Coming back to school, I always knew I wanted to do something different in my career - I wanted to find my "calling." But it's always scary to think about change, especially considering the 6 years I've already "sunk" into working at P&G, the world's largest consumer products company, as a senior engineer. I'm sure many people feel this way throughout their career, but I just never thought, at the age of 30, it would be me.
How could I have not found my career passion yet, after a whole three decades??
After a long self-reflection, I realized...I want to go into a career where I can truly improve people's lives, and I think that industry is healthcare.
But what could I offer to the industry, after designing shampoo and razors for 6 years? I spent my first few months at LGO talking about I've talked to many classmates about this - and the response I got was overwhelmingly positive. They found strengths in me I never realized, that I already have a B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, and should be able to pick up what I need to know very easily. That I already have leadership experience, having managed 2 direct reports as a senior engineer. That I really understand people, because I have done so much consumer research. Most importantly, they made me realize that my 6 years of work in a different industry were not wasted; in fact, they were actually an asset. Besides, what better place to try out a new industry, a new career direction, than in business school?
But what could I offer to the industry, after designing shampoo and razors for 6 years? I spent my first few months at LGO talking about I've talked to many classmates about this - and the response I got was overwhelmingly positive. They found strengths in me I never realized, that I already have a B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, and should be able to pick up what I need to know very easily. That I already have leadership experience, having managed 2 direct reports as a senior engineer. That I really understand people, because I have done so much consumer research. Most importantly, they made me realize that my 6 years of work in a different industry were not wasted; in fact, they were actually an asset. Besides, what better place to try out a new industry, a new career direction, than in business school?
With my newfound confidence, I hit the ground running. In the past several months, I've tackled supply chain and warehouse issues at Amgen, one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, led a "Big Data and Personalized Medicine" panel for MIT's annual BioInnovations conference, worked as a project manager at Pfizer leading Synthetic Biology projects, and now I'm partnering with Boston Scientific to help them troubleshoot issues with their new product, a heart mapping system for heart arrhythmias.
I never thought, at the age of 30, that I would be entering a completely new field, but I'm very excited about it.
And the nice cherry on the top? I got my first A+ in an engineering class, in my Drug Development class. Grades don't really matter that much, but it's always a nice confidence boost, so I'll take it!
And the nice cherry on the top? I got my first A+ in an engineering class, in my Drug Development class. Grades don't really matter that much, but it's always a nice confidence boost, so I'll take it!
In my last semester of LGO, you can find me designing a new medical device with my team for our Medical Device Design class. After LGO, you'll find me working at Amgen in their Woburn, MA facility, where I'll be working on production of viruses to treat cancer!
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