Finding a Job in the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Industries

National Postings | Regional Postings | International Postings

Many jobs in pharmaceuticals are not advertised, because they are with small, private or public organizations. While the large companies are best known, most of the activity in this industry is conducted in small, highly specialized companies.

If you can build a relationship with these small groups, you can have a real advantage in applying for jobs. Not only will fewer people will be competing with you, you will be a real person, not just a name on a piece of paper. You might find reading the networking and researching an employer quick guides helpful.

Internet Warning!
An important reminder about internet job hunting.

Tools for identifying employers of interest:

• Clinical research careers (Science’s Next Wave)
• List of biotechnology companies in Michigan
• Biospace Midwest Bioscience Corridor list of companies
• Career Search

Web sites that regularly post pharmaceutical/health care jobs: (MSU/Regional)

• MSU SpartanTRAK (you will need a MSUNet ID to log in)
• Bioconnections (East Michigan)
• Bioconnections (West Michigan)
• Abbott (Sturgis, MI & Chicago)
• Perrigo (Allegan, MI)
• Michigan Public Health Institute (Okemos)
• Emergent Biosolutions (Lansing)
• Van Andel Research Insitute (Grand Rapids)
• Neogen (Lansing)
• Asterand (Detroit)
• MPI (Mattewan, MI)
• WIL Research Labs (Ohio)

Web sites that regularly post pharmaceutical/health care jobs: (National Coverage)

• Midwest Research Institute
• The Scientist
• HireHealth
• Medzilla
• BioView.com
• Jobscience.com

MSU Listservers that post pharmaceutical job notices:

• Biological sciences Career Listserver

International Listings:

• The Scientist
• PharmiWeb

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