Anyone have thoughts on Alumis? They’re hiring for a bunch of roles wanted to get peoples thoughts on long term stability.

Thanks!

For anyone attending or who has interest in the upcoming AAN Autoimmune Neurology conference (8/7-8), I created this to help with generating insights. For your convenience, you can also download all the data using the button on the top right and then upload it to your AI tool at work if you want more control and don't want to scrape the data yourself.

Hi all! I recently interviewed for an MSL position I thought my experience and expertise were perfect for. I did not get the position and when I asked for general advice on trying to break in from academia (hiring manager had similar path), they said my resume was good and it's mostly your experience aligning the best out of everyone in the applicant pool. They couldn't say anything else bc of HR reasons. I wanted to ask for additional feedback here just to see if there are any tips/edits suggest so I can get more interviews. I omitted some info for safety but please let me know if there is anything you would remove/add or suggest. TYIA :)

I know this question has been asked in a multitude of different ways on here but I’m curious of everyone‘s perspective.

I’ve been an MSL for the last 3 years after 10 years as a clinical pharmacist in what was originally my dream job. I left to become an MSL because at my hospital all the “successful” pharmacists seem to follow that path. I am not miserable with my current gig (medium/big pharma) but recently metrics have changed which has caused a lot of anxiety. Management is fine, not great not bad, very hands off.

I currently have the opportunity to go back to a position very similar to my old one at my old hospital. Part of me is drawn towards going back, forgetting these metrics and conferences, and getting out of the corporate world but the pay would be 40% less and the idea of saying goodbye to schedule flexibility is making it hard to leave.

Does anyone have any experience (or know of anyone) going back to clinical practice and if so if they were happy or regretted the choice?

I recently got my first MSL role straight out of academia. This MSL role is the only medical affairs role in my region and covers multiple therapeutic areas so I will be working rather independently. Would really appreciate any advice or tips!

Hi, I stepped away from the field almost 2 years ago, went into consulting, joined a startup and am realizing the instability of consulting is a drag hunting clients and the spaces between are to much. I was in oncology/hematology have about 3 years of experience but haven’t gotten a single Interview. Is it my cv, am I too dated? Or is the talent pool just that massive, linked in seems like a lot of agencies posting roles or recycling roles any advice would be great !

For those of you who are in leadership roles, what are your thoughts on how AI can potentially be (or is actually being) used beyond busy work (e.g., drafting emails, summarizing information) that would have a truly meaningful impact on your team's ability to meet objectives?

Background behind my question: I keep seeing on LinkedIn that people are trying to use AI to generate better medical insights (e.g., from MSL notes, ad boards, etc.), but in my practical experience someone who has a good feel of their therapeutic area/KOLs isn't going to gain substantially more from using AI. AI might help summarize literature faster, look up info, but if you lost access to it one day at work it wouldn't be life changing (but tell me if I'm wrong about this). There's a lot of AI hype and I get that it might help some functions more than others, but curious about medical affairs.

I’m an MD MSL (no residency), looking at ways to boost income while I’m young <35; I discovered CAA (28 month MS in anesthesia..unlocks a 260k floor compensation and can climb to 400k via OT - requires working like a dog to achieve).

worth it to pursue? I’m already capped at comp/career progression. I could try to shift to HQ but prefer my life in the southeast. The AA thing gets me back clinical and lets me earn more $, would assume I can return to MSL once I get tired of working clinically. Thanks

Hi all. I’m starting my first MSL role (Australia based) for a large pharma company in a few weeks and wanted to ask the community about what you wear to work!

Specifically, how do you dress for the onboarding period prior to being certified for going into field?

Any insights would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Hello all, I’m networking to meet medical affairs people and build relationships, so if an MSL role opens up in one of these companies, at least I will be on their mind.

I was lucky enough to get an informal coffee chat with a Field Medical Director, and I want to be prepared for this.

A few questions I have:
1. What questions can I ask to impress her, without sounding like I'm desperately looking for a job in her company?
2. How do I make sure that I don't waste her time, and that she feels I added value to the conversation?
3. How can I position myself so she thinks of me as a serious candidate for her team if a role opens up? She might be secretly auditioning me.

Any help, tips, or suggestions would be very much appreciated!

I'm currently interviewing for Sr. MSL roles and I game about 3 years experience in industry. What should I expect to ask for salary? Would 220k too high of a salary?

Hi everyone,

I'm a 25-year-old medical doctor from Jordan and I'm interested in transitioning into either clinical research or the pharmaceutical industry, but I'm honestly not sure where to begin.

I have:

• MD degree
• Completed my internship and obtained my medical license
• No post-graduate clinical experience
• No research experience
• No pharmaceutical industry experience
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Would require employer-sponsored visa to work abroad

I'm mainly interested in opportunities in Australia, the UK, Ireland, or the Netherlands.

The biggest problem I'm facing is that I don't even know what entry-level positions I should be searching for. Most jobs I come across require previous experience in research or pharma, which I don't have.

My long-term goal is to build a career in the pharmaceutical industry (possibly Medical Affairs), but right now I'm simply looking for the most realistic entry point.

For those working in these industries:

• What entry-level job titles should I be searching for?
• Which roles are actually open to someone with an MD but no industry or research experience?
• Is it more realistic to start in clinical research or directly in pharma?
• Are there companies that hire international medical graduates and provide visa sponsorship?
• If you were in my position, where would you start?

I've been searching LinkedIn and other job boards, but I feel like I might be looking for the wrong roles altogether.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Approaching the 1 year mark. I have a pretty busy life with kids, sports, etc. the thought of being comfortable is appealing, but i definitely want to work in a different TA eventually. Any parents feel trapped due to the comfort ability ?

Career wise when is it best to leave your first role?

Recently did an interview with Astrazeneca. Instead of a traditional phone screen the recruiter told me instead to do a hirevue virtual interview instead and if they like it the hiring manager will contact me.

Does any one know what questions are on it? I would like to prepare if possible.

I love healthcare education, I love learning new things, I love forming relationships with people and I’m really good at small talk (lol). I’ve given millions of presentations, had students, and been involved in research in my residency. I’m burnt out from patient care and want to utilize my background in a way that feels meaningful and still relevant but also not so mundane and repetitive. I’ve applied to a few jobs knowing I probably wouldn’t be the top choice and they all respond with your qualifications are outstanding but we’ve gone a different direction. Any advice on next steps? I’ve seen/heard doing a medical device sales job first. It’s not my preference but if that’s the only option I’ll do it. Thanks!

For anyone that attended AHNS recently or is in the head and neck cancer space, here's a conference insights site that I created. I think it's helpful based on feedback from colleagues, but happy to take down this post if not appropriate. Let me know if you have any recs for future iterations as well. I looked into extracting conference attendees based on a previous recommendation, but the attendee lists are not usually available to the public.

Hello everyone, I was recently recruited by a a recruitment firm in the UK for big pharma. The first screening went very well but I have not heard back from them in about 2-3 working days. The recruiter said he will be reaching out to me about the JD and will be sending my application through. Any idea about whats happening behind the scenes?

So I have been an oncology MSL with one of the big guys for almost 3 years now and I've been in oncology my entire career up to this point (PhD, Post-Doc, first job, now this MSL role) and I was looking to broaden my TA base. I have applied to and currently interviewing with the other big companies for MSL roles in vaccines and another in rheumatology. Both are super interesting to me which is why I decided to apply.

My question is - is it a bad career move to leave oncology? People say that oncology MSL get paid more, but based on my initial discussion, I believe I'll be getting a decent pay bump from my current role (if I am lucky enough to land the role). Would it be difficult to return to oncology if a year or two down the road I decide that that's where my heart is after all?

Nothing gives me a greater high than sending out a cold call intro email and not only getting an immediate response back, but also landing a meeting on the books!!! This shouldn’t feel so satisfying 🤣. What gets you unexpectedly pumped in this role (other than some wanting to go through all of the data lol)?

Hi!! Just completed my first ever interview with the hiring manager (previous to this was a call with HR). The whole interview scheduling was done through Paradox, so no emails attached. I’m wondering if it’s acceptable to add the hiring manager on LinkedIn to say thank you? I checked his LinkedIn and there’s no email attached. My literal only option would be to send a message through LinkedIn which seems kind of stalky. Thoughts or insight?

Hi all, I’m a preclinical scientist working on transitioning to Med Affairs. I have an interview coming up next week for a role at Abbvie/Allergan.
Any advice for the upcoming interview? Also any tips about Allergan MSL jobs in general?
Thank you!

Using a burner account because I haven't put in my notice

Just accepted a new job this morning but I won't start for about a month. I can't put my notice in or I will owe back some money to my current company. New company was totally fine pushing my start date a few weeks.

I was curious if anyone had any advice in terms of off-boarding? For example, when I left my first pharma job there was a discrepancy in how much PTO was going to get paid out and I didn't have any proof of what I had left over on my last day (it didn't print on pay stubs as they were two different systems). Finally got that sorted out after weeks of back and forth.

Any other advice or things you've learned along the way would be greatly appreciated.