I'm contracted to the IT branch of a certain pharma company and it's been calm the whole time.
Projects are either about regulatory compliance (boring, but not challenging) or supporting research - the big brains do the thinking, while you just klaka klaka klaka away at the implementation.
A visible chunk of the latter goes nowhere and eventually gets cancelled, but everyone is fine with that.
The more insulated you are from sales / overhead cost reduction pressure, the calmer things will be. Just make sure you're insulated, not so far that you're seen as a cost center as opposed to a revenue generator
I'm contracted to the IT branch of a certain pharma company and it's been calm the whole time.
Projects are either about regulatory compliance (boring, but not challenging) or supporting research - the big brains do the thinking, while you just klaka klaka klaka away at the implementation.
A visible chunk of the latter goes nowhere and eventually gets cancelled, but everyone is fine with that.