AIFD

Opportunities

A pharmaceutical company offer a very wide panoply of responsibilities within its framework. This panoply of responsibilities brings together very diverse jobs and specialties, ranging from developing and manufacturing a drug to obtaining necessary permits and approvals, marketing, communications and reporting after evaluating the effects of the drug.

Scientists employed at research-based pharmaceutical companies work on the most cutting-edge topics in science and technology and discover drugs of the future by utilizing the latest technologies.

When a new promising product is identified, there is a need for individuals who will design this product and transform it in a cost-effective manner into a concrete form so that can be placed at the service of the masses.

Prior to introducing a product into the marketplace, approval is obtained from pertinent authorities on the condition that it is granted registration. The monitoring of registration procedures is handled by individuals who are specialized in this field.

Thanks to their good communications skills, individuals working in the marketing and sales divisions of the pharmaceutical sector enable medical professionals, physicians and pharmacists to gain access to new discoveries.

Information technology and management skills are also among the competencies that are valid for all activities of companies.

Pharmaceutical companies may have such departments as listed below and graduates of diverse universities who have focused their studies in pertinent departments may work in corresponding departments of companies:

The process whereby a molecule is first discovered in a laboratory, transformed into a drug and eventually gets to reach pharmacy shelves is very long and work-intensive.

Discovery of a Drug

Research-based pharmaceutical companies conduct work geared towards developing treatments for a disease of a group of diseases. Scientists isolate chemical compounds that hold potential for therapeutic areas and, consequently, research, design and synthesize them. The process of drug discovery becomes a reality when all potential compounds are identified.

Chemists and biologists are able to work in this area.

Drug Patents
When the research-based pharmaceutical company identifies a molecule that could have a positive impact on a disease from among thousands of molecules developed as a result of lengthy laboratory studies, it submits an application to an authorized official in the pharmaceutical sector in order to request a patent right for discovering this molecule.

Specials who are very knowledgeable about legislation and laws on patent and intellectual property rights work in this area.

Chemical and Drug Development, Toxicology

Compounds are subjected to reliability and stability tests and evaluated. Tests are conducted on animals as permitted by law. Synthesis and analysis methods are developed. Various formulations of active compounds are investigated.

Clinical Studies

Active compounds are subjected to clinical research. A very extensive and comprehensive pool of data is collected.

Medical doctors, biologists, genetics specialists, chemists and chemical engineers work in this area.