Interview with Dr. Laura McKain
Today on the podcast you will learn how to pursue a clinical development job.
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Our guest, Dr. Laura McKain, is a board-certified physician with more than ten years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
She has managed clinical-regulatory strategy, study design, protocol writing, Phase 2, 3, and 4 clinical trials, medical monitoring, safety surveillance, data analysis, and report writing.
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From Clinical Medicine to Clinical Development
Laura received her medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Then, she completed her training in obstetrics and gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She was in private practice for over twelve years where her clinical interests included well-women care, contraception, HPV, menopause management, as well as general and high-risk obstetrics.
Anybody that feels miserable and trapped… You may feel like you have no options but, I promise you, you have a thousand different options. – Dr. Laura McKain
Subsequently, Laura transitioned her career to the pharmaceutical industry. There she was involved in clinical development projects encompassing a broad range of therapeutic areas. As a result, she brought two new therapeutics to market.
Finding a Clinical Development Job
She recently retired from full-time work. That allowed her to focus on helping other physicians find new nonclinical careers. She does that in several ways. And she is very confident that almost any physician in practice can make the move to a pharmaceutical job.
She is a career coach and resumé expert at mckainconsulting.com. And, she is the founder of the Physician Nonclinical Career Hunters Facebook Group. Opened 5 years ago, it now serves over 17,000 members. It is the premier group to connect with other physicians, find job openings, and obtain valuable advice and mentorship about nonclinical careers.
During our interview, she described the tactics she recommends for finding a clinical development job. She also defines job descriptions used in the pharma industry, and which jobs are the easiest to land.
Summary
Dr. McKain provides lots of actionable advice in today’s interview. She is a great resource for information and coaching about nonclinical careers. And she continues to grow her very popular Facebook Group.
NOTE: Look below for a transcript of today’s episode.
Links for Today’s Episode:
- Dr. Laura McKain’s Website
- Physician Nonclinical Career Hunters Facebook Group
- Use These Simple Tactics to Land a Fantastic First Pharma Job – 209
- How to Find a Job in Pharma That You Love – 184
- How to Claim Your First Job in Industry – 168
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