Jobs in the drug industry : a career guide for chemists /
This book is intended to help newly graduated chemists, particularly organic chemists, at all levels from bachelors to post-doctorates, find careers in the North American pharmaceutical industry. It will serve as a practical, detailed guiedbook for job seekers as well a reference work for faculty ad...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book is intended to help newly graduated chemists, particularly organic chemists, at all levels from bachelors to post-doctorates, find careers in the North American pharmaceutical industry. It will serve as a practical, detailed guiedbook for job seekers as well a reference work for faculty advisers, research supervisors, development officers, employment agents, and personnel managers in the industry. The book gathers in a single volume the fundamentals of getting an industrial job as a medicinal or process chemist, and covers all aspects of a chemist's job--scientific, financial, and managerial--within a pharmaceutical/biotechnology company. Other scientists looking for jobs as analytical or physical chemists and even biochemists and biologists will find the book useful. The valuable appendix is a unique compendium of 365 commercial, governmental, or non-profit institutions that comprise the North American pharmaceutical industry. Key Features * Learn How To: * Discover the 12 permanent, big-pharma jobs for B.S. chemists * Use the 500+ company index to locate potential employers * Track pharma openings with 190+ corporate and chemist-specific job banks * Add industry veterans to your employment network * Find the 50+ companies offering paid summer internships to students * Include the one resume item that wins interviews for B.S. and M.S. chemists * Express a knowledgeable preference for drug discovery or development * Research over 360 drug companies through their Web sites * Discover the 70+ firms offering stock purchase plans or stock options 3/4and which two represent big pharma * Find out your salary offer in time to negotiate your wages. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 364 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780122676451 0122676459 9780080509624 0080509622 6611053816 9786611053819 |