Hi folks,
I have been working in public health and global health for almost 20 years. I am about to start a new role as a pharmacoepidemiologist with a pharma company, and I am wondering if any of you have previously made this move and if so, do you have any advice to offer? Did you encounter any challenges when you made the move or was there anything that you think would be useful to know?

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated!
Thanks.

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I made the transition from public role to Pharma four years ago. It was a rough transition for me but now I love it. Learning the jargon and ways of working were the real difficult part for me. I came into a marketing strategy role because of my expertise in a therapeutic area. The program I was working on was paused and I then needed to scramble to find another role. So the instability and quick changes that come in this industry were a big adjustment.

I transitioned from Academia roughly 6 yrs ago, there is a lot to learn, but I love it. The toxicity level in my experience is lower in pharma. R&D is pretty stable, but depends on your level.

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