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Closing the deal

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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  1. 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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