Industrial pharmacist vs medical science liaison

Differences between industrial pharmacist and medical science liaison duties and responsibilities

Industrial pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
• Perform laboratory qualification of reference standards, including control substances according to GMP requirements.
• Perform research under ISO9001 certification, and produce marketing literature within FDA regulatory guidelines.
• Design experiments and statistically analyze data to comply with FDA requirements for stability, specificity, and accuracy.
• Key activities include process chemistry development, synthesis of intermediates, compound purification and structure identification, and comprehensive scientific documentation.
• Perform statistical analyses of on/off-line manufacturing data to investigate failures of release parameters (harvest OD).

Medical science liaison example responsibilities.

• Supervise and analyze medical necessity review of manage care appeals.
• Develop and manage KOLs resulting in presentations to regional, national and international meetings.
• Utilize extensive knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-9, HCPCS and CPT coding along with analysis and processing of Medicare claims.
• Provide pre-launch field support for a novel diabetes compound.
• Provide drug information to medical professionals and sales force within FDA guidelines.
• Join Clementine as a trainee BMS and successfully complete training and registration.
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