012 Adnan Khan
If you are interested in research and a role within pharmaceutical industry, then this is definitely the episode for you! Dr Adnan Khan had big dreams as a pharmacy student and his persistence and willpower has allowed him to fulfil many of them already. Shortly after qualifying as a pharmacist, he decided to take an exciting leap towards a PhD in Cancer Immunology at the University of Nottingham. He then moved to Ireland as he attained a post-doctoral research fellow role at Trinity College Dublin. He is currently the Head of New Targets - Immunology, at the global biopharma company UCB. He has been working for UCB for approximately 5 years, initially as a Senior Scientist and working his way up leading a team.
Though a very long episode, our discussion covers SO many interesting and exciting topics of interest to pharmacists and pharmacy students:
- his experience of doing a PhD: when to do it, what it involves, and what you can do with it once you've completed it
- the skills that are required within a research role, how to develop these, and the benefits of self development and growth within your professional career.
- an in depth insight into what it is like to work for a biopharma company and what roles pharmacists can play within these organisations
- getting involved in research and how to pursue a passion in industry if you'd like to get involved
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Elements of the podcast that we discussed that will be of interest to people wanting to look into a pharmaceutical industry role :
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) - Pharmacist in Industry
RPS - How to get a job in the Pharmaceutical Industry
RPS - Pharmaceutical Industry: Preparing for Day One
RPS - Industrial Pharmacy Forum
Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Industry Insights course that is once a year
