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Name: Rachel Loui Company: Health ACE Position: Senior Analyst Degree(s) earned: BA Molecular Cell Biology, UC Berkeley Minor in Business Administration
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What is your educational background/advanced degrees do you have (if any) and are they a must for what you do?
B.A.- UC Berkeley – Molecular Cell Biology and Minor in Business Administration.
Both
are important for what I do because I have to understand how drugs
work/why some drugs are better than others, and also understand the
business strategy of clients. The business part is much easier to learn
on the job. Did an internship in college for a consulting firm specializing in pharma. Once I had the experience on my resume, I was able to build from it. What are your favorite aspects of you job? What are the drawbacks? I
don’t travel much – as much as I do like to travel on my own time,
I’m glad I don’t have to travel for work. I hear it’s very tiring
and hard on your personal life. I like consulting because you are always
changing projects so your everyday work has more variety. You learn
about different areas of the industry and have to think like your
clients – high executive positions. Take
an internship, see if you really like it. Talk to as many people as you
can, you will get a lot of different perspectives and consequentially
have a better idea of what you’re getting into. That will also help
you in your interviewing process. Solid
understanding of the industry, attention to detail, maturing (you are
going to interact with the client eventually, you have to portray a
level of maturity) |
