Career profile: Simon Schultze, Medical Director, GSK Austria
In this blog post Simon Schultze, Medical Director at GSK Austria shares how he made the transition from a PhD and postdoc in the life sciences to a career in medical affairs.
A life science careers blog for early career researchers
This blog aims to inspire early career researchers exploring different career options. We provide interview-based profiles of life scientists working in diverse science-related careers and articles on a broad range of career-related topics, with new content added on a regular basis.
In this blog post Simon Schultze, Medical Director at GSK Austria shares how he made the transition from a PhD and postdoc in the life sciences to a career in medical affairs.
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