Medical affairs undergraduate Review
at Pfizer
Placement (10 Months+)
Science
Surrey
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!
4/5
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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
5/5
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Company Culture
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.
- Understanding of ABPI code and Pfizer SOP's
- Regulating Pfizer medical scheme portals
- Regulating document approval systems
- Working on disease awareness campaigns
- Supporting and leading projects: SLR, HCP focused, Patient focused
- Part of Colleague resource groups to create events to improve workplace culture, wellbeing and inclusivity.
- Good understanding of current treatment landscape in therapy areas
- Regulating Pfizer medical scheme portals
- Regulating document approval systems
- Working on disease awareness campaigns
- Supporting and leading projects: SLR, HCP focused, Patient focused
- Part of Colleague resource groups to create events to improve workplace culture, wellbeing and inclusivity.
- Good understanding of current treatment landscape in therapy areas
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Team very open to you supporting on projects, and encourage you to ask for what you want e.g more responsibility, more understanding or input into projects.
Very much happy for you to work independently with a support contact availble
Very much happy for you to work independently with a support contact availble
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?
communication
leadership
confidence
leadership
confidence
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
Team are very open and willing to help in any way more than happy to put time aside to help and guide you in any areas big or small.
Will always direct you to someone else if they are unable to help.
Will always direct you to someone else if they are unable to help.
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?
Very good.
Great culture with the team actively putting in time and effort to ensure this through team volunteering days- wellness check in's- events within the office to encourage collaboration and meeting new people.
CRG's great at making colleagues aware of cultural events and inclusivity.
Great friendly atmosphere from the entire company, everyone very open and willing to help you in any way.
Great culture with the team actively putting in time and effort to ensure this through team volunteering days- wellness check in's- events within the office to encourage collaboration and meeting new people.
CRG's great at making colleagues aware of cultural events and inclusivity.
Great friendly atmosphere from the entire company, everyone very open and willing to help you in any way.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement.
It was a great first insight into the pharmaceutical industry, and the the support form my manager was great in allowing me to pursue any opportunities for my career development even outside of my department.
To be given responsibility and to be a valued member of a team is great.
It was a great first insight into the pharmaceutical industry, and the the support form my manager was great in allowing me to pursue any opportunities for my career development even outside of my department.
To be given responsibility and to be a valued member of a team is great.
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 Pfizer
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
- show that you understand their culture and Pfizer values and how you emulate them
- Show that you have an understanding of the job and the NHS healthcare landscape
- Show you are a team player but are also able to work independently with your own ambitions and self-driven to conduct your best work
- Show that you have an understanding of the job and the NHS healthcare landscape
- Show you are a team player but are also able to work independently with your own ambitions and self-driven to conduct your best work
