Have you ever wondered what career opportunities exist beyond the hospital, laboratory, research institute, or university classroom?
Join us for the next Health in Africa Webinar featuring Dr. Anniemarie Suma Maumba, a Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist, as she shares her personal journey beyond traditional healthcare practice and explores the diverse career opportunities available across the pharmaceutical, life sciences, research, and healthcare industries.
Drawing on her own journey across clinical medicine, academic research, and global health, she will share practical insights into how healthcare professionals can identify, prepare for, and successfully transition into non-traditional career pathways.
Discover emerging and often overlooked career pathways in Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Medical Writing, Epidemiology, pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety, and other sectors shaping the future of healthcare innovation.
What You’ll Learn
- Explore diverse and growing career pathways for scientists, clinicians, pharmacists, and public health professionals beyond hospitals and academia.
- Identify the transferable skills that employers value across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, research, and healthcare sectors.
- Learn practical strategies for transitioning from clinical practice, research, or academia into industry and non-traditional career roles.
Whether you are a doctor, pharmacist, biomedical scientist, public health professional, researcher, or student, this session will help you better understand the breadth of opportunities available to scientific professionals today. Join us to learn how your training, expertise, and passion for improving health can translate into impactful careers far beyond the traditional pathways many of us were originally taught to pursue.
Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist, TAPHITI-PHARMA CONSULTANCY
Dr. Anniemarie Suma Maumba is a Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and co-founder of TAPHITI-PHARMA. She holds an MSc in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Antwerp and currently serves as Local Principal Investigator on the HAI-BURN Project at Muhimbili National Hospital. Her work spans infection surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, and implementation research in low-resource settings. Dr. Maumba brings a unique perspective on how scientific training can open doors beyond conventional clinical practice drawing from her own journey across clinical medicine, academic research, and global health.
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