Associate Project Manager Review
at Pfizer
Degree Apprenticeship
Science
Deal
Review Submitted: November 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
3.8/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Aligned to 4 markets where i ensure ancillaries and samples are provided against the submission timeliens. I am aligned to Belgium suppliers where i process specific ancillaries and provide to the market to support with obtaining the license of a product. I lead and co-lead projects to a successful completion.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
My programme is very structured and that is what i like most, i am massively supported by my university as well as my work place.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have developed a lot of new skills, mostly project management based along side my degree like, methodologies, contracts and procurement etc. i have also developed my existing skills like communication, presenting etc.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Very well organised, i have a lecture every Friday from 9-4:30 where we have a taught lesson relating to one of our modules. Every 6th and 8th week we have an assignment to hand in.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
A lot of support, i have regular 1:1 meetings with my manager and also TPR meetings with my manager and university coach who suggests areas we need to work on together to fill in any gaps.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
My training provider teach on a friday during lectures and are available for me to ask questions via email outside of these hours
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
my qualification has taught me every area of project management that can not always be covered within my team, ie contracts and procurement is not something that comes up very often in my team, however due my qualification i am much more confident in this area.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
yes, they have activities where you can volunteer for an activitiy within a school to teach about pfizer.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
Why?
They care about their employees, lots of things in place to support us.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer?
Get involved in as much as you can
