An MIT Sloan alum recounts using an MBA to shift from life‑science research to the business of healthcare, citing Sloan’s flexibility to combine science background with management training and global immersion. The account spotlights why health-care employers value MBAs for strategy, operations, and scaling clinical innovation, and flags program selection criteria—reputation, healthcare focus, entrepreneurship—that matter to professionals pivoting into industry or public health roles. The piece serves as a practical case study for administrators recruiting mid-career candidates and for programs tailoring offerings to clinical and biotech markets.