GRADUATE CAREERS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
So you have just finished your degree and your wondering what your next step is? Should I go traveling for a year or stay and join the 'dreaded' workforce immediately? The pharmaceutical industry offers a wealth of opportunities for ambitious and enthusiastic graduates with careers ranging from Quality Management and Process Development to Analytical Sciences and Research and Development. As a starting point your degree is generally the foundations towards your future career path, with chemists usually going into jobs such as Quality Control, Formulation, Analytical and Process Development and Research & Development. Biochemists also follow similar paths, but usually into more Molecular Biology based biopharmaceutical companies and are involved in the development, manufacture and quality management of peptide and biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and antibodies. Another popular career path is Microbiology, with graduates from this area moving into Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Microbiological Biopharmaceutical Development. Graduates from less analytical backgrounds, such as pharmacology, physiology and biology tends to find jobs in Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Validation, Documentation, Commercialisation and Product Management.
CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE IRISH PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
As an experienced pharmaceutical professional there is significant scope for career progression within the Irish pharmaceutical market. Careers found in the irish pharmaceutical sector include:
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Affairs
- Compliance
- Validation
- Process Development
- Analytical Development
- Formulation and Product Development
- Research & Development
- Product Management, Sales and Marketing
- Medical Advisory / Scientific Advisory
- Production & Supply Chain
- Engineering
If you would like to talk in more detail about opportunities for career progression within the pharmaceutical sector please call our dedicated pharmaceutical team on +353 1 685 45 45 or email your enquiry to info@pharmaceutical.ie and we will we more than happy to advise you.
