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Bloomberg seeks pharma reporter

Bloomberg News seeks a reporter to join the U.S. health team covering the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The successful applicant should have a proven ability to report on finances, operations, medical innovation and R&D activities at the world’s biggest drug makers, and be knowledgeable about the economic, social and market trends that affect the industry.

Applicants should have the ability to develop sources and produce breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure in a team environment, as well as develop exclusive enterprise pieces. A minimum of three years of business journalism experience is preferred and a knowledge of life sciences and the health care industry is helpful.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of three years of business journalism experience
  • Prior experience covering the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries a plus

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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