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How to jump from academia to pharma?

Hello, I have I PhD in Virology and have a decent (not bad, not great) publication history. I’m currently a professor at a Brazilian university but due to several factors (political, funding, violence, etc) I’m looking for a position abroad.

I’ve been sending my CV non-regularly to several biotech/pharma companies for almost two years and I only was invited for an interview once (outside US). Some positions are exactly in my field of expertise and still I was not considered.

That said, people who managed to move from academia to pharma, how you managed that? Is that hard? Which skills recruiters are looking for? The fact that I’m not an US citizen plays a lot against me? 

Thank you!
gpt
not in exactly the same field, but working at big pharma:     

Senior people from an academic background can have quite a tough time in industry.     

Basically they fall between the chairs.

 They are obviously too senior for junior/entry level positions.       

And people here think that experience from academia does not translate into industry well enough to make them great candidates for senior positions.