Career
Opportunities
Graduates from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences enjoy
a wealth of exciting career opportunities in academia, industry
and government. Many of our BS, BS/MS, MS graduates have pursued
advanced degrees, such as the PharmD, MD, and the PhD, or
have joined the pharmaceutical industry as research scientists.
Our PhD graduates have obtained dynamic and rewarding
scientific and managerial positions with the pharmaceutical
industry, university academia or the federal government. The
“Buffalo product” is well known and widely acclaimed
for his/her rigorous and comprehensive scientific training.
Career
Opportunities within the Pharmaceutical Industry
UB Pharmaceutical Science graduates are highly sought after by
the pharmaceutical industry—approximately 90 percent of our
graduates obtain employment in the pharmaceutical industry, with
the other 10 percent going on to graduate school.
Employment
Areas
Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates may find opportunities in
university, hospital or pharmaceutical industry settings as
scientists in:
- bioanalysis
- drug delivery
- drug metabolism
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacometrics
- pharmacogenetics
- drug analysts
- manufacturing / production technologists
- marketing/sales drug detail representatives
or pursue graduate studies leading to the MD, DDS,
BS-MS, MS or PhD degrees.
Pharmaceutical
Sciences / Pharmacy Degree Flexibility
The breadth and depth of the program prepares graduates for a
wide range of career opportunities. Pharmaceutics-major graduates
may find opportunities in university, hospital, or pharmaceutical
industry settings as research associates (in bioanalysis, drug
delivery, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics), drug analysts,
manufacturing/production technologists, and marketing/sales drug
detail representatives. The Pharmaceutical Sciences program
prepares students to work in over 10 career areas within the
pharmaceutical industry! This is second only to a Chemistry
degree!
Some of these areas are:
- Drug discovery
- Pharmaceutical formulations
- Package development
- Clinical manufacturing / process improvement
- Physical and analytical chemistry / drug analysis
- Clinical research
- Pharmacokinetics and metabolism
- Drug safety and surveillance
- Regulatory affairs
- Licensing
Our PhD graduates receive multiple offers from major research
pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Merck, Lilly, etc. Other
graduates have accepted academic posts and government positions
(e.g., FDA).
PhD graduates of the department are highly sought after by
research laboratories in academia, government and the
pharmaceutical industry. Employment is invariably immediate upon
completion of the academic requirements of the program. Below is
listed the immediate position/employer of the last 10 graduates
upon leaving our program:
| Name of PhD graduate |
Year of Degree |
Immediate Position |
Immediate Employer |
| Donald Mager |
2002 |
Post-doctoral Fellow |
National Institute on Aging,
NIH |
| Ryan J. Hansen |
2002 |
Research Scientist |
Eli Lilly & Co. |
| Wooin Lee |
2001 |
Post-doctoral Fellow |
Department of Pharmacology,
Vanderbilt University |
| Ellen Q. Wang |
2001 |
Research Scientist |
Pfizer Labs |
| Rohini Ramakrishnan |
2001 |
Research Scientist |
Merck Labs |
| Linh T. Nguyen |
2001 |
Research Scientist |
Amgen |
| William Kielbasa |
2000 |
Research Scientist |
Eli Lilly & Co. |
| Gerald Fetterly |
2000 |
Scientific reviewer |
Food & Drug Administration |
| Kelly M. Mahar Doan |
2000 |
Post-doctoral Fellow |
Glaxo Wellcome |
| Ashish Khanna |
1999 |
Research Scientist |
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
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