Still, companies will hire people without oncology experience for oncology roles. While launch-mode companies favor those with oncology experience, biopharmas with an existing drug and experienced team may consider candidates with adjacent experience in areas such as immunology or rare disease, she explained. Gabianelli highlighted how clinical operations candidates tend to oversell their general clinical operations experience as oncology specific, an approach whose time has passed. Landing the job: tips for successBlackwell and Gabianelli offered a few tips for biopharma professionals seeking oncology jobs . Blackwell’s advice included guidance for biopharma professionals who want to move into oncology without prior experience in that area.