Moving from Big Pharma to a small Biotech Dr. Seng Chin Mah

Some common reasons
Biotech is not without challenges
More so when you move from Big Pharma
Reasons for the transition
• You decided to move
• You had to move
• Your group was downsized
• Big Pharma reorganized and your job disappeared
• etc
It is important to note that every reason is valid
The transition should be about the next opportunity, not about
judgment on the reason
What you bring from Big Pharma
Broad experience and generally less depth
Exposure to multiple products
Exposure to life cycle management
Exposure to highly developed processes and procedures
Exposure to many decision types and decision making bodies
Experience in matrix organizations
Structure and process driven bureaucracy
Bureaucracy exist too in most Biotech but is more people driven
rather than process driven