Regulatory Affairs - Industrial Placement Review
at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Placement (10 Months+)
Medicine
London
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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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.
- Compiling and reviewing documentation for clinical trial submissions.
- Preparation of documents to send to regulatory health authorities.
- Compiling correspondence and submission content to create trackers for multiple clinical trial studies.
- Archiving regulatory correspondence in Veeva Vault RIM for study tracking progress.
- Preparation of documents to send to regulatory health authorities.
- Compiling correspondence and submission content to create trackers for multiple clinical trial studies.
- Archiving regulatory correspondence in Veeva Vault RIM for study tracking progress.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Some days were slow and some days were filled with work, but overall the work I managed to participate in allowed me to learn more about the ins and outs of the healthcare industry and different career options.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- Introduced to and improved skills in using regulatory software (Veeva Vault RIM, Cortellis, IRAS)
- Understanding of the drug development, regulatory landscape and clinical trial process.
- Improved communication and time management skills
- Understanding of the drug development, regulatory landscape and clinical trial process.
- Improved communication and time management skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had a mentor who guided me throughout the whole process as well as bi-weekly meetings with my managers. There was always someone to answer my questions and provide support.
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?
A very friendly and diverse team with weekly social hours as well as team-based conferences. There is an annual volunteering day and volunteering opportunities in the city are continuously advertised.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 worked in a very friendly and supportive team and managed to have meetings with multiple members of different teams to learn about different career opportunities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
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
Show your passion for the job and the company in the interview.
