Creating Career GPS To Enhance Your Opportunities

By Bill Donovan, Chief Source Officer, Chiltern

Ten steps to improve your value by strengthening your planning.

Building a successful career in life sciences requires that you regularly measure and strengthen your professional value, but personal career development remains particularly challenging within this sector.

The industry thrives on the promise of breakthrough drugs, but the uncertainty of clinical outcomes and the variable cost structure of trials has led many companies to use contracted resources to mitigate risk. This trend means that many seasoned professionals perform in outsourced or contract roles. In this lean, results-focused culture, companies are unwilling or unable to offer career planning resources for contracted professionals who contribute to pharmaceutical and biotechnology success.