Interview process for medical positions may vary depending on the hiring manager in terms of the number of 121 interviews and stages. A presentation to a broader team is usually required.

I had a 30 min phone screen with a UCB recruiter that went well because I was informed two weeks later that I would have a 30 min call with the hiring manager. Someone from the North Carolina talent recruitment team called to arrange this call. A few days later, I received a call asking me to come into the office to meet the hiring manager for 30 mins in lieu of a call. I explained that an immediate family member had suddenly passed away unexpectedly and I needed to help with funeral arrangements and be with my immediate family on the day the company decided to reschedule my call to an in-person 30 min discussion. The HM and recruiting team showed no empathy or understanding. They asked me to delay my travel because the HM was going on Christmas vacation a week before the company shutdown and the HM insisted on meeting me for 30 min instead of calling me. They insisted that the HM was going to select a candidate for hire after all the 30 min interviews and that all candidates needed to come in. I was told I would be notified if I was selected or not selected by the end of that day. None of it turned out to be true. I altered my travel plans and had to pay steep airfare penalties. The company never notified me that I was not selected. I emailed the internal recruiter and she informed me that the HM never made a decision in December as promised and that the requisition had been open for over 4 months prior to my interview in December. It's still open now.