One-on-One Coaching Service

Available Coaching Credits: 0

Coaching credits are available for purchase in 45-minute increments. Once you have successfully purchased credits, a receipt will be sent to the email address you used to register with IPhO and you will then need to select a coach in order to complete the process (unless you have purchased a credit with Coach Jerry).

Within 48 hours of completing both of these steps, your coach will send you a follow up e-mail to begin the scheduling process.

Purchase One Coaching Credit (Not Coach Jerry) ($150.00)
Purchase One Credit with Coach Jerry ($150.00)

Proven Track Record

Now in its 8th year, the IPhO Coaching Service has grown to be one of our most valued signature services.

IPhO coaching services are ideal for professionals in virtually every phase of their careers:

  • Early: students, fellows, and those newer to industry
  • 5-15 years: climbing the ladder
  • Experienced pharmacists desiring to transition into an industry career

Services

IPhO Coaching Services are as comprehensive as you need them to be to meet your career goals. Coaches can help you:

  • Evaluate your knowledge and if needed, recommend industry professional development programs and resources
  • Work with you to customize your CV so that industry employers can recognize your talent when they see it
  • Identify and recommend functional areas where your skills and experiences will translate to industry opportunities
  • Prepare you for interviews, including presentations you may be required to make

Benefits

IPhO makes an enormous commitment to these services and there is no greater proven, personalized, and customized industry coaching service available. Our experienced coaches provide honest feedback and practical guidance to help you reach your career goals.

How it works

Just follow these simple steps:

  • Select a coach from the list below
  • Purchase Coaching Credits
  • Redeem Coaching Credits for your preferred coach
  • Your selected coach will be automatically notified and will email you to set up your coaching session(s)

The IPhO Coaches

Jerry Silverman
Jerry Silverman
IPhO 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.

Please note: There are no membership discounts for this coach.
The cost is $150 per credit ($125 for students).

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
Juliette Muszka
Juliette Muszka
VP of Student Development | Career Coach | Industry Pharmacy Leader | University Relations Stakeholder

Expertise: Passionate leader with successful track record coaching experienced and executive level professionals on transitioning to and within industry from clinical practice settings. Will guide you to articulate your skills and leverage your network for a rewarding career pathway.

View Full Bio

Biography


Dr. Muszka is a passionate industry pharmacy leader with over 30 years of experience optimizing value across Global Research & Development, Commercial and Medical Affairs functions. Earlier in her career, she worked in clinical and academic pharmacy practice settings with a focus on acute patient care and formulary management.

Dr. Muszka has served as the Stakeholder for the Rutger’s University Pharmaceutical Fellowship Program (RPIF), where she oversaw a community of fellows and preceptors. In addition, she was the Site Director for University Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experientials (APPEs) across multiple Colleges of Pharmacy including Northeastern University, Purdue and Rutgers.

Dr. Muszka received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA where she currently serves on the School of Pharmacy Alumni Council. She is also a registered pharmacist in NJ. She completed her post-doctoral training via the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency program through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.

Juliette served on the Leadership Team for the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Women Inspiring Sanofi Excellence (WISE) and Parents Connect (PC). She has represented Pharma at the Wonder Women in STEM event, as a panelist for Junior Achievement, and at the Eye for Pharma Conference. Notably, she is the honored recipient of the inaugural Tony Whalen Mentorship Award in 2020.

Practice Setting Expertise:

  • Academia
  • Hospital Practice
  • Retail
  • Industry:
    • Medical Affairs
    • Medical Information
    • Medical Education
    • National Medical Liaison
  • Health Economics and Value Access
  • Commercial Strategy and New Product Planning
  • Patient Advocacy and Outcomes
  • Research and Development
  • University Relations

Dr. Muszka has coached hundreds of professionals to realize their potential and pursue rewarding nontraditional careers in pharmacy. She is excited to bring her wealth of experience to serve on the Industry Pharmacist Organization Leadership Team as the Vice President of Student Development.

Hide Bio
Brittany Griggs
Brittany Griggs

Expertise: Direct-to-industry career search and application process, interview preparation and CV review, functional area identification, mentorship, internship applications, making a transition into market access, consulting, and agency sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, making a transition into hospital/clinical roles part time.

View Full Bio

Biography


Brittany Griggs, PharmD, RPh, is a Senior Consulting Analyst at The Dedham Group. In this role, she develops market access strategy through primary and secondary research to clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, Brittany was a Scientific Associate in market access and payer marketing, developing payer-focused marketing tactics to assist in formulary uptake and coverage. In addition to working in the industry, Brittany works as a pharmacist at Ascension to maintain her clinical knowledge and skills.

She graduated from Purdue University College of Pharmacy in 2021 where she was able to explore:

  • Clinical trial operations at AbbVie
  • HCP marketing at Mallinckrodt
  • Medical Digital Strategy at Lilly
  • Market access at MMIT
  • Managed care at OptumRx
  • Entrepreneurship through NIH/NSF funded courses

Brittany is excited to share an honest take of her direct path to industry with students and recent graduates, sharing all of the highs and lows in her job search last year. Serving as a mentor and tutor for the past 5 years, she is excited to continue to guide and assist others in their direct-to-industry career exploration.

Hide Bio
Nicole Fuchs Thompson
Nicole Fuchs Thompson

Expertise: Guiding students through the fellowship/internship application process and early career development including: navigating the fellowship/internship/full-time application process, interview preparation for fellowships/internships/full-time employment, CV review, functional area identification, mentorship, negotiations for entry level roles, and making a successful transition into the pharmaceutical industry.  

View Full Bio

Biography


Nicole Fuchs Thompson, PharmD, MBA is currently a Global Medical Affairs Manager in Oncology at Gilead Sciences. Previous to this role, she was a Hematology/Oncology Medical Strategy Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), where she worked on key medical strategy tactics and initiatives for recently launched products across the hematology portfolio. Recently, she also obtained her Masters of Business Administration from the Rutgers School of Business, and she looks forward to utilizing her business and clinical acumen in the pharmaceutical setting. 

As a graduate from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, she had a passion for mentoring PharmDs, and has been actively involved with IPhO, locally and nationally. Her past industry experiences through IPhO, internships, APPE rotations, fellowship, and her current role in the industry, have laid the foundation for her career within the pharmaceutical industry. She is a strong supporter and advocate for students, and is passionate about helping them create their own individual industry career path. 

Hide Bio
Daria Polyarskaya
Daria Polyarskaya

Expertise: Guiding students/fellows through fellowship/job application process, interview preparation, CV review, mentorship, as well as identifying specific area of interest within regulatory affairs (RA) sector of the pharmaceutical industry.

View Full Bio

Biography


Daria Polyarskaya, RPh, PharmD, MHA is currently a Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Kyowa Kirin, Inc.-U.S. In her role, Daria provides strategic and tactical regulatory support for assigned investigational and post-marketing projects while remaining current on regulatory landscape changes. Dr. Polyarskaya also assists with project mentoring for APPE students.

Daria received her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master’s in Health Administration from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. After graduation, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Global Regulatory Affairs at Kyowa Kirin, Inc.-U.S. in partnership with Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph’s University before transitioning to a full-time employee. She gained experience working with various RA sub-functions, such as Regulatory Intelligence and Policy and Regulatory Advertising and Promotion, which complemented her major RA strategy activities. For two consecutive years, Daria also served as the Mentor/Match committee member of the IPhO National Fellows Council to assist fellows in creating relationships with industry pharmacists. Dr. Polyarskaya also participated in the evaluation of VIP Case Competition to contribute to students’ industry knowledge and professional development.

Daria’s diverse range of experiences allowed her to successfully secure a role in the pharmaceutical industry. She has a strong passion for student/fellow mentorship and is excited to help them navigate through their industry journey.

 

Hide Bio
Alec Thompson
Alec Thompson

Expertise: Guiding students through the fellowship/internship application process and early career development including: navigating the fellowship/internship/full-time application process, interview preparation for fellowships/internships/full-time employment, obtaining agency roles, creating your own LLC, CV review, functional area identification, mentorship, negotiations for entry level roles, networking advice, and making a successful transition into the pharmaceutical industry.  

View Full Bio

Biography


Alec Thompson, PharmD, MS is a current Senior Product Manager in Oncology at Gilead Sciences. Previous to this role, he was a digital and consumer marketing manager for Acadia Pharmaceuticals. He was also a Oncology Commercial Strategy & Brand Management Fellow at Novartis Pharmaceuticals before joining the Acadia team. He also obtained his Masters of Science in Digital Marketing from the Rutgers School of Business which has helped advance his technical skills on the digital marketing side.

As a graduate from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, he had a passion for mentoring PharmDs, and has been actively involved with IPhO nationally. His past industry experiences through IPhO, internships, APPE rotations, fellowship, and roles in the industry have laid the foundation for his career within the pharmaceutical industry. He is passionate about mentoring students, and is always looking for ways to help them figure out their own individual industry career path.  

Hide Bio

"I am pleased to announce that I have accepted a fellowship offer after 4 industry on-site interviews. I exceeded my expectations in every way and would not have been as successful as I was without your assistance."

- Fellowship Applicant

"You helped me a few months back to review my CV so I was better prepared to apply to MSL roles to transition from working as a clinical pharmacist. I am now working as an MSL with the Cardiovascular Medicines team with Sanofi! I wanted to thank you sincerely for all of your help in reviewing my CV and the advice you provided."

- Clinical Pharmacist

”I really appreciate your coaching expertise, energy, sincerity, and dedication to helping students like me achieve our professional dreams.”

- Direct-to-Industry Post Grad

”My industry job interview was this morning and they responded with an offer within 2 hours. A lot of the questions and answers you gave me really helped me ace this interview.”

- Community Pharmacist

”Just finished the first month at my first industry job and so far, really enjoying what I am learning and doing. My team is wonderful and I couldn’t be happier. Want to thank you again for all your assistance and support through this process.”

- Clinical Pharmacist