I probably know what most people will say but without revealing way too much (due to CDAs / NDAs and such), wanted to get opinions on which way to go? Have two offers: 1. Mastercard Business Development Director - $206K base; bonus - 32%, RSUs - 25% of base awarded annually, $50K sign-on and 2. Moderna Associate Director, Medical Affairs - $200K base: bonus - 20%, New hire equity grant -$95K, Annual equity award - $70K, $30K sign-on. I have 10+ YOE with a M.S. in Life Sciences.

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I vote neither. While I don’t know your goals, based on your background I think you should wait and try to get a strategy or BD role at a biotech. You’re losing your area of expertise in life sciences by going to Mastercard. There are a ton of jobs in LS right now. You can easily find something that is the perfect fit.

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I honestly am trying to decide between the two. I think I am more cut out for BD. Probably will look for BD in pharma/biotech. Haven’t done BD before besides for my own startup and informally elsewhere. I have done digital product management and feel like the med affairs role I landed is looking for someone with digital / tech experience vs. needing as much LS experience - I am not saying that my academic training in the LS doesn’t factor here but probably was more of a check the box in terms of matching the candidate profiles that they were looking to fill this role with.

also if you’d like an ambitious consultant to take with you to either 😤

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Would be happy to chat to see how I can help once I have a foot in the door

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I’d say Mastercard. Moderna higher potential but seems a lot more volatile

What about acquisition though or existing products and patent expiries.

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Why?

Would personally rather do something techy than meddy

My thoughts for leaning Mastercard: Innovative and really building its services business. Stable even in this economy. High net profit margins. I’ll be working for a revenue center. Really interested in BD.

Case against Moderna: Medical affairs is a cost center. 44 candidates in pipeline but still pretty volatile on account of learning how to be a commercial company. Medical affairs isn’t the most exciting area. I like digital product ownership, which is what this role will do but want to try BD.

Sure, on paper Moderna TC is $80K more than Mastercard but don’t want that to be the motivating factor alone. I am concerned though about what career path will offer better prospects down the road: BD or Medical Affairs?

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