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Career
Opportunities for Majors in Pharmacy
Introduction
Pharmacy
is a health profession concerned with assuming responsibility
for the outcomes of drug therapy in patients, the compounding
and dispensing of medications, and the generation and transmission
of knowledge about the proper selection and use of drugs and
their effects on humans. While everyone is familiar with the
community pharmacist, career opportunities also exist with the
pharmaceutical industry, hospital pharmacies, government agencies,
and educational organizations, as well as in nursing homes,
HMOs, clinics, home health care, and nuclear pharmacies.
A 6-year
Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD), an advanced professional
degree, is offered and is currently the standard degree required
for licensure in the United States. This degree is conferred
after study in chemical biology, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy
practice and administration, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics,
pharmacology, and structured clinical experiences. The pharmacy
faculty also offer graduate degrees of MS and PhD in chemical
biology, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics
and industrial pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology.
A
Sample of Related Occupations
| Chief
Pharmacist |
Market
Researcher |
Quality
Control Inspector |
| Clinical
Pharmacist |
Medical
Science Liaison |
Radiopharmacist |
| Clinical
Researcher |
Nuclear
Pharmacist |
Scientific
Researcher |
| Drug
Information Specialist |
Pharmaceutical
Sales Rep. |
Staff
Pharmacist |
| Hospital
Pharmacist |
Pharmacy
Technician |
Technical
Writer |
| Licensed
Pharmacist |
Public
Relations Specialist |
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Types
of Employers
| Private
and Non-Profit Organizations |
| Clinical
Research Organizations |
Home
Infusion Companies |
|
Community Pharmacies
|
Hospitals
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|
Educational Institutions
|
Nursing Homes
|
|
Health Care Clinics
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
|
|
Health Care Products Manufacturers
|
Research Foundations
|
|
Health Maintenance Organizations
|
Testing Labs
|
| Government
Agencies |
|
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
|
Food
and Drug Administration |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Admin.
|
Health Resources & Services Administration
|
|
Armed Forces
|
Indian Health Service
|
|
Bureau of Prisons
|
National Institutes of Health
|
|
Centers for Disease Control
|
Peace Corps
|
|
Department of Health and Human Services
|
U.S. Public Health Service
|
|
Drug Enforcement Administration
|
Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Service
|
Jobs
Obtained by Rutgers Graduates
| First
Jobs of Recent Graduates |
| Community
Pharmacist, Independent Pharmacy |
Process
Pharmacist, Ortho Pharmaceuticals |
| Pharmacist,
Thrift Drug |
Professional
Affairs Pharmacist, Schering Plough |
| Pharmacy
Resident, Princeton Medical Center |
Staff
Pharmacist, U.S. Air Force |
| Pharmacy
Resident, RWJ University Hospital |
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| Jobs
of Experienced Alumni |
| Account
Supervisor, Lally, McFarland & Pantello (MBA) |
Manager,
Clinical Studies, J&J |
| Asst.
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Butler University |
Manager,
Medical Affairs, Sankyo Pharmaceuticals |
| Assoc.
Director, Celgene Corp. (MBA) |
Networking
Planning & Operations, BASF Corporation |
Assoc.
Director, Clinical Operations, Celgene Corp.
|
Pharmaceuticals
Manager, Scientific Services, Hoechst-Roussel |
| Assoc.
Dir. of Clinical Research, Regeneron Pharmaceutical |
Pharmacy
Clinical Coordinator, St. Clare's Hospital |
| Assoc.
Dir. of Pharmacy Affairs, USFDA |
Product
Director, Ortho Biotech (MBA) |
| Asst.
Professor, Rutgers University |
Regional
Business Director, Ortho Biotech |
| Attorney,
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer (JD) |
Sr.
Business Manager, Pfizer (MBA) |
Director,
Business Development, Kos Pharmaceuticals (MBA)
|
Sr.
Global Project Manager, Sanofi-Aventis (MBA) |
| Director,
Drug Information Center |
Sr.
Product Manager, Warner Lambert Consumer Health Products
(MBA) |
| Dir.
of Pharmacy, Kennedy Memorial Hospital |
Sr.
Research Fellow, Merck & Co. |
| Environmental
Counsel, Thomas & Betts (JD) |
Sr.
Systems Analyst, SMS |
| Manager,
Ciba Geigy Corporation |
Staff
Pharmacist, St. Peter's Medical Center |
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Team
Leader, New Product Development,
GlaxoSmithKline |
| A
Sample of Graduate Schools Attended |
| Harvard
Business School, MBA |
| Rutgers
Business School, MBA |
| University
of North Carolina, MBA |
Updated
9/27/06
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