80 | Dr. Sarah Nielson on leaving clinical medicine, pharmaceuticals & medical management

Dr. Sarah Nielson is a medical manager for a pharmaceutical company. A former junior doctor, she ventured to “the dark side” almost two years ago. She is passionate about mental health for doctors and a step-mother of one, and mother to two feline overlords.

In this episode, we discuss her journey into and out of clinical medicine - the things that drew her to it, and those that drew her out. We discuss imposter syndrome and mental health, and talk about what to look for when finding a new job outside of medicine. We discuss her day-to-day routines as a medical manager of a large pharmaceutical company, and her highs and lows. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Sarah Nielson
• 1:03 Finding medicine
• 3:20 Imposter syndrome
• 9:34 Leaving clinical medicine
• 17:00 Finding a job outside of clinical medicine
• 20:39 Things to consider when thinking about corporate worlds
• 24:07 The work of a medical manager
• 28:56 Day-to-day as a medical manager
• 30:36 Frustrations and lowlights of the job
• 35:19 Work-life balance
• 36:45 Last words of advice