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Josse R. Thomas · Luciano Saso Chris F.H. van Schravendijk Editors Career Options in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry An Insider’s Guide Career Options in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry (cid:129) (cid:129) Josse R. Thomas Luciano Saso Chris van Schravendijk Editors Career Options in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry ’ An Insider s Guide Editors JosseR.Thomas LucianoSaso PharmaCS FacultyofPharmacyandMedicine Merchtem,Belgium SapienzaUniversityofRome Roma,Italy ChrisvanSchravendijk FacultyofMedicineandPharmacy VrijeUniversiteitBrussel Ternat,Belgium ISBN978-3-031-14910-8 ISBN978-3-031-14911-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14911-5 ©TheEditor(s)(ifapplicable)andTheAuthor(s),underexclusivelicencetoSpringerNatureSwitzerland AG2023 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsaresolelyandexclusivelylicensedbythePublisher,whether thewholeorpartofthematerialisconcerned,specificallytherightsoftranslation,reprinting,reuseof illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similarordissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthispublication doesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfromtherelevant protectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. The publisher, the authors, and the editorsare safeto assume that the adviceand informationin this bookarebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateofpublication.Neitherthepublishernortheauthorsor theeditorsgiveawarranty,expressedorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinorforany errorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade.Thepublisherremainsneutralwithregardtojurisdictional claimsinpublishedmapsandinstitutionalaffiliations. Coverphoto(UndergrantedcopyrightofC.vanSchravendijk)ThecoverphotoshowsafrozenHogweed floweronanearlywintermorning.ThisplantismemberoftheApiaceae(orUmbelliferae)family.Many membersofthisfamilycontainpharmacologicallyactivecompoundsandhencecanbeseenasasourceof inspiration for pharmacological development. The shape of this flower also symbolizes the many pathwaysthatcanbefoundforacareerinthebiomedicalorpharmaceuticalindustry. ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbytheregisteredcompanySpringerNatureSwitzerlandAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface This book is the product of a network of colleagues and scientists active in the pharma/biomed area, network that was initiated about 10 years ago. An important andinspiringframeworkforcollaborationwasprovidedbythemuchlargerUNICA network, which unites the European universities located in the capitals of Europe. TheUNICAnetworkmadeitpossibletoorganizelecturesandseminarsforstudents in the life sciences with a focus on medical and pharmaceutical research and development, thereby creating an attractive international environment of speakers and students. With the start of the covid-19 pandemic, organizing academic live meetingswasnolongerpossibleandnewapproacheswereneeded.Inthisperiodof unprecedentedhardshipespeciallyforstudents,theUNICAnetworkrespondedwith resilience and creativity by initiating the very successful UNICA webinars. Hun- dredsofstudentsinterestedinthepharmaceuticalandbiotechnologicalindustrytook part in these on-line activities, while academic lecture rooms were closed for long periodsalloverEurope.Inthesameperiod,thefoundationsofthisbookwerelaid when the collaborating experts behind the webinars realized that a comprehensive bookcouldalsoprovidestrongsupporttostudentsoutsidethelecturerooms. The authors of this book have an extensive inside-experience in their fields of expertise.Theeditorsareverygratefulthattheytooktheirprecioustimetowriteup andcontributetheirvaluableideasandsharetheirexperienceforthenextgeneration ofworkersinthepharmaceuticalandbiomedicalarea. The targeted readership of this book are young university graduates and pro- fessionals educated in the life sciences as well as other interested readers. The objectiveisbasedontheobservationthattheemploymentpotentialofthepharma- ceutical and biomedical industry is largely unknown among young graduates and therefore these readers deserve an insider’s view upon the wide variety of job opportunities. The book was written to increase the general understanding of the whole industry by shedding light on the various roles of key-players, our authors, involvedinthisfield.Althoughanumberofskillsforjobsearching,currentlytaught attheuniversities,arealsodescribed,thisbookisnotwrittenasacomprehensivejob seeker’smanualthatguideseachyounggraduatetohis/herjobofinterest.Rather,to v vi Preface increasegeneralunderstanding,thechaptersareorderedalongtheproductdevelop- mentlifecycle. Although pharmaceutical and biomedical industry is at the centre stage in this book,thebenefitofthepatientisandshouldbetheprimaryobjectiveofallactivities inthePharma-Biomedindustry.Itshouldthusbeunderstoodthatthissectorisnotan aiminitself,butratherapowerfulmeanstoachievebetterhealthcare.Ontheother hand, the fact that the industry is concentrated on developing better medicinal products makes it necessary that it is primarily product-oriented. This means that thevastmajorityofopportunitiespresentedinthisbookoccuralongtheproductlife cycle. Although all the activities from product discovery to marketing are relevant andnecessary,theyarefinallyaimedatthebenefitofthepatient.Thefactthatthisis notalwaysobviousandthatthisrequiresahealthcarededicationofallactorsinthe fieldisanintegralassumptionbutnotaseparatechapterinthisbook.Itwillbecome clearthatinthelongchainofdevelopmentofnewmedicines,rulesandregulations protecttheinterestandsafetyofthepatient.Inthefinallinkbetweennewproducts andthepatient,suchaspresentinclinicalstudiesorinprescribingandpreparingnew treatments, medical doctors and pharmacists must not only have excellent product knowledge but also be patient-oriented, meaning that they put the interest of the patientcentrestage.Thisgivesthesetwolegallyregulatedprofessionsspecialroles and responsibilities, hence unique job opportunities in the pharmaceutical and biomedicalindustry. Thefocusofthisbookisonthepharmaceuticalindustry. Itiscomposedoffive partseachwithseveralofalltogether19chapters. Intheintroductorychaptersofpart1entitled“settingthescene”,wefirsttakea generallookatlifeafteracademiaandwhatitmeanstoprepare—duringyourfinal university years—for a life in the pharmaceutical industry. To support a better understanding about what exactly belongs to this industry and what is outside of it,wewillthentakeacloserlookatotherfieldsofthepharmaceuticalsector.While the pharmaceutical industry attracts a broad range of graduates from different academic disciplines, we will undertake this delineating look from the perspective of a close academic discipline of the sector, pharmacy education. The pharmaceu- ticalindustrywillofferabroadrangeofpossibilities,alsoforgraduatesinPharmacy; depending on which final specializations they choose in their study. This is elabo- rated in Chap. 2 on competences of pharmacists. Subsequently, we will direct our focus on the industry, starting in Chap. 3 with a general overview of career opportunitiesinthepharmaceuticalindustry. Part2isorganizedoverseven chapters(Chaps.4–10)thathighlightthevarious opportunitiesintheindustryalongthedrug/productlifecycle.Part3thencontinues with three chapters (Chaps. 11–13) highlighting the various opportunities in sup- portive functions. Part 4 subsequently presents other opportunities in the pharma- ceuticalandbiomedicalsectorinthreechapters(Chaps.14–16).Thebookfinalizes with three chapters that give practical tips, tricks and training opportunities to find your way towards the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry (Chaps. 17–19). In theEpilogue,wereflectandgivethereadersomeafterthoughtsaboutthisfascinating fieldanditscareerperspectives. Preface vii Thisbookisthefirsteditionofanewapproachtostructurallysupportgraduates inthelifesciencesintheireffortstofindajobinthepharmaceuticalandbiomedical industry. It would never have been there without the driving force of the authors willingtowriteabouttheirpassion,theirlifejobintermsofacareerperspectivefor thenextgeneration;onceagainabigthankyouforthisgreatgenerosity!Theeditors alsowanttoexpresstheirgratitudefortheeditorialassistanceprovidedbyprof.Sibel Süzen(U.Ankara—TR)duringthebusytake-offmonthsofthisbook. Inthisfirstedition,notallpossibletopicswerecovered.Nevertheless,thecurrent set of topics will already significantly support many possible orientations in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry. We hope and expect that future editions willbroadenthisrichperspectiveevenfurtherandlastbutnotleast,wehopethatour readerswillfindtheirwaythroughthisbook,towardstheirdreamjob. Ternat,Belgium C.vanSchravendijk 1September2022 ’ Authors Professional Information L.Aldrovandi Senior Project Manager at Science & Technology ParkforMedicine,Italy J.Atkinson DirectoratPharmacolorConsultantsNancy,France L.M.Azzopardi Head of Department of Pharmacy at University of Malta,Malta B.Cahill Research Scientist at Leibniz Information Centre forScienceandTechnology,Germany A.Chalfoun Senior Director Clinical, Medical & Regulatory Department(CMR)atNovoNordiskItaly,Italy A.I.Chiesa SeniorDirectorCommunication&Sustainabilityat NovoNordiskItaly,Italy F.Conicella Chief Executive Officer at Life Science District, Italy M.Cornet EuropeanRegisteredToxicologist(ERT),Director NonclinicalSafetyEvaluationatUCBBiopharma, Belgium A.Dhoore FormerHumanResourcesLeadatAmgenBelgium & Luxemburg, and currently Self-employed MentorandCoach,Belgium A.Emmerechts Head of Regulatory Science Benelux and Switzerland/Austria at Bristol Myers Squibb, Belgium E.Galligan Former Senior Business Development Manager at Aarhus University Technology Transfer Office, Denmark A.Gattoni Human Resources Business Partner at Novo NordiskItaly,Italy M.Gons AssociateDirectorQualitySystems atMerus,The Netherlands ix x Authors’ProfessionalInformation I.GorterdeVries Former Director Quality Assurance at SGS-Life Sciences,Belgium M.Györffi Senior EU Affairs Analyst at Eötvös Loránd ResearchNetwork,Hungary H.K.Kleinman Guest Researcher at NIDCR/NIH and Industry Consultant,USA G.Lastoria Medical Advisor Diabetes at Novo Nordisk Italy, Italy R.Manfroni Medical Science Liaison at GW Pharmaceuticals, Italy M.Martens European Registered Toxicologist (ERT), Former Vice-President of Nonclinical Development at Tibotec (J&J) and Consultant in Preclinical DevelopmentandToxicology,Belgium S.Paeps ManagingDirectoratHROneGroup,Belgium V.Palatino CommercialDirectorItalyConvaTec,Italy C.Peters FounderofHROneGroup,Belgium L.Salvi Associate Director CMR and Obesity Medical ManageratNovoNordiskItaly,Italy S.Sbardelatti ProjectManageratScience&TechnologyParkfor Medicine,Italy C.vanSchravendijk Former Biomedical Doctoral School Director at BrusselsFreeUniversity(VUB),Belgium J.R.Thomas Former Managing Director at Servier R&D Benelux and currently Independent Senior PharmaConsultantatPharmaCS,Belgium A.Vandenbroeck Former Medical Director at Amgen Belgium & Luxemburg and currently Medical Director at AstraZenecaBeLux,Belgium V.VandenNieuwenhuyzen MarketingDirectoratServierBenelux,Belgium B.VanNieuwenhove ManagingDirectoratEuropeanCentreforClinical ResearchTraining,Belgium D.Vuina GeneralManageratNovoNordiskItaly,Italy Contents PartI SettingtheScene 1 LifeAfterAcademia:LaunchingYourPharma/BiotechCareer. . . 3 ChrisvanSchravendijk 2 CompetencesforPharmacists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JeffreyAtkinsonandChrisvanSchravendijk 3 JobandCareerOpportunitiesinthePharmaceutical Industry:AnOverview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 JosseR.Thomas PartII OpportunitiesAlongtheDrug/ProductLifeCycle 4 CareerOpportunitiesinToxicology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 MarkMartensandMirandaCornet 5 JobPossibilitiesinClinicalResearch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 BenediktVanNieuwenhove 6 HowtoGetandDevelopaCareerinaMarketAccessRole intheMedicalDevices’Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 VitoPalatino 7 JobOpportunitiesinPharmaceuticalMarketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 VickyvandenNieuwenhuyzen 8 WorkinginMedicalAffairsandClinicalOperations: Life-ChangingCareers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 DragoVuina,AmalChalfoun,AnaInesChiesa,LauraSalvi, GiusiLastoria,andAriannaGattoni 9 TheRoleofMedicalScienceLiaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 RobertaManfroni xi
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