PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTIST

MY INTEREST

• My first science kit at age nine
• Cousins of my generation want to pursue careers as Doctors
• I love to help those in need , so what better way to help than making a cure
• I love the study of the Human Body

RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a pharmaceutical scientist you will spend most of your time a lab.
• They investigate how the compounds interact with the human body , then they determine a new drug.
• Developing a drug may take up to 20 years before its sold in our local areas.
• DISCOVER , DEVELOP AND MANUFACTURE

POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS

• Creating new medicine requires many other scientist who know the knowledge in a different science such as
• Chemistry, biology , engineering, and medicine .

SALARY RANGE

• Salary : $104,000 - $210,000
• Out of college salary : $85,000
• Many salaries will increase over time and with more experiancee
• For every new drug developed , theres a bounus on every scientist salary.
• In 2010 pharmaceutical sectors employed approximately 272000 scientist.

COLLEGE MAJORS

• Pharmaceutics
• Organic chemistry, biology
• Pharmacy calculations
• Pharmaceutical regulations and law
• Physics , calculus, statistics

TOP 10 COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES

• University of California
• University of North Carolina
• University of Texas
• University of Kentucky
• University of Wisconsin

CONTINUED.....

• Ohio State University
• Purdue University
• University of Michigan
• University of Arizona
• University of Minnesota

COLLEG COURSES

• Biochemistry , Biotechnology
• Genetics , Health Science
• Medical Microbiology and bacteriology
• Neuroscience
• Pre pharmacy

OCCUPATION

• Pharmaceutical scientist are employyed by a number of institutes like :
• Drug manufactoring , biotech companies , contract research organization , academic institution
• Governmental agencies
• Some are employed in near by hospitals and teach in schools as scientist.
• Unfortunately this field seems to be shrinking. In 2011 many workers were layed off. The job is currently extemely competitive

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Bachelors - 4yrs
• Masters - 2yrs
• PHD - 2yrs
• Total of 8 yrs of schooling.

BENEFITS

• Good pay
• Good bonus
• Ability to help those in need of a cure
• Working with other scientist

DOWNFALLS

• Very technical / confidential
• Takes more than 10 years to discover a drug
• Busy hours
• Can get layed off
• College is expensive

INTERESTING FACTS

• The united states is the worlds largest market for pharmaceuticals .
• Also the worlds leader in biopharmaceutical research.
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