Why did you choose to work in pharma/biotech? How does the reality match up with your expectations?

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For the hours worked, pharma pays extremely well

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What position are you in?

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Better work life balance and great pay. Reality has matched up with my expectations so far. Really love where I'm working -- really interesting, meaningful work, supportive team and company culture, very chill overall (especially compared to consulting) and pays extremely well

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If you are willing, I’d love to hear about your experience switching from consulting into pharma/industry! I am trying to make that move now, but have found it tough breaking in. I have about 7YOE in pharma consulting on commercial and medical.

It’s an industry that is almost always in need of financial and/or budget analysts, both experienced and green. Worked as an analyst in non-pharma industries and it’s very similar work at its core.

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Better money and more diverse than academia

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After Covid it was clear pharma is one of the few industries that will outlast most unprecedented events

It’s just as you’d expect - a lot of personality, little empathy and only a few people who understand

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Fell into it because it was what was hiring when I graduated into the pandemic. Really enjoy the work though, and it definitely pays better than other industries

Similar here. Pharma was the industry that was hiring when I was in the job market at the turn of the century. Very happy that I ended up here. Intellectually stimulating work, great colleagues, pretty good pay, lots of time off, good work/life balance overall

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