Top 5 Careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management
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Top 5 Careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management

Updated on 31 Jan 2020, 09:55 AM IST

Top 5 Careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management - Dr. Bhagwati Prasad, Associate Dean, Healthcare Management, S.P. Mandali’s Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool) contributes his view on top 5 careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management. As per IBEF report of May 2019 healthcare sector is the fourth largest employer. After completing PGDM Healthcare Management, candidates can be employed in organizations in medical equipment manufacturing/traders, Information Technology, Multispeciality Clinics, pharma, Hospitals, Health Insurance, and Healthcare Consulting. Also, other segments such as Wellness & Spa Management, Medical Tourism, Journalism and Communication, medical Writing, and CSR/NGO Management have increased employment opportunities. With the above mentioned organization, one can venture himself/herself in freelancing or entrepreneurship. Read the article below to know in detail about the top 5 careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management.

Top 5 Careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management
Top 5 Careers after PGDM in Healthcare Management

Healthcare IT/Analytics/Consulting: The most common profile is of Business Analyst. In case of IT service providers, the Business Analyst interfaces between IT Services and customer (Hospital, Pharmaceutical, Health Insurance firms) to assess healthcare processes and determine requirements. There is an increasing demand of data analytics skills and roles involve delivering data-driven solutions and recommendations to customers and senior executives. In consulting firms, one gets a role of Research Associate/Consultant and is involved in business intelligence, key account management, and business development roles. The new roles in Healthcare include consulting for applications of technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, and BlockChain.

  • Marketing/Sales/Product Management: Most positions start in sales & business development and move to product management & marketing after a couple of years. One can expect to handle international as well as domestic markets. Also, there is a large scope in B2B sales along with B2C sales. With the popularity of the internet, digital marketing is an exciting area to work in.

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  • Finance/Insurance: Health insurance segment is growing rapidly and there are attractive options for Healthcare professionals. With clinical/medical background, one can get a position in Underwriting & Claims. Other popular roles in the Insurance segment are in Business Intelligence, Business Solutions, IT and Branch Operations, and Analytics. In Banking, one can get employed in Healthcare Finance.

  • Operations: In hospitals and clinical setups, common openings of Operations Manager posts. In product development setups, openings are in Project Management Office as Project Manager. In manufacturing and service organizations, the needs of Logistics and Supply Chain Specialists are increasing. Logistics is becoming an exciting area with the advent of Blockchain. Roles in Hospital planning and designing are also attractive.

  • Human Resources Management: Most common positions are in talent acquisition, as domain specific knowledge in healthcare management helps in identifying relevant traits to look for in the future workforce.

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    You can get a call from Welingkar if you got more than 80 percentile in CMAT just go and apply last date for filling form is 14th feb, One thing that I am going to tell you that in this year Welingkar will not be taking students for PGDM on the basis of CET scores so you all CMAT qualified students have a very good chance this year to convert Welingkar easily. Just work for your GD and PI preperation since it matters a lot for selection in Welingkar.

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