Local Safety and Pharmacovigilance Placement Review

by Amgen

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The local safety officer is responsible for representing patient safety in interactions with Government Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland, external healthcare professionals and internal departments to ensure compliant performance of drug safety activities based on legislative requirements.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, including but not limited to 1) training on local safety regulations for the UK and Ireland and European Union 2) teamwork and communication skills 3) problem-solving skills


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, with rotations within the safety department


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of support, including regular 1-to-1 with line manager, and colleagues were very happy to answer questions


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Diverse and inclusive as Amgen is a global company with colleagues from all around the world Very friendly people


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • 10 out of 10, a year definitely worth spending


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Amgen
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Amgen to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Amgen
  • Stay curious and lookout for opportunities the company provides


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

East of England

September 2023


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