How Can I Transition to a Training and Development Role in the Pharma Industry?

Dear CiteHR,

I am a Pharmacy graduate with 1 year of experience in sales with an MN Pharma Company and nearly 2 years of experience as a Recruitment Executive with a consultant in Mumbai. I am pursuing a Diploma in HR from Wellingkars and planning for a part-time MBA in HR next year. I want to make a career in training and development in the Pharma industry, which I feel is my core competency.

Please suggest how to go about this. Anticipating motivating suggestions from all of you.

Regards,
Vikrant

Dear Leo,

Thank you for your suggestion. I am very happy to receive this insight and will start working on it from today. I would like to keep in touch with you for further guidance.

Regards,
Vikrant

Leo,

Wow! You sure know a lot! Can you help me with some experiential learning games/activities? Or can you guide me to sources of good experiential activities/exercises and games? Do you have some books?

Sash

Dear Vikrant,

I am also a Pharma graduate from DU and have worked in sales and marketing teams of MNC pharma companies. You are venturing into an emerging field, and I am sure that with the kind of new approach to disease management, the training needs of pharma skills will also need transformation. I suggest you go ahead, and new ways will open for you. Do not forget to scan the international view.

Ajit Beri

Since you have a pharma background and you will soon obtain a diploma in HR, followed by a degree, you will have sufficient basic HR-related knowledge.

Courses Related to the Pharma Industry

Related to the pharma industry, you could pursue some distance learning courses which could be helpful. I would suggest the following courses conducted by the Bioinformatic Institute of India, Noida:
- Regulatory Affairs in Pharma Industry
- Pharma GMP (This is somewhat technical in nature)

Best of luck in your search for knowledge.

Regards,
Drupat Thakur