What opportunities await you?
Career Paths
There are a multitude of roles for pharmacists in research, and the Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway provides an important foundation and a valuable competitive edge for graduates seeking positions in academia, industry, and government agencies and additional research training through fellowships.
Job Titles
Here are a few of the job titles of pharmacists working in the pharmaceutical sciences:
- Clinical Pharmacology Specialist
- Director, Investigational Pharmacy Services
- Clinical Scientist
- Senior Clinical Research Scientist
- Senior Manager of Clinical Affairs
- Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Medical Liaison
- Pharmacokinetics Group Leader
- Regulatory Officer, FDA
- Consulting Pharmacist
- Director of Clinical Research
- Director of Regulatory Affairs
- Vice President, Drug Development
- Director, Medical Affairs
- Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
- Associate Professor, Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Many pharmacists holding the positions listed above achieved the necessary skills through on-the-job experience, without the benefit of the coursework and experience afforded to current students. You have that prospect through the Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway at UCSF -- the ability to learn the foundations of pharmaceutical sciences at the beginning of your career from a committed, high-quality faculty with your interests at heart. An emphasis in pharmaceutical sciences research coupled with the clinical training as a pharmacist will provide you with the best possible education to embark on a career in research.
