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Are Pharma D students eligible for jobs in R & D. ? Can a PhD in Pharmacology offer a good job in R & D in Pharmaceutical companies?


Surya 9th Aug, 2019
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Sunanda Dhar Student Expert 9th Aug, 2019

Pharma is a very diverse field and if you want to join R&D Mpharm,Btech (Chemical engineering) .Yes there are eligible too.


I am asuming that you are a fresher and my answer will be more skewed towards Indian scenario


In India majority of the companies are generic industries and very few companies are innovations so Mpharm or chemical engineering is a must to enter Industry and coming to various specialisations i would brief you the best of the lot


1.Having a Mpharm in pharmaceutics from a reputed institute will boost your chances 2x to enter pharma industry (efficient placement team and powerful Alumni are prerequisite) and they are like master of all arts in pharmacy (RA,QA,Patents,Bio name any dept they will be competent)


2.Having a Mpharm in analysis is also helpful but you should compromise with package for the initial 3 years but analytical guys have ample number of openings throughout the country and they should also compete with MSC chemistry people


3. Pharmacology people have a great scope in innovator companies like NEKTAR in the areas of toxicology and bio pharmaceutics in companies like SUN and Dr.Reddys's lab


4.Chemical engineers and Mpharm chemistry have a great number of opportunities in API R&D area


These are the major specialisations th at would help any person to join R&D in pharma industry

Feel free to ask me in the comment box if you are having any further doubts

hope you find it helpful 

Good Luck!


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9th Aug, 2019
So what are the chances abroad after having a PhD after PharmD?
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