I’m a freelance senior producer with project manager experience in pretty much everything other than pharma. Any advice on how to break in? Do I have a chance at applying for a less senior position?

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Leverage experience in other highly regulated verticals like banking/final services. Talk about your love for getting in the weeds with the details. Be honest about seeing the opportunity to do work that can make people's lives better.

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Just do it, apply for project management roles at pharmaceutical shops. Eventually, someone will take you. You can learn the pharmaceutical world as you go. As in life, everything is one step at a time, just take the first step.

Also, don’t discount your network and who you’ve worked with who could refer you to someone on the pharmaceutical side.

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