Take a position with a competitor biologic for a slight salary bump, or hang around and wait for the triple MDI to launch? Serious answers only. I know the data was released last Fall, but how good are the prospects and bonus potential? Anyone with valid thoughts and serious reply?
Take the biologic job with the other company. Chances of an internal AZ candidate getting promoted is slim. Take the other job and leave AZ behind.
How close are you to retirement? If more than a few years, run to the door. Having biologics experience will go a lot further over time. A lot.
run to the hills but always remember in this business..the grass always looks greener until...well you realize too late.
Every situation is different. The previous poster implied that if you’re close to retirement, then stay put. I was @5 years from the AZ retirement age/years of service combination, but I chose to leave AZ for another company that gave me a 12% bump in pay. Not a lot of money to jump ship for, you might say. Again, every situation is different. I was miserable with my manager and direct counterpart at AZ. I was thankful then for the opportunity to leave, and in my case, the grass is indeed greener. I got lucky, I will say!
If what you’re looking to do is biologics, then go. You won’t ever be promoted to bio or Onc here at AZ. They do not value internal talent whatsoever when it comes to promotions. That said, the resp pipeline we have here seems quite strong. There is a fair amount of internal and external excitement about what we have coming, and I actually have had reps from gsk ask me if there were open positions here because the culture there is so bad. I wouldn’t say it’s great at all here, but if you have a good dsm and good counterparts, it’s not awful. That said, apparently biologics is the new end all be all of pharma, so if you have that on your resume, your golden....which if you’re RST, remember, you already DO have it. Technically. So I wouldn’t jump just for that, again IF you have a good manager and counterparts.
Work for the people you want to work with, the company does not matter as much as the people. If you trust and like your manager and directors then stay unless you really want specialty experience and this is your chance to go get it. If you leave be sure to leave well.
