Each year, we see an increase in the number of pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists pursuing careers in the pharmaceutical industry. The Pharmacist Job Satisfaction Report provides a summary of job satisfaction rates from each of the most common pharmacy practice settings. From this data, it is clear that industry pharmacists have the highest job satisfaction ratings.


But the high demand for industry roles has made it especially challenging to break in. Candidates must be well-prepared with a strong foundation of industry knowledge to stand out as qualified applicants.


This prerequisite course is a first step to understanding what industry offers and identifying what aligns with your interests, experiences, and skills.

Course Benefits

  • This elective certificate course is designed to provide participants with the required knowledge of each functional area, as well as how these functional areas intersect and depend upon each other.
  • Those who complete the course will be more prepared, confident, and comfortable during their industry interviews, and will be able to demonstrate their commitment to pursuing an industry career.
  • For students, it's critical to start early to explore different career paths and identify which supports your professional objectives.
  • For experienced pharmacists, this prerequisite industry course will assist you in gaining essential knowledge about functional areas where pharmacists have significant opportunities in industry.

View the Course Syllabus
View the Course Intro Module

Who Should Complete the Course?

  • Student pharmacists who are pursuing an industry fellowship and/or entry-level industry role
  • Recent PharmD graduates
  • Experienced pharmacists looking to transition into an industry role


If you're hungry for an industry career of your own, IPhO is serving the PIE.

Course Components

Upon completion of the course, participants will have a high-level understanding of key industry driving forces, commercial functions, and pharmacist roles.

  • Virtual, self-paced course including 10 modules covering the key functional areas to which pharmacists often contribute
  • 50-question exam
  • Letter of completion
  • Digital badge for social media


Questions? Contact Us Here
Pricing
For pricing and to register for the course, please contact the instructor, Coach Jerry Silverman

Course Instructor

Jerry Silverman, BS Pharm
(Coach Jerry)
Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor

Expertise: Architect of the IPhO Coaching Services to assist students and practitioners seeking an industry career. Services include translating your CV/Resume to industry and preparing you for interviews. Coach Jerry has over a 50% success rate in helping his clients secure industry positions from 2013-present.

View Full Bio

Biography:


Jerry Silverman, BS Pharm, is a former industry marketing executive and President and CEO of BIMARK Medical Communications (1992–2008) where he utilized his extensive experience in pharmaceutical marketing and sales and training to build a successful agency.

Mr. Silverman is most proud of his contributions to the professional growth and advancement of industry pharmacists. From 1998-2008, BIMARK participated as the first pharmaceutical agency to have a fellowship within the Rutgers Post-Doctoral Program. During that period Jerry interviewed over 500 candidates during Midyear conferences.

Jerry has more than twenty-five years of experience serving as an industry employer preceptor, mentor, and coach to students, fellows, and experienced traditional pharmacists pursuing industry practice.

In 2008, Jerry was honored by the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) for his commitment to the professional development of industry pharmacists.

His professional career includes positions in sales, training, and marketing at Eli Lilly, Searle, and BIMARK Medical Communications. Jerry created the IPhO Coaching Service over a decade ago and has personally coached several hundred clients. Data to be published shows that from 2013-present, Coach Jerry has over a 50% success rate in helping his clients secure industry positions.

He currently holds the position IPhO Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor.

Hide Bio