My team has 12 people. 8 are from the same foreign country. The team used to be more diverse. But over the past year, the new team lead, who is one ...

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