Advice from the Podcast Archives I want to focus on pharma jobs this month. So, I decided to do something a little different with this episode of the podcast to help you get your first MSL job. I’ve taken the best parts of my interviews with Drs. Savi Chadha and Linda Ho, from Episodes 50 and 51, and combined them to bring a very focused guide to getting your first MSL job. And my two guests get right [...]
Explore One of Six Wonderful Vocations In this week’s episode, John is alone behind the microphone to take a deep dive into nonclinical careers for discouraged doctors. This episode explores some of the best career options for doctors that are not board certified. However, they are also an option for more experienced board-certified clinicians. Before getting into the specifics of the careers, John highlighted some of the key general tactics that should be used by every physician seeking [...]
Interview with Dr. Swati Shah I recently spoke with an obstetrician who was able to network effectively to land a job as a medical science liaison. I’ve been fascinated by the MSL career. Its an entry level position in the pharmaceutical industry that is often open to both licensed and unlicensed physicians. In today’s interview, I speak with an obstetrician who really leveraged her clinical work, professional relationships, and networking to obtain her first job as an [...]
Create a Written Plan I’ve been interviewing experts in physician career transition for over a year. So, I thought it important to discuss how to prepare financially. For many of you, loss of income is one of the big fears that stops you from even considering a change. Much of that can be ameliorated with good planning. So, I decided to get an expert on the show to help us with that issue. My guest is a financial [...]
Leverage Communication Skills Dr. Christian Urrea is currently working as a medical monitor for Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services, a Contract Research Organization (CRO). He graduated from Drexel University School of Medicine in 2012, then landed a job as a Specialist in QI and UM for a community hospital before moving to Novum as a Medical Monitor. In today’s interview, Christian provides great advice as he describes his career journey. His comments are especially useful to physicians who did [...]
A Popular Choice Among Physicians Lacking Residency Training In today's episode, I summarized what I've personally learned from Medical Science Liaisons, and my own research, to help you find your first MSL job. Only certain careers are open to physicians who did not complete residency and are not board certified: medical writing consulting entrepreneur sometimes informatics medical science liaison (MSL) Since I receive so many questions about these kinds of jobs, I decided to present everything I've learned [...]
Hello listeners and readers. I’ve made a slight scheduling change in today’s episode. At the end of Episode 50, I promised to bring you a solo episode in which I’ll explain what recruiters and CEOs are looking for in a Chief Medical Officer. However, today I present the second installment of my 2-part series on a career as an MSL. One of the reasons behind that decision is that I’m working on a mentoring program that I want [...]
I’m so glad you’re here. Today, I present an interview with a Medical Science Liaison. But, before we get into that, can you believe that this is episode number 50 of the podcast! I must say, producing this podcast has really been a learning experience. Today’s episode is a great example. A year ago, I had no idea what a medical science liaison was. I’m amazed at how many different nonclinical careers exist. And, so many of them [...]
