{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#052: Matthias Antonin Story","description":"Two years into his PhD studies, Matthias Antonin realised that he needed a plan B. Although doing a PhD at first seemed as the most logical step after his undergraduate studies in biochemistry, he now found himself more enthusiastic when brainstorming opportunities to found a company, than when performing research. He therefore signed up for economics and psychology studies at the distance learning university FernUniversit\u00e4t in Hagen. A transition that later on landed him a job within sales and marketing at Roche Pharma. In this episode, Matthias will tell you about his journey from being a PhD student to working at the Startup Program Marketing &amp;amp; Sales of Roche Pharma. He reflects over the differences between distance-based and campus-based studying and the importance of networking outside of the academia to land a job in the industry.  Keep an open mindset and if opportunity doesn't come to you, create your own opportunity.  - Matthias Antonin, Marketing &amp;amp; Sales Trainee at Roche Pharma For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the podcast, visit www.phdcareerstories.com. You can also find us on social media:  www.facebook.com\/PhDCareerStories www.twitter.com\/PhDCareerPod www.instagram.com\/phdcareerstories www.linkedin.com\/company\/phd-career-stories  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"PhD Career Stories","author_url":"https:\/\/phdcareerstories.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6780771\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/21972381"}