Industrial pharmacist vs scientist

Differences between industrial pharmacist and scientist 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).

Scientist example responsibilities.

• Lead a cross-functional team to return an HIV combination product to market on random-access instrument.
• Design the VERIS HIV-1 quantitative PCR assay which achieve Conformit Europ enne (CE) marking.
• Manage an elemental analytical laboratory that include operating, maintaining and troubleshooting an ICP-OES, ICPMS, MXRF, and IC.
• Develop and manage third party claim investigations and contractor remedial oversight for various insurance companies.
• Manage study protocols and study conduct, intimately involve in the toxicology and pharmacokinetic study protocol development process.
• Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
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