Sales and marketing jobs at pharmaceutical companies offer the opportunity to combine science with social skills and creative flair. Hannah Hoag investigates the pitch.
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Hannah Hoag is a freelance writer based in Montreal, Canada.
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Hoag, H. Closing the deal. Nature 444, 238–239 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444238a
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