Career Development for STEMM researchers
Being able to explain the scientific work you’re doing is an essential skill for a scientist. As a medical writer, I write for expert scientific audiences, healthcare professionals and patients. But as a former research scientist, I also wrote for scientists in my field. Aside from medical writing, most pharma professionals, from those working in … Read more
Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of being a medical writer is learning how to manage clients effectively. For medical writers, clients can be anyone you need to deliver work for. Whether you’re an employee or self-employed, your clients could be pharma companies, contract research organisations, agencies, biotech companies, charities, academics, researchers, journals/publishers, healthcare … Read more
Four key differences between academia and industry ‘Should I leave academia?’ is the first question that any academic who’s made the transition beyond academia will have had to answer. Personally, I found answering this question a tough one. Months of procrastination proceeded me eventually formulating the answer. During this time, I could easily identify the … Read more