Is there special experience or knowledge you'd need to be effective at a GCD level in Pharma? Or is it like any other account, just different products? I'm considering making the switch from general market advertising.

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From my experience working with non-pharma background creative leads, the biggest hurdle is knowing the restrictions and limitations in pharma. Otherwise you’ll love an idea only to hear from account that it will never work with the amount of regulatory needed, and that will become frustrating after a few times. Same with the copy nitpicking (also for regulatory).

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Are you Copy or Art background? Huge difference in the expectations at that level in pharma based on your discipline.

(Spoiler: Copy is much more difficult to transition into IMO)

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You’ll be able to judge the headline, but will you know if you can say it?

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If you’re not already in pharma, save yourself. Esp at your level! You’re used to creative freedom.

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Medical/Legal/Regulatory.

It’s the team that review your work. Rarely for the better…

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