Business Development and Licensing Associate Review
at MSD
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations
Kings cross St Pancras
Review Submitted: October 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I would be having calls with new and existing companies within the EU and Middle East, that MSD have been in contact with, evaluating their proposal of assets/drug molecules/targets/technology... to decide if we want to take it in-house to develop further and produce a diagnostic or therapeutic for people worldwide. Also seeing if this opportunity can benefit us and grow our pipeline, whilst being financially realistic.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given huge amounts of responsibility, being the only placement student in my department. I was responsible for arranging company calls from all around the EU and Middle East, created numerous PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets of assets we were looking at, making sure it was up to date and accurate. I was often given big tasks that to complete on my own e.g. identifying top ranking universities and research groups in Germany.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have grown my confidence and self reliance skills through online calls and conferencing events, speaking to CEO's and company founders who know a lot more than me, learning to navigate my conversational skills and questions. I have become more commercially aware of the pharmaceutical industry, have dealt with serious deadlines on a range of projects and individual/group work, I have become more definite in my decision making and opinions.
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
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?
I received a lot of support and felt there was a nice balance of guidance and independence that colleagues gave me in order to learn for myself and grow as an individual.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Company culture was great and never once did I feel a negative attitude in any aspect of the company. It was a warm, close-knitted environment, loads of social contact and overall positive atmosphere to work in.
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and I'm so proud I did it!!
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 MSD
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MSD to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MSD
Be confident in your unique skills because no way are you under-qualified! Placement students are there to learn so just show you're keen and excited about the company and role and you'll get to where you want to be.
