Laurie Said:

What does a R&D analyst in a food or pharmaceutical industry do?

We Answered:

In different companies terms may differ in their meaning but generally an analyst in R&D does marketing research. For food or pharma industry that would mean researching the current marketplace, trends and issues, competition, business or person/patient stakeholder needs and expectations, risk management and company and product portfolio assessments.

So you would need to be good at things like math or statistics, sciences (at least for pharma), economics/business. Certain personalities (e.g. "introverts") also don't typically thrive or mesh as much in this arena as others might.

Vicki Said:

Pharmaceutical Industry during/after World War III or 2012?

We Answered:

There will always be a need for people with drug knowledge.

If you treat this as a premise to a story, rather than a prediction of the future, then you could surmise that an economic collapse would stultify the attempts at stimulus, further impoverishing heavy industries, banking and reduce the purchase of luxuries, like jewelry and plasma TVs, but one industry that would survive is drugs. Something always survives these collapses... even during the Great Depression, the oil magnates were rolling in cash. In your hypothetical "Great Collapse" oil would be joined by drugs, guns and sins - like casinos, lotteries, race tracks...

If you are asking because you think that there is even a SLIGHT chance that the doomsday claims of 2012 might be right, please go into another field. Engineers need to know how to think. Belief in Exploding Calendars and Invisible Planets does NOT look good on a resume. Would you like to find out your doctor believed your fever was due to "Bad air"?

Jonathan Said:

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry San Francisco?

We Answered:

It pays well. Lots of money for experiments both government and private. Since no one does much to prevent things from happening and want pills you have a secure future in the field.

Edward Said:

I need help breaking into the Pharmaceutical industry!! I am open to ideas!!?

We Answered:

www.naspr.com

They have a certification program, and apparently one employers look very favorably upon.

Also, what type of degree do you have? They tend to favor people who have degrees in chemistry, biological sciences or pharacology...also ex-nurses are very good for them. Furthermore, sales experience (and usually B2B, outside sales) is required to get with a well-known company. Good luck.

Clifford Said:

Are MBA's useful if you want to get a job as medical director in the pharmaceutical industry?

We Answered:

I wouldn't go for your MBA since that is geared mostly toward the business world. You might try looking into something more like Medical Administration Management which is usually a 4 or 6-year degree program. I would also be sure to take a full anatomy and physiology course, which many of those programs don't require, to be able to understand everything that I was seeing and hearing on the job. However, medical directors don't usually have much to do with hands-on patient care but rather more of the business end of it (although not like the MBA - it's a whole different field).

Good luck to you!

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