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Recently, Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, RPh, CEO of Arches Health, LLC, contacted me. She trains PharmDs to leverage expertise in pharmacogenomics to consult in various areas of healthcare. We talked about how pharmacists can bring a wealth of knowledge, including pharmacogenomics, to work in a variety of roles in the pharmaceutical industry.

She kindly offered to write a guest post about how PharmDs who are trained in pharmacogenomics (PGx) are particularly well-suited for working in the pharmaceutical industry. Here is her guest post co-written by her colleague Jennifer Marquez, PharmD, BCOP, GPGx, Founder/CEO of PharmDNA, LLC.

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PharmDs trained in pharmacogenomics are well-suited for the pharmaceutical industry. Photo by Sangharsh Lohakare
...continue reading "Why Having Pharmacogenomics Expertise Makes PharmDs Invaluable for Pharmaceutical Companies"

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In this series, we highlight specific functions or departments within typical pharmaceutical company organizations. We also feature the perspectives of women working in these different functions and their career journeys.

The Safety Science function within pharma companies is charged with safeguarding patient safety along the entire lifecycle of a medicine. While the safety of a medicine can be studied in a clinical trial, much of the knowledge about the safety of a medicine is gathered after it is launched in the marketplace as patients are using the medicine in routine care.

...continue reading "Pharma Function Highlights: Safety Science & Jill Martin, MD, MPH"