Jobs in Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacology, or Toxicology
Job Postings on the Internet
- UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Job Board
- Jobs in Madison
- Federal Jobs, Residencies, and Fellowships
- Health System Jobs
- Community and Retail Pharmacy Jobs
- Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Research Jobs
Job Postings
Jobs in the Madison Area
Covance: The CRO for Drug Development and
Clinical Services
http://www.covance.com/
Human Resources Dept.: 608-242-2624
Visit the Web site of Covance, a drug development services company headquartered
in Princeton, New Jersey, to view job openings in their Madison, WI firm.
Dean Health System Employment
Opportunities
http://www.deancare.com/jobs/opportunities.asp
Job Line (Toll free): 1-877-794-3326
Hearing Impaired Job Line: 608-250-1401
Group Health Cooperative
HMO of South Central Wisconsin
http://www.ghc-hmo.com/employ_main.asp
Job Line: 608-251-4596
Hearing Impaired Job Line: 608-828-4815
Physician's Plus
and Meriter Hospital Human Resources
http://sh.webhire.com/Public/708/
Job Line: 608-267-6055
Hearing Impaired Job Line: 608-267-6284
State of Wisconsin Job Listings
http://wiscjobs.state.wi.us/public/index.asp
University of
Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty and Academic Staff Vacancies
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/employment/employ.html
Browse or search the open positions at UW-Madison. Includes positions in
research, instruction, and clinical sciences.
University of Wisconsin Biotechnology
Center: Job Board
http://www.biotech.wisc.edu/UWBCJob/
University Research Park
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.universityresearchpark.org
Federal Jobs, Residencies, and Fellowships
Centers for Disease Control: Public Health Training Opportunities
http://www.cdc.gov/phtrain/
Includes job openings and fellowship opportunities.
Department of Health &
Human Services: Employment Opportunities
http://www.hhs.gov/careers/index.html
Links to job listings of over 30 different agencies and institutes within
the Dept. of Health & Human Services.
Environmental Protection Agency:
Employment and Fellowship Opportunities
http://www.epa.gov/epahrist/
EPA's job openings are advertised through the Office of Personnel Management's
USAJOBS information service, however, this site provides information links to
EPA offices and laboratories in the U.S. Descriptions of internship and fellowship
opportunities available at the EPA are also available along with contact information
to request application materials.
FedWorld
http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
FedWorld is a searchable database of job postings for permanent and summer positions
in the Federal Government. Users can browse by government classification or
search for positions by keyword. You can limit your search to one or more specific
states. A Federal employment application can be downloaded from the site.
National Institutes
of Health: Job Opportunities
http://www.jobs.nih.gov/
Includes permanent and summer intern positions, as well as research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration:
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Current Career and Leadership Opportunities
http://www.fda.gov/cder/career/
Lists current openings at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration:
Job Information
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9fda.asp
United States Office of Personnel
Management: Current Job Openings
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
Includes professional, summer, and part-time job listings as well as on-line
employment applications.
Health System Jobs
HealthcareSource.com
http://www.healthcaresource.com/
American College of Clinical
Pharmacy: ACCP Recruitment On-Line
http://www.accp.com/recruitment.html
Browse or search the listings to find available residencies and fellowships
as well as positions for clinical pharmacy practitioners, clinical faculty,
pharmacy managers, and openings in the pharmaceutical industry.
American Hospital Directory
http://www.ahd.com/
This site, provided by QuadraMed, provides information on U.S. Hospitals including
address, telephone, ownership, financial data, outpatient and inpatient utilization
statistics, services provided, and characteristics of each hospital. Includes
a link to each hospital´s Web site if one exists.
Pam Pohly's Net Guide: Healthcare
Employment Links
http://www.pohly.com/links2.shtml
Pharmacy Week: The Health-Systems
Pharmacists´National Employment Newsletter
http://www.pharmacyweek.com/
(Also in Ebling Library Current Periodicals Section)
Browse job openings by category or region of the country. Interested individuals
can post their resume at the site.
Community and Retail Pharmacy Jobs
National Association
of Chain Drug Stores
http://www.nacds.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5
Links directly to the Web site employment pages of NACD members stores.
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Research Jobs
Many pharmaceutical companies list job openings at their Web sites. The following sites provide links to the Web pages of pharmaceutical companies, government research institutes and pharmaceutical associations that provide career information and job listings.
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists:
Career Network
http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/careerCenter/student_center/index.asp
Visit the Student Center to find information on Student Fellowship and Grant
Information. Some information is available to members only, but much of the content is open to everyone.
CALS Career Services (College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/students/cswebmn.html
Includes a schedule of events and career workshops offered by CALS, links to
the Web sites of companies interviewing on campus, career and resume information,
and links to other campus Web sites for career and job information.
JobWatch:
The Source for Clinical Research Jobs & Career Resources
http://www.centerwatch.com/careers/careers.html
CWProfessional.com is produced by CenterWatch as a resource for "professionals
seeking careers in clinical research". The site includes job listings within
the clinical trials industry and notices of upcoming conferences.
Drug Store News: Industry
Links
http://www.drugstorenews.com/reg/register.cfm
Free registration is required to view the Industry Links section at Drug Store News. The section includes links to the Web sites of suppliers and wholesalers.
Engineering Career Services
(School of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
https://ecs.engr.wisc.edu/
HealthWeb:
Pharmacy and Pharmacology: Employment
http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?categoryid=1447
Phrma: America's Pharmaceutical Companies
http://www.phrma.org/
Searchable Web site that includes annual reports, industry profiles, current
research, and news on 100 U.S. Pharmaceutical companies. Select Membership section
to retrieve a list of member pharmaceutical companies and a link to their homepage.
RiskWorld:
Professional Organizations
http://www.riskworld.com/organizations/associations.htm
RiskWorld includes links to Web pages of organizations and institutes devoted
to risk analysis and management in the environmental and public health areas.
Many of the organizations include job postings at their Web sites.
Yahoo!
Pharmaceutical Companies
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Health_Care/Pharmaceuticals/
Resumes and Cover Letters
Careerbuilder.com
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Offers comprehensive information for the job-hunter including tips on how to
prepare a resume and cover letter (along with examples), explanation of several
types of job interviews and suggestions on how you can prepare for each type,
advice on how to negotiate a salary and much, much more.
JobWeb:
Career Library
http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Interviews__Resumes/default.htm
The Interviews and Resumes section of JobWeb, provided by the National Association
of Colleges and Employers (NACE), features sample resumes and cover letters
and advice for having a successful interview.
Monster.com:
Career Advice
http://content.monster.com/home.aspx
At the Monster.com site you can view examples of cover letters as well as
samples of resumes "before and after" they were edited by professional
resume writer Kim Isaacs. The site includes tips for preparing electronic and
scannable resumes.
Pam Pohly's Net Guide: Articles
& Links to Strengthen Your Job Search
http://www.pohly.com/articles.shtml
Pam Pohly Associates Web site includes information about healthcare recruiters,
salary surveys, interview tips, and links to resources for career planning.
Individuals planning to relocate as the result of a new job will want to visit
the section on Career Planning and Relocation Resources. This section features
resume resources on the Web, links to city information, a moving calculator,
cost of living and salary calculators for U.S. cities, apartment guides and
more.
Pharmacy professional's guide to resumes, CVs & interviewing
Reinders, Thomas
Ebling Reserves: QV 21 R364p 2006
Preparing
a Resume by Brea Barthel and Amanda Goldrick-Jones, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.
http://www.rensselaer.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/resume.html
Includes tips on getting organized to prepare your resume, as well as advice
on what to include.
The Purdue University Online Writing
Lab: Writing in the Job Search
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/
Provides tips for preparing and samples of resumes, application and acceptance
letters, personal statements, and cover letters.
Resumes and personal statements for health professionals. Tysinger, James
W. 1999.
Ebling Library: W 21 T994r 1999
The Riley Guide: Prepare Your Resume For Email & Online Posting
Many employers now require that job applicants submit resumes that can be scanned
electronically. Since scanning allows employers to put resumes into a database
to be searched, there are certain details that you should pay attention to in
preparing your resume for scanning.
eResumes
http://www.eresumes.com/eresumes.html
Tips for deciding whether to submit an eResume, which format to use, and an eResume tutorial that will walk you through each step of the process.
JobHuntersBible.com: What Color is
Your Parachute?
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
Richard Bolles provides an online supplement to his popular book "What Color
is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers".
This site will provide you with an extensive array of resources for your job
hunt. Included are: a series of short articles by Bolles on how to research
companies; tips on writing cover letters and resumes; links to the best sites
to help you create and post your electronic or print resume; and letters and
resume services on the Web.
Educational Opportunities
American Council
on Pharmaceutical Education
http://www.acpe-accredit.org/
The ACPE Web site provides a directory to accredited professional degree programs
in Pharmacy. Visitors to the site will find information on who to contact, a
link to the program's Web site, the academic year of the most recent review
and the academic year for the next currently scheduled review.
American Pharmaceutical
Association (AphA): Career Center
http://www.pharmacist.com/careers.cfm
Continuing
Education for the Pharmacist: Drug Store News CE Online!
http://www.cedrugstorenews.com/userapp/
Drug Store News offers a variety of online continuing education courses that
have been approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology
Health Sciences Reference: QV 19 R434g 1995
The Society of Toxicology provides this directory of graduate schools in the
United States that offer advanced degrees in Toxicology.
UW Extension Services in Pharmacy
http://www.pharmacy.wisc.edu/esp/
Career Information
1998-1999 Occupational Outlook
Handbook: Pharmacists
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm
Includes sections on the Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, and Employment
American Chemical Society: Online Career Center
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=careers\index.html
ACS members have access to job postings, salary information, job-hunting tips,
and career guidance at this site.
American Chemical Society:
Division of Chemical Toxicology
http://web.mit.edu/toxms/www/dct.htm
Society
of Toxicology: Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology
http://www.toxicology.org/AI/CRAD/careerguide.asp
Further Reading
Stonier, Peter D. (ed.). Discovering new medicines: careers in pharmaceutical research and development.
Ebling Library QV 21 D611n 1994
Pharmacy Week: The Hospital Pharmacist´s
National Employment Newsletter
http://www.pharmacyweek.com/
(Or in Ebling Library Periodicals Section - Most recent issue in Current Periodical Room)
Web site allows you to browse job openings by category and region of the country.
Interested individuals can post their resume at the site.
U.S. Pharmacist (RETAIL EDITION)
Ebling Library Current Periodicals: Q 7U1092 P48 or available online
Albrandt, Daniel. The pharmacy student companion : your road map to pharmacy education and careers. Washington, D.C. : American Pharmaceutical Association, c1999.
Anastasio, G.D, and Shaughnessy, A.F. Salary survey of ambulatory care clinical
pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy. 17(3):565-8, 1997 May-Jun
Bendis, I. What it takes to have a career in industry. Pharmacy Times.
63(Nov): p 86-88, 90. 1997.
Knapp, K.K. Charting the demand for pharmacists in the managed care era. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 56(Jul 1): p 1309-1314. 1999.
Glaxo pathway evaluation program for pharmacy professionals : career option profiles. Research Triangle Park, N.C. : Glaxo Inc., 1993. Ebling QV 21 G552p 1993
Mott, DA & Kreling, DH, 2003. Wisconsin pharmacist - salary survey. [need cite].
Kreling, D.H., and Wiederholt, J.B. 1997. Wisconsin pharmacist - salary survey.
Part 2. Parttime and other pharmacists, pharmacist schedules and work activities. Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.1(Sep-Oct): p 15-21. 1998
Murphy, J.E., Sickels, J., Bradberry, J.C., Curry, C.E., Prosser, T. et al. Opportunities for pharmacy specialists as the delivery of health care changes. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 56(Jul 1): p1342-1347. 1999.
Neal, R.A. A Career in Toxicology. Annual Review of Pharmacology & Toxicology. 36: p 34-46, 1996.
Resource guide to careers in toxicology. Reston; VA : Society of Toxicology. 1999. Ebling QV 19 R434g 1999.
Robinson, Ira C. The Africa-American Pharmacists' Socioeconomic Empowerpedia.
Robin Research Resources, Inc. 1994.
Serajuddin, A.T. Education in pharmaceutical sciences needs a brand new direction
to meet the challenges of drug research and development. Pharmaceutical
Research. 15(Jan): p 8-10. 1998.
Siecker, BR. and Siecker, B.A. Are you independent or employee? Community
Pharmacist. 89(4): p 25, 1997.
Steffen, W.M. First day on the job: essential first steps. Consultant
Pharmacist. 13(Feb): p 217-218 1998.
Stonier, Peter D., ed. Careers with the pharmaceutical industry. Chichester; New Jersey : J. Wiley, c2003 College Library RS 122.5 D57 2003, or online at NetLibrary
Wells, B.G. Manpower demands in pharmacy. American Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education. 63(1): p 106. 1999.
Wick, JY. Supervision of pharmacy personnel. Journal of the American
Pharmaceutical Association. 38(Jul-Aug): p 457-468. 1998
Woodward, B.W. Journey to professional excellence: matter of priorities. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 55(Apr 15): p 782-789. 1998
Copyright © 2001 - 2008, The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Ebling Library, Health Sciences Learning Center
750 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2221
(608) 262-2020
If you have trouble accessing this page please contact us at EblingWeb at library.wisc.edu