No One Has It All

When we talk about career growth in biopharma communications, it’s easy to focus on what’s listed in job descriptions—scientific literacy, media relations, leadership experience.

But lately, so many of those descriptions read like “unicorn” roles: a lower title, a smaller salary, and three jobs rolled into one.

That makes it tough on both sides. How do you hire when the expectations are sky-high? And on the flip side, how do you apply without feeling like you’ll always fall short?

No one has it all. But the people who thrive in this environment tend to share a few things in common: sound judgment, curiosity, and the ability to collaborate across functions without losing sight of the science—or the story.

Those are the skills that rarely make the checklist, but they’re the ones that carry teams through constant change.

What’s one skill you think should carry more weight in hiring decisions right now?