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Drug Discovery
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bioinformatics, proteomics, high-throughput screening, assay development, and medicinal chemistry.
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"everyone wants an organic chemist with medicinal experience"
"continued growth in bioinformatics and proteomics areas"
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Drug Development
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process development engineers cell culture / fermentation specialists, protein-purification specialists, process chemists, formulation specialists, drug delivery specialists, toxicologists, and pharmacologists.
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"greater emphasis on toxicology and safety assessment"
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Operations
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manufacturing, quality control/analysis (QC/QA), validation specialists, bioanalytical chemists.
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"year after year, it has generally proven difficult to fill key positions"
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Regulatory & Clinical
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clinical research associates, regulatory specialists and project managers.
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"the number of clinical trials and the new associated regulatory guidelines have increased so dramatically in the last 5 years that the supply of people can't keep up"
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Business
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business development, licensing, technology transfer, intellectual property specialists.
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"a science agree plus a killer MBA equals certain success on the business development track" - salespeople with similar background good, while marketing is the first to be cut during reorganization
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