Global Regulatory Policy and Intelligence Undergraduate Review
at Pfizer
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
Tadworth
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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.
Every week is different in my role. But throughout my placement I have supported the other members of my team with their tasks, I have created resources that have been shared to senior leaders within the organisation, I have created and presented a website to colleagues across Global regulatory sciences. I have also filled in surveys on the company's behalf. There are also other extra circular opportunities that I have been able to be a part of through Pfizer.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
It is difficult in my role to give students much responsibility as a lot of the work is external and takes a long period of time (my placement is only 12 months and much of the work will take 5+ years to complete). However I was given tasks that I was the coordinator for e.g. creating a website.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Presentation skills - this has improved dramatically through presentations that I have done as part of my role, but also the other courses that Regulatory undergraduates at Pfizer are able to be a part of.
Writing skills - I have been able to write reports and have received feedback on these which has greatly improved my writing skills.
Writing skills - I have been able to write reports and have received feedback on these which has greatly improved my writing skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
This has varied throughout my placement due to internal changes at the time. However currently I feel very supported - I meet with my manger at least once a week for our 1:1 which is where I can raise any issues. The only slightly negative thing is that one of my team are based at my site so I have no in-person interaction with them/all our meetings are online.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Also varied due to internal changes within the company at the time. I also think that the experience of placement students is very varied depending on which role you have e.g. I am global so very few of the colleagues know what a placement student is so aren't always sure what level of work I should be doing.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Varied - I had manager changes and a lot of disruption in the first 3 months of the placement but now I am enjoying it more. The work isn't always constant, there are often times where I don't have that much to do, but I am able to take part in extra-circular opportunities in these times.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Pfizer
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
take all the opportunities you can - be involved in projects outside your role. I am really interested in government affairs so I asked to be involved with a GA project, even though it isn't really relevant to my role.
