Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program

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• Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program

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Presentation Overview

• Why Industry?
• History and Goals of Fellowship Program
• Components
• Rutgers University
• Company Partners
• Human Resources
• Eligibility Benefits
• Application Process

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What does Industry do for Healthcare?

• Benefits patients
• Performs research to prolong and increase Quality
  of Life
• Discovers medications that treat or cure disease
• Promotes Disease State Awareness
• Sponsors Community Service Programs
• Provides Patient Assistance Programs

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Opportunities in Industry

• A sample of departments where pharmacists work
• Clinical Research / Pharmacology
• Medical Affairs
• Marketing / Market Research
• Medical Information
• Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety
• Regulatory Affairs
• Other (Business Intelligence, Medical
  Communication, Medical Strategy, etc.)

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What would I do in the Pharmaceutical Industry?

• Non-traditional, unlimited array of job
  opportunities
• Integral member of a project team that works
  towards a common goal
• Working on behalf of the patient
• Ability to further develop leadership,
  networking, and communication skills

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Opportunities to Explore Other Areas

• Possible rotations/parallel projects with other
  departments
• Numerous interactions/networking opportunities
  with many departments and other companies
• Guidance from past fellows currently employed
  within the pharmaceutical industry

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Why an Industry Fellowship?

• Introduction into a new career path
• Entry into industry is difficult due to lack of
  experience
• Provides hands-on training
• Helps bridge the experience gap to make newly
  graduated PharmDs competitive in the
  pharmaceutical industry job market

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Fellowship versus Residency

• Industry Fellowship
• Indirect patient care
• Big impact on extent of care
• Apply clinical knowledge toward drug development
  and business initiatives
• 1-2 years
• Business setting
• Teaching/research/publication opportunities

• Clinical Residency/Fellowship
• Patient care at individual level
• Apply clinical knowledge toward direct patient
  care
• Typically 1 year (general practice), optional
  specialty second year
• Hospital setting or Community setting
• Teaching/research/publication opportunities

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Skills Developed During a Fellowship

• Leadership experience
• Ability to work on a team in a matrix environment
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Multi-tasking
• Interviewing/Negotiating/Recruiting
• Teaching
• Networking

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Program History, Growth, and Impact
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Program History and Evolution

• Initiated in 1984
• Exponential growth to include 13 partners and
• 75 fellows annually
• Strengthens Rutgers relationship with
  partner
• companies model of industry/academia
• collaboration

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Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship
Program

• Fellowship program has been growing since its
  inception in 1984
• Once a small program with just two fellows
• Has grown to include 13 Company Partners and 75
  fellows annually

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Program Impact

• 450 alumni work in more than 40 different
  companies worldwide
• - Pharmaceutical Industry
• - Medical Communications Companies
• - Governmental Agencies (e.g. FDA, CDC)
• - Advertising Agencies
• The Fellowship Program has greatly expanded the
  role of PharmDs in industry

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Program Impact (cont.)

• Expanded and accelerated career paths for PharmDs
  into many novel practice options within industry
• - Drug Development
• - Marketing
• - Medical Affairs
• Alumni appointed to senior management positions

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Fellowship Alumni Job Satisfaction Survey
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Fellowship Curriculum
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Fellowship Goals

• To identify practice opportunities for
  pharmacists within the pharmaceutical industry
• To provide exposure and experience in various
  aspects of the industry
• To provide an opportunity to further clinical
  pharmacy skills
• To enhance professional growth and development
  through a challenging post-doctoral program

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Rutgers Component

• Rutgers Academic Component
• Scholarly activity teaching, research,
  publications
• Fellow/faculty collaboration
• Fellowship committees leadership and
  administration
• Professional Development Series
• Professional Development Series
• 1 year Fellows - 1 presentation
• 2 year Fellows - 1 presentation/yr

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Industry Component

• Industry Component
• Practical hands-on training in a particular
  discipline
• Guidance from preceptors, mentors, and program
  alumni
• Focus on training/acquiring new skill sets
• Collaboration with key opinion leaders
• Professional development conferences, workshops,
  etc.
• Rotations internal and external

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Potential International Business Travel
Hungary Budapest
Netherlands Amsterdam
England Welwyn

• Germany
• Berlin

• Sweden
• Helsingborg

• Denmark
• Copenhagen

• China
• Beijing

France Paris

• Japan
• Tokyo

Canada Ottawa
Korea Seoul

• Thailand
• Bangkok

Mexico Monterrey

• Turkey
• Istanbul

• Puerto Rico
• San Juan

Switzerland Mountreux Basel Zurich
Buenos Aires Argentina

• Italy
• Rome

Austria Vienna
Spain Barcelona
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Company Partners
Partners include several of the top 10 global
pharmaceutical manufacturers
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Company Partners

• One-Year Programs
• Bimark Center for Medical Education
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Janssen Ortho-McNeil
• Ortho Biotech
• Daiichi Sankyo
• sanofi-aventis
• Tibotec Therapeutics

• Two-Year Programs
• Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• McNeil Consumer
• sanofi-aventis
• Schering-Plough
• TKL Research

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Eligibility Benefits

• Eligibility
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE accredited
  program before July 1, 2008
• Legal US resident for the duration of the program
  (no visa sponsorships are available)
• Stipend
• Competitive with other post graduate programs
• Benefits
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Prescription coverage
• Retirement plan
• RU Faculty Privileges

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Fellowship Policies

• Holidays/closures
• Company observed holidays
• Travel
• Company-related/Fellowship recruitment
• Program completion
• Certificate

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Application Process

• Electronic Submission(MS Word, Adobe PDF)
• E-mail all paperwork to ifellows_at_rci.rutgers.edu
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Letter of intent - stating career objectives
• Three letters of recommendation
• Program Interest Form
• Complete on-line
• http//pharmafellows.rutgers.edu

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Rutgers Fellowship Information Day

• Date Friday, November 16, 2007
• Location Rutgers - The State University of New
  Jersey
• Busch Campus Center, Multi Purpose Room
• 604 Bartholomew Road
• Piscataway, NJ 08854
• Time 330-800 pm

For more information or to RSVP, go
to http//pharmafellows.rutgers.edu or e-mail
ifellows_at_rci.rutgers.edu
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Fellowship Information Day

• November 16, 2007
• Learn about the Pharmaceutical Industry
  Fellowship Program.
• Become familiar with the many positions offered
  within the companies that participate in our
  program.
• Begin the interview requirement process prior to
  ASHP Midyear.
• Watch an informative video and slide
  presentation.
• Meet current Fellows and learn about their
  experiences.
• For more information visit the FID website at
  http//pharmafellows.rutgers.edu/app-fellowinfoday
  1.php

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Following This Presentation

• Ask questions
• Read company literature
• Refer to handouts regarding positions and
  companies
• Reach out to company and discipline contacts
• Visit our website for more information
• http//pharmafellows.rutgers.edu
• Attend Fellowship Information Day on November 16,
  2007 at Rutgers
• - Sign-up on our website
• Stop by the Rutgers Suite at the Personnel
  Placement Service (PPS) section during the ASHP
  Midyear Clinical Meeting

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In Summary Why Choose Industry?

• Challenging career path
• Array of opportunities
• Non-traditional career path for pharmacists
• Opportunity to work with Thought Leaders in the
  industry
• Work with cutting edge innovative science and
  technology
• Work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Lateral and upward mobility

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Questions?
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Why the Rutgers Fellowship?

• Career Path Acceleration
• Outstanding Alumni Track Record
• Family of Leading Companies
• Rigorous Academic Component
• The Pathway to Industry

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2-Year Fellowships

• Marketing
• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Novartis
• sanofi-aventis
• Regulatory Affairs
• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Novartis
• Ortho McNeil
• Schering-Plough

• Clinical Research
• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Novartis
• Ortho McNeil
• Schering-Plough
• TKL
• Drug Safety
• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Novartis
• Medical Affairs
• Bayer
• Novartis
• Ortho McNeil

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1-Year Fellowships

• Medical Information
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• sanofi-aventis
• Medical Affairs
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Daiichi-Sankyo
• Janssen Ortho-McNeil
• Market Research
• Janssen Ortho-McNeil
• Tibotec Therapeutics

• Business Intelligence
• Janssen Ortho-McNeil
• RD Strategy and Analytics
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Global Marketing
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Medical Education
• Bimark Medical Communication
• sanofi-aventis
• Scientific Publication
• sanofi-aventis

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunity
• 1 year in Medical Communications
• Medical and Product Information
• 2nd year in Business Unit Medical Affairs
• Medical Strategy
• Clinical Research (Phase IIIb/IV)
• Rotational Opportunities Health Economics
  Research Outcomes, Medical Science Liaison,
  Regulatory Affairs

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Bimark Medical Communications

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Clinical Content Development
• Continuing Education

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Global Marketing
• Medical Information
• (Cardiovascular/Metabolics, Oncology, Virology,
  Drug Information Center)
• Medical Strategy
• (Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Virology)
• RD Strategy and Analytics

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Daiichi Sankyo

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Medical Affairs

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Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Clinical Operations
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Drug Regulatory Affairs
• Drug Safety Risk Management
• Marketing

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Janssen Ortho-McNeil

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Marketing Research
• Medical Communications
• Business Intelligence

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McNeil Consumer

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Medical Affairs/Clinical Development
• Global Regulatory Affairs

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunities
• -Translational Medicine (Phase I) -Clinical
  Research (Phase II and III) -Medical Affairs
  (Phase IV) -Drug Regulatory Affairs -Marketing
  -Project Management -Modeling and Simulation
  -Integrated Medical Safety

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Ortho Biotech Products L.P.

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunity
• Marketing Research

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sanofi-aventis

• Program Length
• 1 year
• Fellowship Opportunities
• Medical Information
• Medical Education and Scientific Publications

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunity
• Integrated Healthcare Marketing

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Tibotec Therapeutics

• Program Length
• 1 Year
• Fellowship Opportunity
• Market Research

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TKL Research, Inc.

• Program Length
• 2 Years
• Fellowship Opportunity
• Clinical Research

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Schering Plough

• Program Length
• 2 years
• Fellowship Opportunity
• Early Clinical Research and Experimental Medicine
  (Clinical Pharmacology)
• Clinical Research
• Global Regulatory Affairs
• Medical Affairs

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Company Contacts

• Bayer Healthcare Jen Pocoski
  jennifer.pocoski_at_bayer.comgt
• Bimark Viviana Varela
  vvarela_at_bcmeonline.com
• BMS Jimmy DeMicco
  James.demicco_at_bms.com
• Daiichi-Sankyo Jalpa Patel
  japatel_at_dsus.com
• Hoffmann-La Roche Matt Brammer
  matthew.brammer_at_roche.com
• McNeil Consumer Priti Lad
  PLad_at_conus.jnj.com
• Novartis John Noh
  John.Noh_at_novartis.com
• Ortho-Biotech/Tibotec John Lu
  JLu15_at_obius.jnj.com
• Ortho McNeil Jessie Li
  jessieli.jl_at_gmail.com
• sanofi-aventis Christina Chi
  Christina.Chi_at_sanofi-aventis.com
• Schering-Plough Ripal Shah
  Ripal.Shah4_at_spcorp.com
• TKL Shalini Vohra
  svohra_at_tklresearch.com

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Discipline Contacts

• Clinical Research Myah Tran
  myah.tran_at_novartis.com
• Drug Information Twyla Thompsen
  twyla.thompson_at_sanofi-aventis.com
• Drug Safety Natasha Singh
  natasha.singh_at_roche.com
• Marketing Tami Hunke
  tami.hunke_at_sanofi-aventis.com
• Medical Affairs Camille Campbell
  camille.campbell_at_bms.com
• Regulatory Affairs Katie Picone
  kathryn.picone_at_spcorp.com

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Visit our website

• http//pharmafellows.rutgers.edu