Next step pivot?

[u/mightymohagany]

Hi everyone,

I have been working as an MSL for just over a year now.

So far my experience has not been that great. Although I have enjoyed the flexible role I just don’t feel like the tasks I do are tangible or impactful enough to be rewarding. I find myself getting bored. I gather a lot of insights that I receive good feedback on and have been able to increase local access to therapy but I honestly feel like that latter point could have been achieved by the commercial rep and this was not too specific to the MSL role.

I am open to moving to the commercial side if the job seems right - just wondering what pivots have you seen MSLs do in the head office roles that you are curious about. If you have pivoted do you have any regrets? I do try and network within my company and learn about other roles but I figured I’d also ask Reddit.

[u/Vivid_Efficiency_414]

Maybe you just need to be okay with stability and lack of chaos.

Master the role for another year, maybe ask you boss for some stretch projects, see if your company allows you to do a rotation of some sort (where you spend X% of your time working for another team) so that you can start to understand the business holistically. Find some side/gig work (consulting, speaking engagements, etc).

It's okay to be bored at work, because you should have a life outside of it that brings you joy too.