Episode Question: What is the culture like in pharma for doctors?
In this episode John Ndikum, doctor, writer and poet talks with me in depth about a career in pharma, the entry pathways and the foundations you need
We discuss career capital - the  fuel you need to advance you to where you want to be in your career and the impact of culture in both start-ups and larger organisations and how to have the difficult conversations
As we go deep this is a great opportunity to hear why you should upskill in the direction you want to go and make every action a tactic in your journey to where you want to be
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Pharma is a popular option due to the breadth and  opportunities available
Career capital is the fuel you need to advance yourself in your career
Culture is different for everyone and it’s how the workplace feels, how everyone makes each other feel
Companies that make people feel good are those in the most demand so you need to have good career capital to be considered
You need to demonstrate what you can do for the company in order to be able to have the conversation
Recruiters are the bridge between you and the company, they are both collaborators and gatekeepers
I began being driven by push factors but converted that to being motivated by pull factors
My mindset is that you need something bigger than you to motivate you
I want to look back and be proud of who I am and every action now is a tactic towards that end
Companies can go through pinch points as they grow and bigger companies have the resources to deal with any issues with culture
A company needs to live by its values and these need to cascade down into each domain
You can be empirical in the way you translate values and culture into tangible actions

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘I wanted to make a difference at a population level and use the skills I had’
‘It’s an empirical way of guiding your career’
‘Lots of good moments and lots of learning that have increased my career capital’
‘If you continue to upskill you can become an attractive proposition’
  
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ABOUT THE HOST
Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones is a practising medical doctor and Founder of Medic Footprints: the global platform connecting doctors with diverse career opportunities beyond conventional medicine.
Her mission is to dramatically elevate health outcomes in the world by connecting 1 million doctors with diverse careers by 2030.
Continually exploring her own path off the medical treadmill, she has developed a wealth of expertise in specialist recruitment connecting industry & health tech companies with talented doctors, whilst supporting & coaching doctors in their own career development and wellbeing.
She is an award winning entrepreneur, Consultant Occupational Health Physician, BBC Expert Voice, Public Speaker, Musician and not-so-good boulderer!
 
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