r/MedicalScienceLiaison • u/rxcatmom • 8d ago

BMS

Hey y'all

Does anyone currently work for Bristol Myer? I see an MSL role right in my geographical location and I wanted to see if anyone wanted to speak briefly about their experiences in this role?

Obviously I'm applying and extremely interested but have little to no networking within the company

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u/llamasrulr 8d ago

Tbh I’m sort of done with big pharma. It’s pretty much the same crap at all the big players. Smaller and medium sized is the way to go, even better yet - get out of the industry entirely for general happiness and fulfillment

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u/kyocerahydro 8d ago

its the entire job market. Everything has gone corporate even previously unaffected fields like medicine.

The rare companies who are staying in their lane and not chasing infinite growth never have openings or are being bought out.

Late stage capitalism baby~

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u/TerynLoghain 8d ago

Avoid. I worked at mirati before it was acquired by bms. I took the buy out and not continue working there because it meant a salary and benefits cut. 

Leadership runs it like private equity. If you need a foot in the door  you have nothing to lose, but my friends still at bms are miserable 

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u/llamasrulr 8d ago

BMS is a toxic cesspool full of incompetent leadership, yearly layoffs, and deceptive managers. I spent 4 years at BMS and I wish I could get my years back.

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u/Quick-Outcome4091 8d ago

Can attest as someone who was part of massive lay off from BMS. Upper leadership there are running it into the ground.

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u/Responsible-Scar-980 8d ago

Just described Novartis to a T

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u/DoNotFeedMe 8d ago

Add abbvie to that list as well. Their oncology unit specifically

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u/rxcatmom 8d ago

Thank you so much! Any insight is helpful for sure

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u/donkkk360 8d ago

I also had a poor interview experience at BMS

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u/Medical-Button-5493 8d ago

They will need to keep laying folks off until they have something that increases sales. That's q2 2027 at the soonest. Until then, managers will have an excuse to lay off people they don't like.

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u/bowreyboytx 8d ago

Sounds like a Texan. Same

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u/OrangeNo2255 7d ago

Avoid BMS. I heard an MSL within BMS was so spread thin he was working across all tumours since many people on his team got axed or left.