3. research fellowships
“Get on a rocket ship. When companies are growing quickly and they are having a lot of impact, careers take care of themselves...if you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.”
1. pick a functional area
Functional area is a fancy way of saying department. There are fellowships in Medical Affairs, Clinical Research/Development, Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, HEOR, Pharmacovigilance, Market Access, and so on. You gotta pick one to focus on and pursue.
How do you pick a functional area without industry experience? Use the tricks from step 2 to read up then use LinkedIn to network and ask questions.
2. identify fellowships
The number of fellowships is growing every year. Keeping track of all the available opportunities is hard. The resources are a good start.
ACCP Fellowships (Filter by Program Type > All Fellowships)
Go through the brochures, webinars, and campus events related to fellowships.
3. research companies
Start by looking at the company website to evaluate their pipeline and therapeutic areas to ensure they align with your interests.
The investor section of a company’s website is also a great place to go. Look at: SEC Form 10-K, Investor webcasts, Press releases, Equity Reports, etc.
Search Endpoints News and Fierce Pharma for recent stories on the company.
4. evaluate opportunities
Develop a set of criteria to matter to you and use those criteria to evaluate the different opportunities.
Criteria to consider:
Basics: duration, location, expertise area
Fellowship: academic, rotations, mentorship, preceptors, outcomes, network
Company: size, culture, outlook, leadership, science, pipeline
Exposure: therapeutic areas, products, lifecycle stage, global/regional
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