Clinical Scientist Undergraduate Review
at Pfizer
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical, Science
Reading
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
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
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.
Support the study team on multiple phase 1-4 vaccine trials. Attend meetings, review documents, prepare presentations, keep up with larger projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Plenty, I was responsible for the review and updates of the weekly screening log that was essential for study record collecting. I was the primary author of a study methodology paper, and I was responsible for organising meetings internally, with the external sites and suppliers, and chairing regular study updates to wider team.
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 communication, teamworking, leadership, and organisation skills. Learned medical writing skills and clinical trial specific standard operating procedure skills. Specifically, I improved my presenting, team management, and deadline completion skills.
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?
I was privileged enough to be mentored by 2 amazing line managers who always helped me with any issue I had, no matter how major or minor. I also worked with study teams that were always happy to help and support my onboarding, development, and progress.
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?
Company culture was very friendly, it seemed, within the clinical scientist group, people enjoyed each other's company and it showed through the work that was produced by the study teams and sites. Regardless of where people were situated on the globe, we all had a common goal that we helped and supported one another to achieve. I was never afraid to ask anyone a silly question.
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?
To put it simply, I am dreading my end date.
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
Gain any prior experience, apply knowledge and experience you learned at university, and always be humble and approachable during the application day.
