Company: Pfizer
Tags: career, general
Ten years at Pfizer. Good territory, decent manager, reasonable comp. But I'm watching friends who jumped to smaller biotechs 3-4 years ago — some of them are now in leadership roles, carrying equity that's actually worth something, and building deep expertise in one therapeutic area instead of getting remapped every 18 months. Meanwhile I feel like I've been treading water. Three restructurings. Two product discontinuations. One "strategic pivot" that moved me from CNS to cardiovascular against my preference. I know the big company safety net is real. I know biotech is riskier. But I'm starti
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