[PDF] Career Resources – Pharmacology

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Career Resources

- Pharmacology

Career Exploration

Graduates

work in a variety of settings (not exhaustive): Clinical research associate Healthcare scientist Pharmacologist Research technician/officer Science writer Regulatory affairs officer Healthcare scientist Pharmaceutical chemist Laboratory manager

For more career information:

Science Careers - A Tale of Two Pharmacologists http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2003/03/tale -two-pharmacologists Young Scientist Network http://www.cspscanada.org/young-scientist-network-of-csps/

Each newsletter provides interviews with past trainees - experiences, projects and their success stories.

PharmTalk https://www.aspet.org/aspet/education-careers/pharmtalk

Posts about career paths and best practices.

Selected Books (available at CaPS)

Career opportunities in biotechnology and drug development Career opportunities in clinical drug research Careers in pharmaceuticals Careers with the pharmaceutical industry Jobs in the drug industry: A career guide for chemists Job Websites

The following sites post job opportunities.

BioTalent Canada https://www.biotalent.ca/job-board Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics https://pharmacologycanada.org/pages/job-board (Note: You must become a member to see the opportunities) Canadian Association of Clinical Research Specialists https://careers.cacrs.com/jobseekers/ Pharmasicence http://www.pharmasciencemakeyourmark.com/en/jobs.html Society of Toxicology of Canada http://www.stcweb.ca/en/careers.shtml Job Bank Canada https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/findajob American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics https://careers.aspet.org/jobs/ National Healthcare Career Network http://www.nhcnnetwork.org/jobs MyBiotechCareer https://www.mybiotechcareer.com/ Employer Directories The following sites provide a list of organizations. Contact each organization for job leads. Bio Quebec - Quebec Life Sciences Directory https://carte.bioquebec.com/en/ BioPharmaGuy - By world region or type https://biopharmguy.com/company-by-location.php Biocom - CRO Directory http://biocomcro.org/cro-directory/

Standards Council of Canada - Directory of Accredited Laboratories https://www.scc.ca/en/search/palcan

This handout is available at:

What can I do with my studies? (http://www.mcgill.ca/caps/discipline) -> Pharmacology