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It’s an incredibly complex industry so there’s always more to learn. I also like that clients are generally pretty sharp (compared to many other industries) and you get to learn a lot about different disease states and treatments.
Not to say there aren’t downsides either.
Agree that many of the clients are smart. Also like that they are striving to save lives
Clients are smart and at least you are doing something to help patients - hard to get excited about telecom but health affects everyone. Also, industry always growing and changing. Pharma pays better than many industries...
I like that there’s an underlying science component to it. We do more than just help companies make more money
ZS1 had great points. Also:
1) It's very global (so nice travel experiences)
2) Client products can be life changing for patients - I've had projects where we interacted directly with physicians and patients which was just incredible
3) I feel like I'm able to do a bit of 'good' in the world while consulting. Helping products get to market faster, helping new drugs get to patients more efficiently, developing better support programs for patients, etc...
4) Just about everyone has an opinion on healthcare in the U.S., so it's nice to have an inside perspective
5) People are super smart and will change you (almost everyone has a masters, PhD, or MD from a top uniniversity)
Just my two cents.....
I don’t *like* it but I’ve worked in this industry for 10 years and it’s hard to find something outside of pharma / biotech
ZS1 do you mind if I DM you? I have a few questions if you don’t mind
Sure go for it
Agree w ZS1. Always something new to learn no matter if you’ve done a similar project before