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How to Nail a Great Internship

On The Job

That means interns are put through a program that exposes them to a wide variety of experiences at the pharmaceutical and health care company so they can be evaluated for their skills. Our internship program is a core component of our talent pipeline strategy," she says. It's a way to identify our future leaders."

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Innovation Team Director finds right mix of theory and application to inspire creativity

Harvard Professional Development

Innovation and Educational Research, Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. For much of my career, I contributed to pharmaceutical and biotech drug discovery as a scientist, team leader, and scientific program manager. Browse all Innovation Strategy programs. How has the program helped your career development?

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We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs.

Penelope Trunk

As the CEO of a start-up she could, for example, make a quick decision to change the sales strategy; however as an executive for an environmental non-profit she always spent lots of time drafting climate change policy and reviewing it with a diverse array of stakeholders. It can potentially lead to huge conflicts of interest.

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