Energized at work: Episode 10 with Dr. Srihari Gopal, Drug Development Leader

Success in Medicine

I was very glad to have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Srihari Gopal, who is a physician in the pharmaceutical industry and current Global Head at Regeneron. His work has encompassed multiple areas within drug development, from study design and research to regulatory filings to leading drug development teams. I have fielded a number of questions from students and early career physicians about the pharmaceutical industry, and as Dr. Gopal described his career, there were several aspects of his work that he highlighted as particularly meaningful and energizing.
-He has really enjoyed learning and advancing the science of drug development, and has approximately 200 publications and 30 patents to his name.
-He talked about the ability to make an impact on a wider scale with the work that he does, and how that is an aspect of his work that he finds very meaningful.-He is also on the cutting edge of medicine. The drugs that he is currently working on are those that we will be seeing in the clinic 10 years from now.
In this episode, he provides some great advice for medical students and physicians who are interested in learning more about working in the pharmaceutical industry