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.
Within 48 hours of completing both of these steps, your coach will send you a follow up e-mail to begin the scheduling process.
About the program
Will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, work with you to develop a personal career action plan, and provide honest feedback and practical guidance to help you reach
career goals.
Benefits
The coaching you receive will enable you to achieve your career goals and remove obstacles to high performance. From resume review to executive coaching, IPhO's successful and experienced industry insiders are available to support you every step of the way.
Is it right for me?
IPhO's coaching services are ideal for professionals in virtually every phase of their careers:
- EarIy: students, fellows, and those newer to industry
- 5-15 years: climbing the ladder
- Executives: reaching VP levels and beyond
- Experienced professionals: keeping pace with a fast changing industry
How it works
It’s easy to organize a personal coaching session! Just follow these simple steps:
- Select a coach from the list below
- Purchase Coaching Credits
- Redeem Coaching Credits for your preferred coach
- Follow the email instructions to connect and schedule a coaching session
Get Started Now
Now is the perfect time to take your career to the next level. See what personalized coaching can do for you today.
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.
Within 48 hours of completing both of these steps, your coach will send you a follow up e-mail to begin the scheduling process.
The IPhO Coaches
Jerry Silverman
Expertise: Students, fellows, early career professionals. CV and Resume writing, how to get a fellowship, landing your first position, getting your first promotion.
Biography
Jerry Silverman, BS Pharm, is a former industry marketing executive and former President and CEO of Bimark Medical Communications (1992–2008) where he utilized his extensive experience in pharmaceutical marketing, training, and managed care to build a successful agency.
Mr. Silverman is most proud of his contributions to the professional growth and advancement of pharmacists in the industry. 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 a preceptor, mentor, and coach to student pharmacists and fellows 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 and Searle. Jerry created and oversees the IPhO Coaching Service and specializes in coaching students, fellows, and pharmacists desiring to transition to industry. He has personally coached over 250 clients since 2014.
Tanya Chaudhri
Expertise: Guiding students through the fellowship application process
Biography
Tanya Chaudhri, PharmD, is a Global Regulatory Strategy fellow with UCB Pharmaceuticals. She is an alumna of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy (UIC), where she had the opportunity to discover her passion for the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Chaudhri was the founding Vice President of her UIC IPhO chapter during her second year of pharmacy school, President during her third year, and IPhO National Student Officer of Chapter Network Management during her fourth year. She currently serves as Co-Chief Fellow of the IPhO National Fellows Council.
Tanya has had various experiences within the industry including completing an internship at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Regulatory Affairs Advertising and Promotion, as well as diverse APPE experiences at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Quarles & Brady. Her past industry experiences and involvement through IPhO have laid the foundation for her career as an industry pharmacist, and she is a strong supporter of students by helping them create their own individual industry career path.
Zack McCormack
Expertise: Guiding students through the fellowship application process, resume development, and making a transition into the commercial sector of the pharmaceutical industry
Biography
Zack McCormack, PharmD, is a Product Manager for US marketing within the Sanofi Genzyme Oncology franchise. In this role, he works on key HCP marketing initiatives for recently launched products, utilizing both a business and clinical acumen. Dr. McCormack recently completed an Oncology Commercial Strategy Fellowship with Sanofi Genzyme and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In this role, he supported products in multiple stages of their lifecycle by working in global marketing, US market access, and sales. During his Fellowship, he also served as Co-Chief of the IPhO National Fellows Council.
Zack completed his Doctor of Pharmacy at Purdue University College of Pharmacy, where he served as the Vice President of the Purdue IPhO chapter as well as the IPhO National Student Officer of Chapter Development. Additionally, he completed internships and rotations with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Vitae Pharmaceuticals, and SmartPharma LLC.
Mahesh Tawney
Expertise: Guiding Students, Fellows and early Career Professionals specifically those interested in the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) career paths.
Biography
Mahesh Tawney is currently Associate Director, Medical Outcomes Science Liaison at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Mahesh has over 12 years of experience as a Health Outcomes and Medical Science Liaison supporting multiple launches across various therapeutic areas.
Immediately prior to joining Alnylam, Mahesh spent three years at Eli Lilly and Company as a Health Outcomes Liaison, responsible for conveying the clinical, economic, and humanistic outcome measures for Lilly’s marketed and investigational oncology agents to Payers and nationally recognized Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs). Prior to Lilly, Mahesh spent seven years at Daiichi-Sankyo as an MSL and HOL and three years in-house at The Medicines Company.
Mahesh received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Medical and Scientific Affairs at Sankyo. In addition, he has a Master’s in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the University of Florida and Masters of Business Administration from Stetson University.
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