databases, creating slide decks with data analysis, writing articles, and contributing to white papers in projects spanning from genomics, to primary care to the pharma supply chain. These are usually viewpoints developed to be presented for top 20 pharma clients, but one project that we worked on this summer actually was sold to a client directly as well. Daily Life The internship consisted of around a week or so of training and introductions to familiarize one with the team, IQVIA proprietary data and with technical skills. A day usually starts around 9am, but because of remote working, offers more flexibility. There is an hour for a lunch break and work generally ends around 5pm. Unlike consulting roles, the internship is more internally facing, so there is usually no overtime. You are usually tasked with multiple projects at the same time (this is totally manageable and trains project management skills) so a day will usually have a couple of catch up calls with respective supervisors in each area. Then throughout the day, you work on data analysis, research or sometimes primary data collection (with experts or otherwise). The work is not that different from consulting work. Interspersed there is usually a few calls a week (around 30mins to an hour per call) of networking sessions within the company (a bit more formalized due to remote working) where you can get some touch points with other departments at IQVIA. Then to wrap up the week there are also often unwinding sessions to socialize with the team on Friday evening. Working under the pandemic has been quite challenging, but also offers one a lot of flexibility. I was able to do some staycations in the UK and see a lot of cool scenery on weekends and avoid London rent. I was able to see the seaside and hike as well. Lasting Impressions I was first really pleased to see so many hard-working and smart people working and by the end I also felt like I was a part of this incredible team. Despite the pandemic, the team did everything possible to make us feel welcomed and I personally learned a lot about healthcare and the pharma industry. I would like to continue working in the healthcare sector in the future and would like to do consulting-style work, but the internship has also made me reaffirm my desire to contribute to global health in the long term. Having seen problems within the industry’s focus, I think I
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