What are careers like going from academic heme/onc to pharma?

I'm an MD/PhD student at an upper mid-tier school. COVID ran a bulldozer through my PhD and it's looking like I'll graduate with 6-7 basic science papers to my name, 3-4 first author, nothing in super high impact journals. My chances of being a PI at a high-tier institution without extra post-doc time look slim. My advisors are pushing me towards professorship at a lower- or mid-tier institution, but these environments are often poorly funded and my capacity to do impactful work there feels... Read more
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