Medical Affairs Associate Review
at MSD
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
City of London
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Handling 3rd line medical information enquiries and associated tasks, deploying technology to improve medical affairs and the business more generally, as well as the opportunity to take part in other projects within medical affairs.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, following the initial training, opportunities were provided to lead and have a major role in projects and meetings. You were treated and given responsibilities as though you were a full-time employee.
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?
Role associated skills: Compliance with ABPI code, handling medical enquiries, using IRMS system, contracting vendors, interview process for employees and selecting vendors.
General skills: Developed leadership skills, commercial awareness, teamwork, verbal and written communication, negotiation, organisation, and confidence.
General skills: Developed leadership skills, commercial awareness, teamwork, verbal and written communication, negotiation, organisation, and confidence.
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 fortunate to have a fantastic manager and team for the duration of my placement. The company also provided support from HR.
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?
More difficult to judge provided a significant amount of the placement was working remotely due to the pandemic. Despite this, the atmosphere was one that is supportive and friendly, yet driven and competitive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed the work I was involved with and being part of the medical excellence team. Provided a good insight into the pharmaceutical industry and allowed me to have experiences and develop skills that will be valuable when applying to jobs in the pharmaceutical industry following completing my degree. Despite the caveat of the pandemic and working remotely for the majority of the placement, the experiences and opportunities still surpassed what I expected.
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 MSD
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MSD to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MSD
In the interview, demonstrate you have researched the role you are applying for and have a good understanding of the skills that will be valuable.
Show you are more than your grades. Working in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in business-focussed functions, requires you to show leadership, ability to work under pressure, have motivation and perseverance, as well as strong communication skills. Assessment centres allow you to exhibit these skills and show what you can offer the company.
Show you are more than your grades. Working in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in business-focussed functions, requires you to show leadership, ability to work under pressure, have motivation and perseverance, as well as strong communication skills. Assessment centres allow you to exhibit these skills and show what you can offer the company.
Business Development and Licensing Associate
at MSD
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Kings cross St Pancras
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4.7
