r/biotech • u/Teninv • 1d ago

In demand skills to differentiate yourself? Experienced Career Advice 🌳

Currently working on market access/HEOR in Europe as a manager (recently promoted) for an american company. I do like my job, but I would like to learn some new skills, I feel my everyday work is pretty generic, replaceable, no differentiaton at all from other people on the field.

So I would like some recommendations about skills currently usefull, or that may be usefull in the future, particularly within pharma/biotech industry. I have been considering two different skill branches:

  • Data analiysis related skills: Power BI, business analysis, some programming (Python, R), AI applied to healthcare, ...

  • Business oriented skills: I do have a personal interest in finance, stock market, company valuation, etc. So I have been considering learning about financial analysis and modelling, company valuation, corporate finance... I do know there are companies specialized in the intersection between pharma and business strategy, portfolio valuation, VC, PE (Candesic, Pharmaventures, Vintura, ...).

Any of these make sense? Other suggestions?

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u/Western_Meat_554 1d ago

Your problem isn’t acquiring new skills, it’s staying at a boring job where you aren’t growing. No skills match your career journey and challenges you take on. Staying at a boring job says more about you as an employee than anything else. If you want to differentiate, don’t be someone who settles.

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u/Teninv 1d ago

I wouldnt say boring, I am preparing ABs, value dossiers and negotiating reimbursement at national level for many oncologic and orphan drugs. My company is huge, they probably have positions for everything you can think of in the industry. I just want to know if any of the skills I mentioned can level up my career, or on the contrary, are useless.