What an Analyst at Hawkwood Biotech Partners wishes they knew before entering Biotech
Logan, an analyst at Hawkwood Biotech Partners, LLC, learned the importance of "distilling things" and being "directionally correct" rather than striving for perfect accuracy in every communication, a crucial lesson for someone with an engineering background entering the industry. This involves tailoring the level of detail to the audience, understanding that a general overview may suffice instead of providing exhaustive information.
Communication, Data Analysis, Problem-Solving, Industry Realities, Overcoming Challenges
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Logan Roberts
Analyst
Hawkwood Biotech Partners, LLC
UC Santa Barbara
University of Washington MS ChemE and Data Science
Biology & Related Sciences
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Data and Analytics
Honors Student, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. The importance of distilling information and communicating it effectively to different audiences.
2. The difference between being directionally correct versus precisely accurate, and tailoring explanations to the audience's needs.
3. The need to balance detail-oriented precision with the ability to provide concise, general overviews depending on the context and audience.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
That's a really good question. I think it's really important to be able to distill things. When I first started in this role, especially coming out of engineering school, I thought I had to get every little detail completely correct to five decimal points.
When I explained things to people, I would overexplain them. If someone asked me, "Roughly how much does this cost?" or "How much is this market worth?" and it was off by an insignificant amount, I'd think, "Wait a second. Maybe it is."
I think there's a difference between being directionally correct and being wrong, depending on who the audience is. Some people want a general overview of how much something costs or how things are, if that makes sense. You don't always have to be super exact when you're talking to people, and that's kind of hard to train out, as long as you're directly correct.