Is PhD in life science and 2-3 yrs market research / commercial insights experience enough to enter pharma at senior manager level? Are these companies flex for remote roles?

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Likely can swing senior manager but very few are hiring remote roles at this point. Especially if you are optimizing for title, you’re gonna have to take hybrid at least, most likely.

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I’ve worked at 3 of the largest pharma/med devices in the last 18 months- interviewed at several others…. All remote. Offer from Amgen: remote.

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Yes to Q 1
Atleast mid - large biotech

^^AD1 is correct about this.
This is why i say Yes “it is possible”

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