Hi all, currently I have 8 years of experience in pharmacovigilance (Pharma background) and want to transition my career into product management roles. I did an executive education program In product management from ISB. Can anyone please let me know if there are any entry level positions in PM role.

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Didnt ISB help you get placement?

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What's your background? I understand you've worked in pharma, but what's been your profile so far?

I have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy. Currently working as a senior safety specialist, processing and managing the safety data originating from clinical trials

It would be a great help if you have any leads for me. Please let me know

Unfortunately the program from ISB will not help you transition, it's a complete waste of money (as are most of the programs), your best bet would be to try and reach out to connections working with startups in the health tech space, especially pharma focused ones (like 1mg) where you can get some preference as a domain expert, especially if you can demonstrate that you have strong consumer insights that can help bolster the product. You might consider starting at an early stage startup (they are usually more willing to let non-product folks take up product roles), hope this helps.

Thank you for your thoughts, will try to do in the way you suggested. Thanks again

No, I think it is a waste of money and time as the ISB didn't help in placement. Most of the concepts they taught during the course will be available in the YouTube for free.

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