Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Industry and Education Fellowship Program
Overview
Founded in 2007, the Pharmaceutical Industry and Education Fellowship Program at Saint Joseph’s University's Philadelphia College of Pharmacy provides pharmacists with hands-on experiential training in a collaborative, team-based corporate environment. The academic component of the fellowship provides opportunities to apply new skills and enhance professional growth in pursuit of a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Throughout the program, fellows are expected to:
- Develop and cultivate core skills and competencies in analytical reasoning, critical and strategic thinking, problem-solving, communication, influencing and teamwork.
- Develop professional responsibility and enhance leadership presence.
- Enhance interpersonal communication through scientific engagement with healthcare providers, strategic business partners and patients.
- Strengthen verbal and written scientific communication skills.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of all applicable laws, regulations and guidance documents pertaining to specific functional roles.
- Utilize and apply critical thinking and clinical knowledge to all projects and assignments.
Additional Activities
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- Appointment to clinical instructor in Pharmacy Practice in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
- Complete a 12-month teaching certificate program, engage in small group teaching and develop an ACPE-accredited CE presentation.
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- Participate in professional development workshops, student organizations, project leadership and mentoring activities.
- Attend meetings and conferences to enhance knowledge, support fellowship recruitment, staff the medical information booth and engage in professional networking.
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- Collaborate with faculty on an IRB-approved research project.
- Enroll tuition-free in the online MBA in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business.
Message from Our Fellowship Director
“On behalf of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph’s University, I would like to thank you for your interest in our Fellowship program! Our Industry Fellowship Programs provide fellows with outstanding educational opportunities, including professional development programming and options to pursue certifications or a master’s degree. I invite you to consider joining our team and wish you the best of luck during the application process.”
James M. Hollands, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FCPP ‘21
Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Director, Pharmaceutical Industry and Education Fellowship Programs
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration
Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Industry Partners & Fellowship Opportunities
Please view the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Industry and Education Fellowship Program brochure for our 2023 recruiting cycle or see the fellowship opportunities below.
View the Pharmaceutical Industry and Education Fellowship Program Brochure
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Campuses: New Haven, CT and Yardley, PA
Not recruiting for the 2023-2024 cycle
Fellowship
Remote-based; the fellow would work primarily remotely, though would need to travel to both Biohaven campuses and the university several times over the course of the fellowship year.
Biohaven is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative therapies targeting neurological and psychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. Our progress is fueled by an entrepreneurial organizational structure and an impressive range of experience in drug development and commercialization.
Fellows will develop skills to evaluate complex scientific information, develop strategic plans, and operationalize plans as part of the Biohaven Medical Affairs team. Work will involve internal stakeholders within Biohaven as well as external audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers.
The one-year fellowship at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals provides experiences in medical information and cross-functional medical partners.
Medical Information
- Build on foundation of clinical knowledge and medical writing skills to author Medical Information letters and respond to requests from clinicians, payors and other population-based healthcare decision-makers as well as consumers and caregivers
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal matrix colleagues (including medical and commercial) and external business partners
- Leverage interpersonal communication skills to ensure cross-functional team collaboration
- Enhance skills in scientific literature retrieval, analysis, and communication
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the drug product(s) and therapeutic area(s)
- Support marketed products and pipeline compounds in various stages of development
- Support Biohaven Medical Affairs efforts for Medical Meetings and Congresses
Medical Affairs
Medical Strategy- Provide strategic medical input to shape commercial strategies and tactics, as well as development of commercial and medical affairs plans
- Participate in research projects and data analysis
- Coordinate and participate in advisory board meetings
- Review investigator sponsored research proposals and CME grants
- Contribute to the development and implementation of medical and sales training
Scientific Communications and Publications
- Collaborate across Medical, R&D, and Commercial to develop and execute scientific communication plans
- Support the development of publications including peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, posters, etc.
- Attend scientific conferences to gain key insights from competitor and scientific presentations
Current Fellows
David Dill, PharmD
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
ddill@sju.eduLuke Riley, PharmD
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
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A Division of CSL Limited
Location: King of Prussia, PARecruiting:
Two (2) Positions
One Year FellowshipCSL Behring is a global leader in developing and delivering high-quality medicines to treat rare and serious diseases with a streamlined focus on immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas.
In 2018, CSL Behring partnered with Philadelphia College of Pharmacy to offer a one-year Fellowship in Medical Information. In 2020, the program expanded to include 2 fellows to participate. This fellowship curriculum provides an introduction to the pharmaceutical industry by learning the functions of Medical Information within the larger Commercial Operations organization at CSL Behring. The program offers opportunities for conference attendance, refining written and oral communication skills, and professional development.
Medical Information
- Improve scientific writing skills by authoring medical information response documents and escalated medical information requests.
- Enhance skills in literature retrieval and analysis.
- Utilize critical thinking and clinical knowledge to develop fair and balanced communications of product information.
- Support product launches and sales training material development as applicable
- Provide medical review of promotional materials to ensure medical accuracy, fair balance, and appropriate content/context
- Attend scientific congresses and provide support for the Medical Affairs booth
- Build relationships with internal and external business partners.
Medical Affairs
- Review medical content for accuracy as part of the medical review team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional medical affairs colleagues in the development of slide decks and/or other content creation
- Enhance interpersonal communications through cross-functional team collaboration.
- Engage and collaborate with subject matter experts across medical affairs.
Current Fellows
Maria Cobert, PharmD
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
mcobert@sju.eduJasvir Gill, PharmD
Temple University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
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Campus: Plainsboro, NJ
Recruiting:
Two (2) Positions
Two Year FellowshipGenmab US, Inc. is an international biotechnology company specializing in the creation and development of differentiated antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.
In 2019, Genmab partnered with Philadelphia College of Pharmacy to offer a unique one-year Fellowship in Global Medical Affairs. In 2021, Genmab expanded the program to a two-year Multidisciplinary Fellowship offering an opportunity to gain experience across three functional areas: Global Medical Affairs, Global Regulatory Affairs, and Clinical Development.
This Fellowship provides the Fellow an opportunity to be involved in pre-launch, launch, and post-launch activities across multiple functions with mentoring from experienced preceptors.
Multidisciplinary Rotations
The four 6-month multidisciplinary rotations include Global Medical Affairs, Global Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and an Elective*.
*Fellows will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding in one of the functional areas for an additional 6 months.
Global Medical Affairs
Medical Information- Understand the role and responsibilities of a Global Medical Information professional in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provide timely and balanced responses to Genmab external customers.
- Create and maintain a database of Global Medical Information responses, including consistently evaluating opportunities to innovate the content format.
- Provide high quality review of Promotional and Scientific Exchange Materials to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of content.
- Attend scientific congresses to provide support for Medical booths.
- Gather insights to identify communication needs or data gaps to drive Medical Strategy.
Medical Communication
- Gain therapeutic proficiency of products within the Oncology Portfolio.
- Develop a global strategic publication plan collaborating closely with key stakeholders including Medical Strategy, Statistics, Medical Research Team, and Senior Leaders.
- Develop familiarity with publication principles and participate in the development of a publication deliverable (e.g. congress presentation, manuscript.)
- Assess and identify gaps with Field Medical Resources, collaborating with Medical Affairs Strategy Leads, Field Medical and vendors to create and revise Field Medical resources, including slide decks, frequently asked questions (FAQs) and training materials.
Congress Planning
- Understand the congress planning process from identifying key sessions to developing summaries following conclusion of the meeting while collaborating with large cross-matrix team.
- Organize pre-congress training and dissemination of information.
- Contribute to the development of Scientific content for the Medical Affairs congress booth.
Global Regulatory Affairs
- Develop understanding of global regulations and guidances related to drug development.
- Support cross-functional product teams by offering expertise and strategic guidance on regulatory requirements for global drug development and market registrations.
- File and maintain Investigational New Drug Applications (INDAs), Biologic License Applications (BLAs), Marketing Authorization Applications (MAAs) and Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs.)
- Acquire a working knowledge of international and country-specific requirements to support the conduct of global clinical studies.
- Gain understanding on how to best conduct health authority meetings and prepare teams for effective regulatory interactions.
- Interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure company compliance with all appropriate regulations and guidances.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with global colleagues and scientists, representing diverse backgrounds, knowledge, and expertise.
- Support the labeling team with creating and maintaining competitive and up-to-date labeling documents
Clinical Development
- Gain insight into various phases of clinical development during a drug’s life-cycle (ie, study start-up through submission, including analysis and publication) as well as building knowledge within the therapeutic area and disease indications
- Develop technical writing skills by participating in authoring clinical documents such as study protocols, patient informed consents, and charters
- Achieve proficiency in understanding clinical research protocols and applying concepts to addressing investigator site questions
- Monitoring patient clinical data to monitor safety and efficacy
- Develop relevant slide decks with opportunity to present to the internal/external Genmab team as well as trial investigators (PIs and sub-Is) and key opinion leaders (KOLs)
- Exposure to Translational Medicine and Pharmacokinetics concepts, Clinical Operations/CRO, Safety, Medical Communications and the Publication Preparation/Plan(s), Medical Writing, Biostats, Data Management, Program Management/CDT, external collaborators and Key Opinion Leaders, and clinical regulations, including International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidelines, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements
Current Fellows
David Zarif, PharmD
Second Year Fellow
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021
dzarif@sju.eduJanelle Croissette, PharmD
First Year Fellow
Temple University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
jcroissette@sju.eduJumana Khatib, PharmD
First Year Fellow
Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Class of 2022
jkhatib@sju.eduTracey Ngo, PharmD
First Year Fellow
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021
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Campuses: Chadds Ford, PA; Wilmington, DE
Recruiting:
Two (2) Positions
Two Year FellowshipIncyte is a global biopharmaceutical company founded on the premise that investment in strong science and the relentless pursuit of R&D excellence can translate into new solutions that can positively impact the lives of patients. Our research focus spans Oncology and Inflammation & Autoimmunity.
This two-year fellowship in Medical Information and Medical Affairs is an exceptional opportunity for PharmD and PhD graduates to begin their career within the pharmaceutical industry. Throughout the program, the fellows will enhance their written and oral communication skills, while also developing professional leadership competencies, through a wide variety of industry-focused experiences and projects.
In the first year of the program, the fellows will develop and master core competencies in Medical Information and Content Development, including critical evaluation of scientific data and development of scientific resources. Our unique program design allows the fellow to gain broader Medical Affairs experience during the second year, with a focus on developing oncology and dermatology therapeutic area expertise, obtaining proficiency in engaging with key external experts, and understanding the development of Medical Affairs strategy and tactics.
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Program Objectives
Medical Information (Year One):- Critically evaluate medical literature to develop evidence-based, scientific content including standard responses, slide presentations, and other medical information materials
- Perform medical review of scientific and promotional material to ensure medical accuracy
- Participate in scientific congress activities, including development of clinical trial recruiting materials and responding to scientific inquiries
- Develop an understanding of call center operations, including responding to unsolicited medical information requests from customers
Medical Affairs (Year Two):
- Develop scientific subject matter expertise and serve as an internal thought leader to the Medical Affairs organization as well as Commercial business partners
- Demonstrate proficiency in achieving customer focus by interfacing with health care professionals at major medical conferences, advisory boards, and other external meetings
- Illustrate leadership in subject area by obtaining proficiency as a therapeutic core medical team lead within US Medical Affairs
- Partner with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and engage therapeutic area external experts regarding clinical research
Current Fellows
Megha Gandhi, PharmD
First Year Fellow
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
mgandhi@sju.eduEmily Kintsch, PharmD
First Year Fellow
Temple University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
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Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Campuses: Malvern & Spring House, PA
Recruiting:
One (1) Position
Two Year FellowshipThe fellowship will include elements of formulation, manufacturing, delivery design, and strategy for novel biologics, cell, and gene therapies. Additionally, fellows will gain experience in early-stage clinical trial development.
Janssen Research and Development, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of Companies, aims to transform individual lives and fundamentally change the way diseases are managed, interpreted, and prevented. At Janssen, we strive to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment consistent with our Credo values to bring out the highest potential of each contributing individual.
The Biotherapeutic Drug Product & Clinical Trial Development fellowship program provides the fellow with an opportunity to work on new modalities and technologies within Biotherapeutics Drug Product Development. The fellow will be integrated into a team of scientists, engineers, and pharmacists to engage in the development of new drug products using hands-on, laboratory-based techniques. The fellow will also work alongside the global trial development team to plan and execute early-stage clinical trials. We are recruiting one fellow for this program to begin in 2023.
This fellowship offers a two-fold experience in which the fellow will be exposed to the following:
Biotherapeutic Drug Product Development (~75% of experience)
- Plan and lead a research project that meaningfully contributes to scientific interests or business needs
- Design and execute laboratory-based studies that support drug development activities and regulatory filings, such as formulation and excipient selection, ancillary compatibility, product stability, delivery feasibility, and dose accuracy
- Utilize pharmacy knowledge to provide clinical insight on preparation and administration techniques that impact instructional training for investigational sites
- Identify areas of risks to patients based on preparation and administration strategies to ensure positive outcomes in clinical trials
- Collaborate with scientists to optimize drug products, and engage with cross-functional team members to address complex formulation, manufacturing, and delivery challenges
- Author technical reports, maintain laboratory notebooks and present project findings
- Conduct literature searches and present updates on current clinical practices to scientific teams to incorporate a patient and provider-centric approach to the drug development process
Clinical Trial Development (~25% of experience)
- Support the development of at least one complex early development drug study, with variation across all phases of a trial (planning, start-up, execution, data analysis, reporting, and closure)
- Collaborate with multi-functional groups (primary investigators, study responsible scientists, trial leaders, etc.) to ensure successful cross-functional delivery of the assigned global clinical trial
- Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Authoring study-specific documents to be used during patient recruitment and clinical trial start-up
- Assisting with external vendor selection and set-up, including ensuring that scope of work and specifications are consistent with protocol requirements, budget, and timelines
- Coordinating and participating in internal and external study specific meetings as necessary to document outcomes, actions, and decisions
- Supporting risk identification and mitigation strategy creation and roll-out
- Working with internal partners to assist in management of activities such as country and site feasibility
- Ensuring that trial activities are consistent with global regulations and requirements
- Establishing transparent communications across all members of the cross-functional team
- Supporting other activities as delegated by the investigational drug trial management team
*Pharmacy licensure is required by September 1st, 2023
Current Fellows
Ghina Moyeen, PharmD, M.S.
Second Year Fellow
Pacific University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2020/2021
gmoyeen@its.jnj.comSimona Senovaityte, PharmD
First Year Fellow
University of Colorado at Anschutz, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Class of 2022
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Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Campus: Horsham, PA
Recruiting:
One (1) Position for Hematology/Oncology
Two Year FellowshipJanssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, aims to transform individual lives and fundamentally change the way diseases are managed, interpreted, and prevented.
The fellowship is two (2) years in Medical Information at Janssen Scientific Affairs in Solid Tumor Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, or Immunology with an additional external rotation at a pharmacy benefit manager. The fellow will hone skills in critiquing and communicating complex scientific information to a variety of audiences, including consumers, healthcare professionals and healthcare policy decision makers.
The Payer & Health-Systems component provides advanced-skill training in an emerging area focused on meeting the needs of payers, health-systems, and clinical decision resource organizations (CDROs) such as compendia, value framework organizations, etc. The program offers opportunities to expand knowledge on managed care markets through customer engagement, projects, conferences, and a real-world experiential rotation in pharmacy benefits management. Fellows will also have opportunities to collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Real World Value & Evidence (RWV&E), and/or Market Access, based upon availability.
The two-year fellowship offers two unique rotations that enable fellows to advance and apply skills across industry and payer settings.
Medical Information
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the therapeutic area.
- Enhance skills in scientific literature retrieval, analysis, and communication.
- Improve scientific writing skills by authoring scientific response letters and escalated medical information requests from clinicians, payers and other population-based healthcare decision-makers.
- Utilize critical thinking and clinical knowledge to develop fair and balanced communications of product information to clinicians and compendia.
- Participate in the creation and maintenance of formulary dossiers.
- Support product launch and sales training material development.
- Develop training materials focused on payer, health system, and clinical decision resource topics for internal-use only.
- Provide medical review for promotional materials as well as reactive/proactive scientific material.
- Support development of Voice-of-Customer (VOC) reports, including analysis of inquiries received by Janssen Medical Information Communication Channels and identification of trends/key insights.
- Support therapeutic area value assessment framework reviews.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager
- Develop an understanding of the various roles a pharmacist plays at a managed care organization and basic operations of a managed care organization.
- Support Formulary Management Pharmacists and Clinical Marketing Intelligence teams to update and maintain formulary decision making resources (e.g. drug monographs, drug class reviews, prior authorization criteria, cost savings analyses).
- Opportunity to present clinical topics to pharmacy team during specialty subcommittee meetings.
- Develop an understanding of the strategy for monitoring pipeline drugs for a managed care organization.
Current Fellows
Rachael Lai, PharmD
Second Year Fellow in Hematology/Oncology
University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021
rlai@sju.eduSusane Cho, PharmD
First Year Fellow in Solid Tumor Oncology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
scho@sju.eduMichelle Kim, PharmD
First Year Fellow in Immunology
University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Class of 2020
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division
Campus: Fort Washington, PA
Recruiting:
Two (2) Positions
One Year FellowshipThe McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. develops and markets a broad range of well-known and trusted OTC products in the United States.
The consumer-based, one-year fellowship provides an opportunity to obtain experiential training in both medical information and medical affairs. A variety of projects and shadowing experiences are available for fellows interested in gaining additional exposure to the Regulatory Affairs functional area as well.
Medical Information
- Participate on innovative teams that aid in new consumer product development.
- Collect, review, interpret, and disseminate medical information pertinent to J&J’s OTC product lines.
- Develop core skills related to scientific exchange, medical materials development, customer communications, and medical content review.
- Build relationships with internal and external business partners.
- Improve scientific writing skills by authoring medical information response documents and escalated medical information requests.
- Utilize critical thinking and clinical knowledge to develop fair and balanced communications of product information.
- Improve verbal communication skills through delivery of scientific presentations and journal club presentations.
- Participate in a promotional review committee to ensure that data included are appropriately medically supported in promotional materials.
Medical Affairs
- Participate in a multifunctional medical team that includes: Regulatory Affairs, Medical & Drug information, Global Medical Safety, Research & Development and Clinical Operations.
- Participate in analysis and interpretation of clinical study data.
- Learn how to identify and address potential medical issues and ensure implementation of risk-management strategies.
- Participate in the development of medical strategies for company products.
- Assist in the development of medical content for congresses, symposia, and advisory boards.
- Provide medical support (medical training and education) to Marketing and Sales.
Other Opportunities
- Ability to work one on one with Regulatory professionals on a variety of Regulatory projects.
- Ability to network with pharmacists through a variety of resource groups within the J&J organization including but not limited to a Pharmacist’s Network and a PharmD Annual Summit.
Current Fellows
Paige Anderson, PharmD, MBA
Cedarville University School Of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
panderson@sju.eduOlanike Oladeji, PharmD, ACA
Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division
Campus: Fort Washington, PARecruiting: One (1) Position
Two (2) Year Fellowship
The McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. develops and markets a broad range of well-known and trusted OTC products in the United States.For the 2023 recruiting cycle, we are offering a NEW Regulatory Affairs fellowship at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health.
Regulatory Affairs
- Develop a basic understanding of key FDA guidance documents and regulations for OTC products and apply this knowledge to ongoing activities and projects.
- Support development and review of product labeling and artwork for accuracy and compliance with FDA regulations.
- Participate in promotional review for OTC drug products to ensure alignment with FDA regulations.
- Research key regulatory topics and become familiar with the external environment from a regulatory perspective.
- Understand the regulations for OTC drug products marketed under various pathways, i.e., OTC monograph, NDAs or ANDAs.
- Learn about FDA OTC monograph reform and support new innovation under the new OTC monograph system as well and innovation for NDA products.
- Participate in the development of Regulatory strategies for new products in development and Rx to OTC switch projects.
- Provide support to the development Regulatory submission packages to FDA for products marketed under NDAs and ANDAs.
- Apply knowledge and skills from academia and internships to support new initiatives and projects.
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Campus: Princeton, NJ
Recruiting:
One (1) Position
Two Year FellowshipKyowa Kirin, Inc. is part of the Kyowa Kirin Group Companies which are dedicated to improving quality of life by answering the unmet medical needs of people worldwide. Based in the US, Kyowa Kirin Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company contributing to human health and well-being worldwide through innovative drug discovery and global commercialization, driven by four different modalities: therapeutic antibodies, new small-molecule drugs, nucleic-acid drugs, and regenerative medicine, in the core therapeutic areas of oncology, nephrology, central nervous system and immunology and allergy.
The two-year fellowship at Kyowa provides hands-on global experience within the Regulatory Affairs Strategy group allowing the fellow to develop a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory drug development process from early stage to post-marketing. The fellowship will span across various therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, central nervous system and nephrology, and will primarily focus on Regulatory Strategy and also encompass aspects of Regulatory Operations, Regulatory Intelligence & Policy, Labeling, Advertising and Promotion, Compliance & Planning, and Regulatory Chemistry Manufacturing & Controls.
Global Regulatory Affairs
- Support development of global and regional regulatory strategies, as well as identify risks and their mitigation for assigned investigational and postmarketing products at all lifecycle stages while ensuring commercial objectives are met
- Participate in authoring of and/or review of regulatory documents which may include INDs / CTAs, NDAs / BLAs, NDS, MAAs, orphan, etc. for submission to US, Canada, and/or other Rest of World regulatory agencies
- Gain knowledge of country specific regulatory processes, regulations, and requirements
- Support regulatory lead and project team activities for formal meetings with regulatory health authorities
- Engage and collaborate cross-functionally with a variety of departments within the company
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage and/or lead multiple tasks
Current Fellow
Daria Polyarskaya, PharmD, MHA
Second Year Fellow
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021
dpolyarskaya@sju.edu
Eligibility Requirements
Fellowship candidates must hold or receive a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy by the start of the fellowship year. Candidates must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills and communicate a strong interest in pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Recruitment Timeline
Webinar #1 |
Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 7-8 PM ET |
Webinar #2 |
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from 7-8 PM ET |
Application Portal Opens |
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
Rolling Interviews |
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Learning about Industry Fellowship Event (LIFE) |
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 6:30-8:30 PM ET |
Application Portal Closes |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET |
Letter of Recommendation Due Date |
Monday, November 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET |
Final Round Interviews |
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Date of Earliest Offer Letter |
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 |
Recognizing that the choice of a Post-Doctoral Industry Fellowship is an important decision, the Academic Industry Fellowship Alliance (AIFA), has agreed to extend offers for Fellowships no earlier than December 7, 2022.
The AIFA is comprised of Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Rutgers Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships (RPIF), Saint Joseph’s University, University of North Carolina Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics (UNC, DPET), and University of Southern California School of Pharmacy (USC School of Pharmacy).
AIFA sees this respect for candidate choice as a common aspect of each of the member institution’s Program’s cultures. AIFA hopes that other academic and non-academic Fellowship Programs will respect this timeline.
Fellowship Programs interested in joining AIFA should contact any of the member institutions via their Fellowship Program websites.
Application Process
Process for all fellowship programs EXCEPT Janssen Biologics Product Development & Investigational Drug Trial Design and Management Fellowship (see below):
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- The Saint Joseph’s University Application Portal for 2024-2025 will likely open in mid-October.
- You may apply to multiple programs. However, a separate application is required for each program. Please search the portal for the program(s) to which you want to apply, and submit your application(s) as appropriate along with a:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- Writing sample
- Unofficial college transcript(s)
- Contact information for 3 references: please include the name, degree(s), job title, email address and phone number for each reference
- The letter of intent could address why you are interested in completing a fellowship, or why you are interested in a particular functional area and/or company, etc.
- The writing sample should showcase your individual technical skills in medical writing, such as a drug information response from class or APPEs, a newsletter article that you authored, etc. Co-authored manuscripts would not be considered since we are looking for an example of your own individual ability.
- Please address your letter of intent to:
James M. Hollands, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FCPP
Director, Industry and Education Fellowship Programs
Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
600 South 43rd Street, Box 34
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 - Applying early is highly recommended. Interview requests will be accepted on a rolling basis from Wednesday, September 28, 2022 when the application becomes available, through Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Sponsor companies will reach out to candidates to schedule virtual first-round interviews.
- Applications are due by Tuesday, November 1, 2022 11:59 PM (ET) / 8:59 PM (PT). Applications will not be accepted after this date.
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Once all application materials have been received through the St. Joseph's University Application Portal, invitations for virtual first round interviews will be offered on a rolling basis. First-round interviews will take place between October through November and will consist of a 30-minute interview with a fellow and/or preceptors.
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Recommendation forms will be sent via email to the references provided in the application. The recommendation form consists of a series of standardized questions with an opportunity for the reference writer to provide specific comments on each question. Candidates must have three (3) references complete the recommendation form by Monday, November 14, 2022 11:59 PM (ET) / 8:59 PM (PT).
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Candidates will be contacted by current fellows for virtual final round interviews and next steps.
Process for Janssen Biotherapeutic Drug Product & Clinical Trial Development Fellowship ONLY:
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Application for 2023-2024 can be submitted starting on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
- Submit ONE email to biotherapeuticsapps@sju.edu with the following materials:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- Writing sample
- Unofficial college transcript(s)
- Contact information for 3 references: please include the name, degree(s), job title, email address and phone number for each reference
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The letter of intent could address why you are interested in completing a fellowship, or why you are interested in a particular functional area and/or company, etc. The writing sample should showcase your individual technical skills in medical or scientific writing, such as a drug information response from class or APPEs, a newsletter article that you authored, etc. Co-authored manuscripts would not be considered since we are looking for an example of your own individual ability.
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Please address your letter of intent to:
James M. Hollands, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FCPP
Director, Industry and Education Fellowship Programs
Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
600 South 43rd Street, Box 34
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 - Applying early is highly recommended. Interview requests will be accepted on a rolling basis from Wednesday, September 28, 2022 when the application becomes available, through Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Sponsor companies will reach out to candidates to schedule virtual first-round interviews.
- Applications are due by Tuesday, November 1, 2022 11:59 PM (ET) / 8:59 PM (PT). Applications will not be accepted after this date.
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Once all application materials have been received through the biotherapeuticsapps@sju.edu email invitations for virtual first-round and subsequent interviews will be offered on a rolling basis. First-round interviews will take place between October through November.
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Recommendation forms will be sent via email to the references provided in the application. The recommendation form consists of a series of standardized questions with an opportunity for the reference writer to provide specific comments on each question. Candidates must have three (3) references complete the recommendation form by Monday, November 14, 2022 11:59 PM (ET) / 8:59 PM (PT).
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Candidates will be contacted by current fellows for virtual final-round interviews as eligible and next steps if applicable.
Fellowship Alumni
2022 Fellows
Allen Sieh, PharmD, PCPPS
Medical Science Liaison
TMAC
Amna Paracha, PharmD
Medical Information Manager
Pfizer
Andrew Knapp, PharmD
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Astellas Pharma
Dana Prozementer, PharmD
Medical Information Specialist
CSL Behring
Joe Weidman, PharmD
Early Development Oncology Experimental Medicines Clinical Scientist
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Mohammad Jalal, PharmD
Regulatory Affairs Labeling Manager
Genmab US, Inc
Phuong Nguyen, PharmD
Medical Information Manager
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Sara Hinton, PharmD, PCPPS
Field Medical Director, Outcomes & Analytics in Rare Disease
Pfizer
2021 Fellows
Jaroslav “Jarko” Homola
Medical Safety Associate
Johnson & Johnson
Krishna Patel
Medical Affairs Manager
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.
Michael McDaniel
Senior Manager, US Medical Information
Idorsia
Moshan Iftikhar
Manager, Regulatory Intelligence
BeiGene
Rachel No
Medical Information Scientist
Genmab US, Inc.
Rahima Hussien
Medical Information and Promotional Review Manager
Takeda
2020 Fellows
Prianka Dadhich, PharmD
Manager, Medical Information and Knowledge Integration
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Kevin Dang, PharmD
Medical Information Manager
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Ike Urhoghide, PharmD
Medical Information Manager
Novartis
Harshal Shah, PharmD
Senior Specialist, Medical Information
Incyte
Morgan Merritt, PharmD
Regulatory Affairs Manager
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Brisilda Selmani, PharmD
2019 Fellows
Fahim Faruque, PharmD
Pharmacist
Flatiron Health
Shantel Gooden, PharmD
Associate Director, Strategic Payer Communications, Immunology
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Hiba Malik, PharmD
WW Field Medical Communications Specialist - Hematology, Lymphoma
Bristol Myers Squibb
Parth Patel, PharmD
Global Regulatory Manager
Novartis
Nafisa Islam, PharmD
Medical Information Specialist
AbbVie
2018 Fellows
Sona Doshi, PharmD
Senior Manager, Medical Information
Sandoz
Sajin Mathew, PharmD
Global Medical Affairs Manager
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
David Nguyen, PharmD
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Lead - Oncology
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Vanesha Patel, PharmD
Medical Information Knowledge Integration Manager
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
Hima Patel, PharmD
Associate Director, Medical Information
Sandoz
Palak Patel, PharmD
Medical Science Manager
CSL Behring
Keith Tagoe, PharmD
Medical Science Liaison
Aurini Pharmaceuticals
2017 Fellows
Mehul Desai, PharmD
Medical Research Liaison
Argenx
Julianne Knecht, PharmD
Medical Liaison
Novo Nordisk
Nisha Parikh, PharmD
Medical Science Liaison
AstraZeneca
2016 Fellows
Sarika Gupta, PharmD
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Apellis
Jason Guy, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice
University of Findlay College of Pharmacy
Megha Patel, PharmD
Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cristina Romeo, BA, PharmD
Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison
Incyte
Andy Yan, PharmD
Associate Director, Global Medical Information
Merck
2015 Fellows
Jameson A. Korb, PharmD
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Harmony Biosciences, LLC
Sophia Ng Yu, PharmD
Product Manager - HAE Marketing
CSL Behring
2014 Fellows
Ji Chung, PharmD
Medical Information Scientist
GlaxoSmithKline
Richard Lee, PharmD
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Immunology
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Katie Mardinly, PharmD
Associate Director - Global Medical Information
Incyte
Saju Varughese, PharmD
Sr. Director Malignant Hematology MSL Team - Northeast
Genentech
Michael Yan, PharmD
Director, Global Medical Affairs
Merck
2013 Fellows
Rhea Hartman Goodman, PharmD
Medical Science Liaison
GlaxoSmithKline
Rita Shah, PharmD
Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs
MBX Biosciences
Tina Sutti, PharmD
Associate Director, Medical Information
Novartis
2012 Fellows
Meital Avraham, PharmD
Associate Director, Global Medical Information
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Tanya Kertsman, PharmD
Founder/Content Creator
Little Blank Diaries
Eddie Wong, PharmD
Principal Medical Science Liaison, Solid Tumor Oncology
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
2011 Fellows
Rowell Medina, PharmD
Associate Director, Promotional Regulatory Affairs - Oncology
AstraZeneca
Rebha Monga, PharmD
Medical Information & Knowledge Integration, Associate Director
Johnson & Johnson
Amarita Randhawa, PharmD
Senior Medical Director, US Medical Affairs
Intercept Pharmaceuticals
2010 Fellows
Rahul Bhambri, PharmD
Senior Medical Director, US Medical Affairs
Pfizer
Leona Blustein, PharmD
Senior Director- Head of US Medical Affairs
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals
Rubina Khan, PharmD
Director, Global Medical Information Team Lead
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2009 Fellows
Darren Piscitelli, PharmD
Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs Execution - Oncology
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Daniel Sturm, PharmD, CMPP
Associate Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs
Incyte
2008 Fellows
Hiren Patel, PharmD
Senior Director, Medical Information
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
2007 Fellows
Meredith Abraham, PharmD
Associate Director, Regulatory Advertising and Promotion
Johnson & Johnson
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