International Medical Affairs Placement Student Review
at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Supporting the Medical Excellence team on various projects including congress preparation, insights generation, repository restructuring, training courses implementation, market research.
Includes sending out communications, coordinating, participating in meetings, creating spreadsheets, engaging with stakeholders, project management.
Includes sending out communications, coordinating, participating in meetings, creating spreadsheets, engaging with stakeholders, project management.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, and I was given responsibility at a natural gradual increased rate throughout the year.
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?
Developed all my existing skills: communication, presentation, attention to detail, writing, time management, critical thinking, teamwork, organization, confidence, networking, self assurance, management.
Developed new skills: Pharmaceutical industry knowledge, business strategy, onboarding, objection handling, congress preparation, career development, training, brand planning, business acumen.
Developed new skills: Pharmaceutical industry knowledge, business strategy, onboarding, objection handling, congress preparation, career development, training, brand planning, business acumen.
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Excellent support from my manager and the team.
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?
The atmosphere was lovely, everyone was incredibly open and welcoming. Most people were happy to give 30 mins of their time to have a 1:1 meeting.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
I very much enjoyed this placement. I have learnt so much and developed my personal and professional skills more than I could have imagined.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Learn about the culture, and really think about why you would like to work for Vertex.
