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Clinical Study Operations Undergraduate Review

at Pfizer

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

Canterbury

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
The role involves a lot of admin work, responding to emails and creating/distributing trackers which help to keep track of data and highlight where improvements can be made. Also involves attending study meetings and completing ad-hoc requests.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - overall I was responsible for many tasks and my performance of these tasks could affect the performance of the department
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed more IT skills, including MS excel, power point, Power BI and other systems.
Developed presenting/communicating skills and general admin skills.
Learnt to network with colleagues around the world.
Improved time management and workload managment
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot, every colleague I worked with was kind and supportive. They gave great advice and promptly answered any questions or queries that I had.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great culture and atmosphere, everyone is extremely kind and motivating. Every colleague works extremely hard to meet their goals and work as a team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Immensely, I am very grateful to have worked in such a great department alongside inspirational colleagues. It has taught me a lot about the industry and has been an invaluable experience
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Pfizer
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
Be yourself. There are no trick questions and if you're the best fit for the position it will show during your interviews. Try to calm any nerves about the application process and ask lots of questions. The more involved and enthusiastic you are about the position the better your application will look.
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