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.

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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
  • Direct access to course instructor for Q&A (see details below)
  • Complimentary, confidential 30-minute career check-up with Coach Jerry
  • 50-question exam
  • Letter of completion
  • Digital badge for social media


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Course Instructor

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

Expertise: Preparing students and experienced pharmacist providers to enter industry. A highly competent and inspiring pharmaceutical industry medical and marketing professional with a successful track record of leading teams of marketing, clinical, and creative staff. Over the last 10 years as Senior Coach and Architect of the IPhO Coaching Service, I have gained unmatched expertise in helping as many pharmacists as possible enter industry pharmacy practice. A dedicated leader and teacher by example providing clients with a level of professional competence, empathy, and honesty that I have built my reputation on.

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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 medical communications agency to have a fellowship within the Rutgers Post-Doctoral Program.

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

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

His professional career includes positions in sales, training, and marketing at Eli Lilly, Searle, and Bimark. Jerry created the IPhO Coaching Service a decade ago and has personally coached hundreds of clients since.

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