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SEUN MATTHEW

MBA HEALTHCARE

GRADUATE

Maryland Clinical Researcher Earns Promotion After
Earning MBA

After Seun Matthew earned his bachelor’s and doctorate of medicine in
2008 in his home country of Nigeria, he started his career as a medical
doctor. However, his passion was in developing novel medications to treat
diseases that do not yet have a cure, so Seun joined the pharmaceutical
and clinical research industry when he came to the United States by way
of Maryland. Seun started as a project assistant with a pharmaceutical
company that developed antiviral drugs and later became a clinical
research associate. With each move, he worked his way up in the clinical
research industry.
A New Opportunity

In 2014, Seun joined a leading contract research organization that works in
more than 60 countries. He started as a senior clinical research associate,
performing feasibility studies for biotech and other pharmaceutical clients.
“I like the company because I’m getting exposed to the drug development
process in countries all over the world,” he says. “They are rapidly growing
and have a very clear mission and vision. It’s an excellent place to be.”
To continue his career trajectory, Seun began thinking about earning a
master’s degree soon after joining his current employer. “I looked around
at the directors and others in leadership roles at my company, and many of
them have MBAs,” he says. “I have a strong healthcare background, so it
seemed like a healthcare-focused MBA would suit me best. That’s what led
me to American Sentinel University.”

Stood Out From the Rest

Seun considered many schools in the Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia
area, but says that American Sentinel’s MBA Healthcare program—and
online format—were the best fit. He even had the opportunity to correspond

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