49. MSL Career Options: The transition from Field Medical to Medical Director - a podcast by Tom Caravela

My guest today is Josh Corriveau, the Global Medical Affairs Director at Leo Pharma. We discuss the potential to make a career transition from MSL to Medical Director.

 

In this episode we discuss:

• The transition from field medical to a medical director
• How Josh got the job and the responsibilities as a medical director
• What skills are mandatory to be considered for these types of roles
• Many Medical Director roles require an MD, would he say it makes it a lot harder if you are a Ph.D. or PharmD?
• His greatest challenges when transitioning into the Medical Director role
• Are all Medical Director roles in-house or can some of these roles be field-based?
• His advice to those in field medical transitioning out of COVID to field visit or hybrid of face to face and virtual interactions

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