Master in Healthcare and Life Sciences Innovation and Management

The master is dedicated to innovation and management in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, in particular in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. In the first six months theoretical lessons and practical workshops are provided on management, research and development, strategy, operations and digital innovation. The programme is described as experiential and multidisciplinary, and aims to train professionals able to link technical-scientific and management skills, in order to face the challenges of a sector in which regulation, research and the market are closely intertwined. The pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors combine intense scientific research, complex regulation and international markets, and the master prepares students to operate in this context, with skills in strategy, operations and digital innovation that serve to turn discoveries into products and services for health.

The master lasts 13 months, is held in person in Milan at the Department of Management Engineering and is delivered in English. After the first six months of teaching, the second half is devoted to a project work or an internship, of up to six months, at partner companies. Complementary activities are also provided, such as hackathons, company visits, seminars with experts and networking events. Admission is with a bachelor's or master's degree, including a foreign one if equivalent, and selection aims to form groups that are diverse in disciplines and backgrounds. The page does not state the credits, the details of the curriculum, the number of places, the start date, the deadlines or the cost, which is not made public. The two-phase structure, with six months of teaching followed by a period of project work or internship at partner companies, makes it possible to move quickly from theory to practice and to try out real roles, and offers participants the opportunity to build contacts in the companies in which they might later be placed.

The aim is to train professionals for innovation and management roles in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medtech sectors. The eleven related professions include healthcare management consultant, pharmaceutical product manager, clinical research manager, medical device product manager and healthcare project manager. The page gives job placement a score of 8.5 out of 10, above the sector average. The master is suited to graduates in scientific, engineering and economic fields who wish to move towards innovation management in healthcare and the life sciences. The complementary activities, such as hackathons, company visits and seminars with experts, enrich the experience and encourage teamwork on concrete problems; the selection, which aims at diverse classes, also fosters dialogue between different disciplines, useful for developing a complete view of healthcare and the life sciences.