Intern - International Pricing and Market Access (IPMA) Review

by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role was Intern - International Pricing and Market Access and in this role i carried out analogue research to gain insights drivers into drivers of Health Technology Assessments for different drugs based on their clinical trial design and other characteristics. My work covered major markets in Europe, especially France and Germany and the aim was to derive insights into what kind of recommendation our new drug might get and what kind of approach can further improve our chance at a better outcome in these markets


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • YES! I have gained huge commercial awareness and strategy skills by engaging in various researches and also developed my analytical and research skills.


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

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

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

  • 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! and i really enjoyed every bit of it. The work we were given was directly related to the needs of the company so we could easily see the value of our roles within the company. It wasn't like the projects we embarked on were curated just to keep us busy but they were impact projects meant to get us into the actual business process of the company.


  • 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?
  • The support and guidance was 100% and came in different forms.


  • 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?
  • Company culture and general atmosphere was warm and welcoming to all backgrounds.


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

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

  • 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?
  • Every aspect was enjoyable. The trainings, daily tasks, capstone projects, socials, work flexibility options and all were really great


  • 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Vertex is a very great learning ground. Prepare to own your journey and learn as much as posible


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Market Research

London

August 2024


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