Pharma Jobs for Doctors: How to Get In!

Disrupting Doctors Careers - 30th April 2023

“Pharma is broad, and there is always a place where doctors with different skillsets can fit in, add value and grow as leaders in these sectors.”

Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones

Hi ✋,

Finding Pharma jobs for doctors can be hugely challenging.

So what do you need to know as a doctor to effectively beat the competition and make that transition successfully into Pharma?

In this episode of Disrupting Doctors Career podcast, Abeyna delves deep into getting into Pharma with Dr Mayur Joshi - Global Head of Medical Affairs at Novartis and Founder of Joshi Life Sciences. 

This episode covers:

🪟 An overview of the breadth of opportunities in Pharma and the core entry points for doctors

🛡️ Critical Mistakes doctors make when applying to Pharma and during their interviews

📝 How to prepare for an interview and key questions YOU should be asking the hiring manager

🤺 The role of coaching and mentoring in Pharma for doctors progressing in Leadership

Mayur has also joined our Doctors in Industry Incubator Faculty and is a specialist MF Approved Coach in Pharma! 

Welcome to our team!

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🎙️ This Week's New MF Premium Content

Abeyna has been busy podcasting with lots of inspiring doctors in the last few weeks.

All of these will be published as podcasts sometime in the coming months. But MF Premium members get access to it as soon as! Check these out!

Abeyna and Dr. Vanita Rattan on “Doctors on Social Media: How to Monetize Your Influence” podcast

Networking for Doctors: How to Mega Your Chances of Getting a Job You Want with Dr. Jonathan Andrews from Certific

Growing a Global Brand & Influence as a Doctor with Dr. Khadija Owusu from Melanin Medics

What are the Best Remote Working Jobs for Doctors? with Dr. Farah Virjee from Livi

If you are an MF Premium Member or Doctors in Industry Incubator Fellow, login and check it out.

🏅 Career Wins in our Community!

Huge shout out to one of the doctors who has very recently started working with us inside our Doctors in Industry Incubator program.

They have very elegantly landed a job interview for Global Medical Director with a big Pharma company after 4 weeks with us - and we couldn't have been any prouder of them! Huge well done!

Huge Congratulations to Dr. Anil Gharatya, our MF Premium member, on securing a position as Medical Affairs Advisor at Theramex!

This is an amazing achievement, we are so humbled and proud to have contributed towards your alternative career journey successes!

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Warm Wishes,

Dr. Ola van Steen

Chief Growth Officer @Medic Footprints
Consultant in Intensive Care and Acute Medicine