IPhO News

IPhO is pleased to announce the launch of the new industry resources section on its website, designed to support the unique needs of industry pharmacists, fellows, and student pharmacists interested in an industry career.

This is the one exclusive place to find “all things industry” including; Directories and Databases, Publications and Posters, Chapter Start-up Materials, Video Highlights, and information on Leadership Committees and their activities.

IPhO is excited to provide you with another installment of the VIP Conversations video series:

Episode 5: How Industry Pharmacists Benefit as Healthcare Evolves

IPhO is excited to provide you with another installment of the VIP Conversations video series: Episode 4: Industry Pharmacists Benefit as Healthcare Evolves

A couple of weeks ago, a Human Resources person took me aside after an etiquette seminar and asked me to make sure I tell people that “asking to connect with an interviewer on LinkedIn right after an interview is considered pushy.”

Her statement got me thinking. In today’s world, social media has become an integral part of any job search. My son got his first professional position by responding to a LinkedIn job posting. I have gotten clients from Twitter. Yet social media hasn’t been around long enough for people to understand fully how easy it is to make career-limiting blunders with their posts/tweets/requests.

IPhO is excited to provide you with another installment of the VIP Conversations video series:

Episode 3, Back By Popular Demand: How do Industry Pharmacists Measure Up Against MDs. PhDs, and MBAs?

On Saturday, December 7, IPhO and its National Fellows Council (INFC) hosted an exciting event in Orlando, FL designed for all PharmD Fellows and Residents currently participating in Pharmaceutical Industry-focused training programs. For the first time ever, the event brought together nearly 100 Fellows from all different programs around the country to network and discuss best practices among Fellowships.

In addition to providing a terrific networking opportunity, the event featured a “Fellowship Excellence” panel discussion moderated by IPhO Executive Director James Alexander. The panel was comprised of a diverse group of current Fellows, Residents, and Visiting Scientists who are members of the IPhO National Fellows Council. Panelists included Jeff Barno (novo nordisk), Jonathan Kendter (Biogen Idec-MCPHS), John Andrew Lee (PPD-UNC), Lindsey Otto (Lilly), Bhavini Parikh (Lilly-FDA-Purdue), and National Fellows Council Chair Vicky Vazquez (BMS). Additional INFC members who were instrumental in planning the event include Ashlyn Jose (Perrigo-St. John’s), Swati Shah (Genzyme-MCPHS), and Michael Yan (McNeil-USP).

Stay tuned as we plan to share content from this successful Fellowship Excellence event on the IPhO website in the near future!

IPhO is excited to provide you with the latest video installment of VIP Conversations.

This ongoing video series provides insightful discussion of some of the most important questions impacting the career advancement of industry pharmacists. Each episode features one or more of the prestigious IPhO advisory board members. Please join the conversation by providing your opinion and comments below.

IPhO is excited to provide you with the first installment of VIP Conversations. This ongoing series provides insightful discussion of some of the most important questions impacting the career advancement of industry pharmacists. Each episode features one or more of the prestigious IPhO advisory board members. Please join the conversation by providing your opinion and comments below.

As a service to its National Student Members, IPhO is pleased to present the new IPhO Guide to Fellowships at Midyear. The Guide contains key tips from IPhO Staff and Members to help you successfully navigate the Midyear - before, during, and after the meeting.

We would like to thank Vicky Vazquez, IPhO Member and current Fellow, for her leadership in helping develop the Guide.

Paid IPhO Members can click/tap “Read More” below to view or download the IPhO Guide to Fellowships at Midyear.

If you can’t work with others remotely, you can’t perform your job well. Not withstanding the growing legions of employees who work from home on a consistent basis, every company, every employee, every project team has staff from time-to-time that is working remotely.

Why has this become so commonplace? Because technology has enabled it and employers are allowing it! Employers may not be embracing it on a full-time basis, but if it means that an employee can make a significant contribution rather than missing all or part of a work day, then it is considered acceptable.

However, there are many challenges on both sides of this equation that take careful practice in order to maintain individual, team and project productivity.

On October 1, 2013 IPhO and BioNJ presented an exciting event to explore the “Value of Industry Pharmacists” (VIP). Over 200 Industry Pharmacists, Fellows, and Students came together to discuss why Industry Pharmacists are so valuable to employers. The first of its kind, the VIP Event featured a panel discussion that included some of the most accomplished pharmacists in today’s pharmaceutical industry.

Stay tuned as we will be featuring a video series from the VIP event on the IPhO website in the near future! View this brief video featuring scenes from the recent VIP event:

We are pleased to be celebrating the 1^st anniversary of IPhO! Thanks to all of you for helping us make it a successful year! Some of our many highlights during year one are included below.

As a service to its members, IPhO is pleased to present the new Industry Fellowship Catalog. The Catalog contains relevant information describing all industry-focused post-graduate training programs for pharmacists in the U.S., commonly referred to as “Industry Fellowships.”

We would like to thank Bethsy Jacob, an IPhO student intern and national IPhO student member, for her leadership in helping develop the catalog.

IPhO welcomes your assistance in keeping the Catalog as current and accurate as possible, so please comment below or email any suggested updates to support@industrypharmacist.org

IPhO Members can click/tap “Read More” below to view or download the Industry Fellowship Catalog.

I have blogged often about how to conduct a job search. Lately, however, I have been asked an interesting related question: If you receive an unsolicited job offer when you are not in an active search, how do you decide whether to accept the new position? 

We’ve all made them. It can be very embarrassing to make mistakes in your email communications. At a minimum, you can appear sloppy and unprofessional. At a maximum, you can expend some hard earned professional capital. Unfortunately, since we spend an ever-increasing amount of time emailing our peers, supervisors, and staff, the odds of mistakes happening are significant.

Recent data from a 2011-2015 E-mail Statistics Report by The Radicati Group, a technology market research firm, states that on average, the corporate employees send and receive105 e-mail messages per day.

E-mail mistakes can hurt your reputation and upset customer and peer relationships. In this column, we'll look at 5 of the most common e-mail mistakes, and provide some practical tips to avoid them.

Mistake 1: Not Editing Your Work

SAVE THE DATE – October 1, 2013 (5:30pm Registration, 6-8pm Program)

The Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) and the Life Sciences Talent Network at BioNJ are pleased to present an exciting event to recognize the “Value of Industry Pharmacists” (VIP). It will be hosted by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University on their Piscataway, NJ campus.

I have been asked to moderate a panel, and there's a chance I'll be holding a microphone. I'm a little nervous that my hand will shake. Do you have any suggestions?

IPhO is pleased to announce the launch of its exclusive career coaching service designed to support the unique needs of experienced industry pharmacists, fellows, and student pharmacists interested in an industry career.

To deliver this service, IPhO has assembled a panel of talented coaches that includes trusted and experienced industry pharmacists as well as professional career coaches. Coaches are available by appointment to provide participants with a full range of personalized and confidential support -- from resume review and interview preparation, to management of challenging situations, to personal brand development/career strategy and other advanced career planning.

“When did women start shaking hands? It feels awkward.”

Recently, a very bright, talented, professional woman asked me that question. Initially, I was startled. Yet, as I thought about the question, I realized that many women in my seminars are reluctant to shake hands, and others do so incorrectly.

Since the third quarter in 2009, the US economy has slowly been working its way out of the recession, with the gross domestic product growing from between 0.1 and 4 percent during that time. Every business needs to take advantage of every possible opportunity to expand and thrive while mitigating those things that are threats to their product or service production.

"My speech went over time. They hated me!"

"I panicked when I was told to add 20 minutes to my talk!"