Medical Affairs Associate Review
by MSD
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at MSD
- 7. Would you recommend MSD to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to MSD
Overview
Handling 3rd line medical information enquiries and associated tasks, deploying technology to improve medical affairs and the business more generally, as well as the opportunity to take part in other projects within medical affairs.
Skills
Role associated skills: Compliance with ABPI code, handling medical enquiries, using IRMS system, contracting vendors, interview process for employees and selecting vendors. General skills: Developed leadership skills, commercial awareness, teamwork, verbal and written communication, negotiation, organisation, and confidence.
Responsibilities
Yes, following the initial training, opportunities were provided to lead and have a major role in projects and meetings. You were treated and given responsibilities as though you were a full-time employee.
Support & Guidance
I was fortunate to have a fantastic manager and team for the duration of my placement. The company also provided support from HR.
Culture
More difficult to judge provided a significant amount of the placement was working remotely due to the pandemic. Despite this, the atmosphere was one that is supportive and friendly, yet driven and competitive.
Your Impressions
Thoroughly enjoyed the work I was involved with and being part of the medical excellence team. Provided a good insight into the pharmaceutical industry and allowed me to have experiences and develop skills that will be valuable when applying to jobs in the pharmaceutical industry following completing my degree. Despite the caveat of the pandemic and working remotely for the majority of the placement, the experiences and opportunities still surpassed what I expected.
Yes
In the interview, demonstrate you have researched the role you are applying for and have a good understanding of the skills that will be valuable. Show you are more than your grades. Working in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in business-focussed functions, requires you to show leadership, ability to work under pressure, have motivation and perseverance, as well as strong communication skills. Assessment centres allow you to exhibit these skills and show what you can offer the company.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
London
August 2021
