Career Development in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies hire physicians (MDs and DOs) for a variety of different positions. Physicians who have a passion for drug development can make a broad impact on patients and healthcare when they transition to industry from patient care or academic research.
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.
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