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The Promise and Challenge of Big Data for Pharma

Harvard Business

The emergence of big data, as well as advancements in data science approaches and technology, is providing pharmaceutical companies with an opportunity to gain novel insights that can enhance and accelerate drug development.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Those divisions are IT Services, Global Business Services, Outsourcing Services, Training, and Additional Services – because it’s super clear to have an amorphous Additional Services bucket, right? IBM provides all the broad-business based training and offers some more specialized training subjects like sales training, if desired.

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Even Life-Saving Innovations Don’t Sell Themselves

Harvard Business

When pharmaceutical companies launch a life-saving drug, they regularly spend twice as much on marketing as on the drug development. As one leader said, “We have scaled up a (youth job-training) program we are very proud of, but people are not coming through the doors.” A team of U.S.

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How to Navigate a Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

Meanwhile, the laggards continue to spend their time and money on assets that do not scale so easily — physical goods (such as manufacturing plants or inventory) and human capital (such as highly trained employees that deliver services). There’s no question why legacy organizations are tackling digital transformation now.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Real – world evidence training. Obviously due to the fact that IMS Consulting Group has such a narrow focus, your exit opportunities will tend to skew towards healthcare/pharmaceuticals/biotech.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

The firm has developed an impressive client list of many Fortune 500 companies from a variety of industries, but the majority of its business comes from pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical technology firms. Exit opportunities from Simon-Kucher are plentiful, and vary greatly depending on your experience while at the firm. Internships.

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Why (and How) HR Needs to Act More Like Marketing

Harvard Business

This is particularly true for the marketing department, which is changing at such a break-neck pace that marketing success now depends heavily on support from HR to identify and train new skillsets. This year, I have been working on an in-depth evaluation of recruiting practices for a Fortune 500 company.