Healthcare Horizons: A guide to finding and securing your dream job in Big Pharma and the Medical tech industry
About this ebook
The author, Angus Mackay has spent over 35 successful years working in various sectors of the Australian Medical Industry (many of the principles and skill sets can be applied, when working in the same industries in other countries). He has written a very practical, real-life experience based guide about what the different sectors offer, how the industry operates, including funding, regulations and revenue bases, plus an understanding of the pros and cons of the large range of job roles available in each industry area.
There are finally also very helpful practical tips provided about how to efficiently search and track jobs, how to improve your chances of getting an interview and how to behave, dress and ask key questions during interviews that will help you to secure a great career with a great job fit, to achieve your future dream job!
About the author
Angus was born in East Africa of Scottish expat parents, his father in oil technology sales and management and his mother a senior hospital pharmacist. He moved as a teenager to Edinburgh, Scotland to complete his high school and University education leaving with a Biological Science degree with Honours from Edinburgh University, Scotland.
He migrated to Australia aged 26 years old and joined the Pharma industry, becoming the youngest Sales representative to reach Executive status in a world renowned high performance company, that achieved the top Fortune 500 company status for three years in a row.
His experience includes sales, marketing and training project roles, holding state and national responsibilities in Australia, including mentoring many new sales representatives. This period included training of product managers and sales representatives in five Asian subsidiaries in the area of Infectious Diseases treatments. As a Managing Director of a smaller ASX listed Healthcare education company, he doubled the company share price within one year.
Angus then moved back into more senior roles in large corporations, in Key Account, Commercial and Strategic Development Manager roles working to support tenders, innovative projects and successful business development activities at high levels with Medical Department Heads and Area Health CEOs in several states in Australia.
Over the last year couple of years, he has chosen to become an author with a passion to assist others to find their dream job in the Healthcare industry and how to succeed, and to also write books about travel and self-reflection.
Angus now lives between Melbourne and Brisbane and his hobbies are international travel, caravanning, golf, tennis, windsurfing and keeping up with current affairs. He has two boys Andrae and Nelson currently studying Scientific pursuits at University.
