Cultivating and Delivering Excellence on Every Project
Pros
People - Starts and ends with the people. There is no better place to start your career than with a cohort of other recent graduates that are all going through a similar experience. The non-travel model facilitates these relationships, as you can become great friends with co-workers given the time spent together. Training - ClearView's training team invests in each analyst / consultant giving you the toolbox required to succeed on any project. This training continues project to project as you accumulate responsibility. On the first project, you may only present 1 - 2 slides; by project 2 or 3, you are likely presenting an entire section of the document. This growth continues to accelerate throughout your tenure. Work - The project mix at ClearView stands out relative to other life science consulting firms. The focus on strategy gives you exposure across a range of client types (Series A Biotechs to Top 5 Diversified Biopharma) who are all looking at similar problems through very different lenses. On the one hand, small biotechs need help to accelerate specific programs to market as quickly as possible. In contrast, the big pharma clients need to organize their gargantuan pipelines across an entire therapeutic area. In each case, you dive into the MOA of an asset(s), identify the patient population you can treat, evaluate the competitive landscape, and roll-up to strategic or commercial implications, but the nuance of objectives across client types makes each project exciting and a great learning experience. Expectations - The expectations at ClearView are some of the highest in the industry, it sets a bar for every employee of what is required to be great, and you work to eclipse that bar on every project. The result is that demand for ClearView work frequently exceeds supply, but it also teaches every new-hire what is required to be great in the biotech space. In order to be the best, you have to compete with the best, and that's exactly what ClearView is preparing you to do.
Cons
Hours - Nobody at the top of their field is working 40 hours a week, and neither is ClearView, but the people in the office make every moment enjoyable. Whether its the open-door policy that allows you to make free conversation with leadership, or the after-work events that allow for friendships to develop, the extra hours in the office show you what it takes to be great, and are spent with some of the greatest people you will ever meet and learn from.
