Is pharma truly a 35-40 hr work week for director and above?

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Depends on boss and company culture

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^this

lol no

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What’s the reality

Really depends on the team and where you're in the product cycle. If you're launching a drug and your role is Marketing, you'll have a ton of work, but even then the number of hours really vary on your boss. I've seen people who work 9-6 during their launch year, but I've also known people who work until 10pm preparing for their launches because their boss keeps spinning things around last minute. If you're in a support function (e.g., Insights, Analytics, CI) rather than Marketing, then your hours will definitely be better, regardless of whether you're in a launch or not. If you're in BD, well, it again depends on whether your team is pursuing a hot asset or not.

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Depends on the company, but yes it is typically good WLB at Manager and above

ZS - typically is no longer the norm with all the layoffs and lean teams

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It depends on function and brand. I’ve enjoyed some under 40hr jobs, but my current job easily pushes 60 on average

It depends on the TA/ product you’re working on as well - post launch or early launch will have a higher work load than established products / LOE for example

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