Pharmaceutical and Biomedical related job work life and salary

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Anybody working in a Pharmaceutical and Biomedical related company in Singapore ?
Care to share your title, work life and salary there ?
Anybody working in Baxter in particular ?

I'm working in pharma division in one of the largest healthcare MNC in the world, if not the largest. My site is a manufacturing site

Franking speaking, its the one of the toughest industry to work in.
This is due to stringent compliance, global goverance health bodies and global requirements.T here are things which you need to know like GxP, GDP, GMP etc. A lot of documentation, deviation management and change control.

I'm from IT and base on my experience here for the past 2 yrs, you will be overwheml with the documentations rather than actual implementation........80% documentation, 20% implementation.

Take note, ask for more pay!! as the same job you perform in other industries if you work in pharma you need to put in double or triple effort to get it done and completed!

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Are you doing computer system validation ? I always thought the validation team is always the one overwhelmed with documentation. Correct me if i am wrong.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm working in pharma division in one of the largest healthcare MNC in the world, if not the largest. My site is a manufacturing site

Franking speaking, its the one of the toughest industry to work in.
This is due to stringent compliance, global goverance health bodies and global requirements.T here are things which you need to know like GxP, GDP, GMP etc. A lot of documentation, deviation management and change control.

I'm from IT and base on my experience here for the past 2 yrs, you will be overwheml with the documentations rather than actual implementation........80% documentation, 20% implementation.

Take note, ask for more pay!! as the same job you perform in other industries if you work in pharma you need to put in double or triple effort to get it done and completed!

i manage the IT infra of the site n yes computer system validation is part of my job. sad to say this is my first pharma job. if i knew it was like this, i would have ask for more pay.comparing to my peers in other sites now i'm underpay....

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I guess with your extensive experience in this area, you can always make a jump and ask for what you think you deserve.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i manage the IT infra of the site n yes computer system validation is part of my job. sad to say this is my first pharma job. if i knew it was like this, i would have ask for more pay.comparing to my peers in other sites now i'm underpay....

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Able to share how old are you now and how long have you been in the pharma line ?

Originally Posted by ShareWithMe

I guess with your extensive experience in this area, you can always make a jump and ask for what you think you deserve.

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Can anybody share what's the average pay of a QA position in Pharma/Biomedical manufacturing site ?

Anyone know the salary and benefits for QC in pharm companies like GSK/Lonza/Novartis? How is the progression like?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone know the salary and benefits for QC in pharm companies like GSK/Lonza/Novartis? How is the progression like?

Thanks.

pharma coys starting salary for fresh grad is about 3k or low 3k inclusive of transport allowance for perm positions. wasn't in those three before so can't be sure for those. med/dental benefits usually not bad like full coverage for med sometimes. free vacination if the coy produces those. last time, my coy had birthday vouchers.

but pharma coys don't pay as well compared to like >5 years ago. there were some ntu/distance learning grads hired on contract and paid only low 2k cos didn't have chemist positions at that time.

career progression not that much imo. after a few years, become senior chemist. another few years, supervisory role if there are vacancies but a lot of foreigners in middle mgmt, so need to compete with them. senior mgmt can almost forget it, mostly foreigners especially ang mohs from parent coy. salary progression not too bad though, can be a few hundred a year. promotional increment should be >500 from what i heard.

Originally Posted by ShareWithMe

Can anybody share what's the average pay of a QA position in Pharma/Biomedical manufacturing site ?

no exp should be 3K or so. those more senior i think can be 5-6K and above.