MCPHS/Biogen - US Marketing Rare Disease, Post PharmD Fellowship
MCPHS / Biogen
Application
Details
Posted: 10-Oct-24
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Fellowship
Salary: Competitive salary
Job Setting:
Pharmaceutical Science/Industry
Salary Details:
Fellows will receive a competitive stipend and benefit package, including comprehensive health insurance.
Required Education:
PharmD
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Biogen, in collaboration with MCPHS, offers a unique fellowship program to promote the role of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) within the biopharmaceutical industry. A fellow gains extensive experiences through various practical activities in both industry and academic settings, which could enhance the potential for accelerated career development.
About US Marketing
Sales and marketing teams are on the front lines every day, ensuring that patients, families/caregivers, and healthcare professionals have all the necessary information about medicines manufactured by Biogen. We work from a deep understanding of the science behind our therapies and the disease areas that they treat. At Biogen, marketing is essential to recognize customer needs and creating best in class medicines. Biogen is rooted in a core focus on Neuroscience and currently marketing medicines in 4 therapeutic areas: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromuscular Diseases (Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)), Alzheimer’s Disease (ALZ), and Neuropsychiatry (Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Post-Partum Depression (PPD)).
The US Marketing Fellowship at Biogen offers a unique opportunity for Fellows to learn what it takes to commercialize a medicine and have a successful career in biopharmaceutical field. During the first-year fellows will develop an understanding of core marketing fundamentals, commercial operations, and business processes at Biogen. Fellows will work with cross-functional partners and field teams to develop a deep understanding of the patient journey and key customer insights. Fellows will take these learning and support ongoing projects as well as lead new initiatives helping to advance the strategic priorities of the brand. As fellows, lead and take on more responsibility they will begin to learn about the US promotional review process and how to effectively execute key projects in a regulated environment.
For the second-year fellows will have the opportunity to switch to another franchise, where they will learn a new therapeutic area, and building off their first year will now have complete ownership on brand projects, from ideation to execution. The US Marketing Fellowship provides PharmDs an opportunity to learn and develop critical business skills required to grow as a leader within a rapidly growing and innovative biotechnology company.
Elective Options
Fellow will start the 1st year off in SMA HCP marketing, then choose their second-year rotation from the following Neuropsychiatry or MS:
To be considered for an interview, please complete a fellowship application on the MCPHS SMApply application portal. Visit https://mcphs.smapply.io/
Please DO NOT request an interview within PPS. Our recruitment teams will contact qualified candidates via email to schedule interviews.
The MCPHS application portal (SMApply) will open up on Monday, October 7, 2024. Applicants must upload the following application materials to the online portal by Monday, November 4, 2024:
Letter of intent (addressed to the company specific program director/lead; found in each company brochure)
Curriculum vitae
Unofficial college transcript
Contact information for three references. References will receive an electronic recommendation form to complete separately.
Three recommendation evaluation forms must be submitted no later than November 20, 2024 via the online portal. This is NOT a letter of recommendation but an online form that the recommender will receive for completion from SMApply.
Application Review and Interview Timeline
Following a review of submitted applications, pre-screens and preliminary interviews will begin in October. Additional interviews, including final rounds will take place in December during ASHP. Candidates will be notified if selected for an interview. The process is rigorous and competitive; therefore candidates should submit their applications well in advance of posted deadlines as priority will be given to those who apply early.
ASHP Midyear and Onsite Interviews
The fellowship program will be conducting in-person interviews at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Attendance is strongly encouraged, but not required. Candidates attending in-person will not be able to interview without registering for both ASHP and PPS. Please refer to the ASHP & PPS website for registration details.
Top candidates may be invited for interviews at the sponsoring company’s location
AIFA First Offer Date
The choice of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship is an important decision. MCPHS, in conjunction with the Alliance of Industry Fellowship Associates (AIFA), has aligned to extend offers for Fellowships no earlier than December 16, 2024. We believe this is a positive reflection of the cultures our Programs offer, and that culture is a critical consideration in choice of Fellowship. We hope that other academic and non-academic Fellowship Programs will NOT pressure candidates to accept offers prior to this aligned offer date.
We see this respect for candidate choice as a common aspect of each of our Program's cultures. We hope that other academic and non-academic Fellowship Programs will respect this timeline.
The MCPHS Biopharmaceutical Industry fellows will be selected on a nationally competitive basis. Applicants must have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy at the commencement of the program.
Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills and a strong interest in pursuing a career within the biopharmaceutical industry.
All candidates must have authorization to work in the United States throughout the duration of the one or two year fellowship. No visa sponsorship will be provided (i.e., TN, H-1B, STEM OPT, etc.).
Onboarding
Final candidates will be required to go through additional screening / onboarding as required by MCPHS
At Biogen, our mission is clear: we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops and delivers worldwide
innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases as well as related
therapeutic adjacencies. One of the world’s first global biotechnology companies, Biogen was founded in 1978 by
Charles Weissmann, Heinz Schaller, Kenneth Murray and Nobel Prize winners Walter Gilbert and Phillip Sharp. Today
Biogen has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first approved treatment
for spinal muscular atrophy, commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics and is focused on advancing research
programs in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, neuromuscular disorders,
movement disorders, ophthalmology, immunology, neurocognitive disorders, acute neurology and pain.
About MCPHS: MCPHS University provides an academic environment to guide and support fellows toward a successful career
in the biopharmaceutical industry. As a private institution with a history of specializing in the health sciences,
MCPHS University offers programs that embod...y scholarship, professional service, and community outreach.
Through MCPHS University, the fellow will have the opportunity to gain teaching and research experience in an
academic setting. Throughout the program, MCPHS University faculty and company program leaders mentor
fellows according to each fellow’s scholarly and professional interests.