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Fellowships

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Critical thinking. Leadership. Team building. Networking. Community service.
These are just some of the skills a fellowship with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers. We partner with some of the world’s top pharmaceutical and health science organizations to prepare the next generation of leaders.

A fellowship is a win-win situation. A 2022 analysis by Industry Pharmacists Organizations (IPhO) reported that fellowships represent a fruitful talent acquisition strategy for fellowship sponsors, with 62 percent of fellows retained by the company.

Whether you are onsite at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences or working at a partnering company’s headquarters, you can gain a competitive advantage in the industry and launch a lucrative and fulfilling career with an ACPHS fellowship.

Fellowship Opportunities

ACPHS is dedicated to building a robust fellowship program that will create a strong pipeline into industry. If you have any questions about our established fellowship programs or need assistance with the application process, please contact Bernie Tyrrell, Director of Fellowships.

The Innovate in Pharmacovigilance Fellowship is a post‐graduate training program designed to train pharmacists in pharmacovigilance, with research and field‐based medication safety learning opportunities. The program provides two (2) year fellowships. 

A new approach to pharmacovigilance training, it launched in 2021 as a collaboration between pharmacists, safety scientists and data scientists from academia, industry and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The fellowship distributes training activities over a two‐year period including 12 months at a life sciences company; four months at ACPHS; and eight months at the FDA.

Designed to build on a pharmacist’s core knowledge, the fellowship emphasizes three main areas of intensive training and competency development:

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Medication safety
  • Data science

Typical activities include safety surveillance and adverse event reporting, monitoring safety and quality of patient care and medication use systems, and analysis of the FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) data.

To learn more, please visit BeiGene.

The Crinetics Quality Assurance (QA) Fellowship provides two (2) years of comprehensive practical hands-on biopharmaceutical training and fosters an environment of learning within a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company.

The fellow pairs with QA leaders to support initiatives, provide QA oversight for various clinical trials and study teams, and work cross-functionally with all departments. The collaborative environment offers the fellow an enduring network and exposure to all aspects of the drug development process.

Learning Objectives:

  • Support and participate in GxP activities
  • Develop tools for tracking key performance indicators, create charting of KPI metrics, and collect KPI data from records and the QA team.
  • Track status and progress of the Annual Audit Schedule ensuring that audit deliverables are completed in a timely manner.
  • Ensure accurate filing of GxP audit records, investigation reports, associated corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and deviations.  
  • Assist in GxP Inspection Readiness Activities including the tracking and scheduling of Story Board development and reviews.
  • Work with QA team to identify enhancements to Vendor tracker, Approved Vendor List, and other tracking tools.
  • Assist Document Control with formatting, preparation and review of controlled procedures within the EDMS.
  • Work collaboratively with QA team to identify business processes and areas that require improvement and implement appropriate methods and tools to increase efficiencies.
  • Support EDMS System Administrator with user testing of system configuration changes.

Application Materials:

  • Letter of Intent
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation (LOR) submitted via email directly from each reference.
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Unofficial pharmacy school transcripts
  • Any additional materials that the candidate feels would be useful to the interview committee may be submitted.

Deadlines:

  • The dates for submitting applications will be listed prior to the new search starting.
  • Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis upon application review. Early application submission is highly encouraged. All rounds of interviews will be conducted virtually.

The Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship is recruiting for one position. A strong preference for hybrid position in San Diego, CA headquarters, is desired but open to remote requests. The fellowship start date is July 1, 2023.

Job Description: 

The Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship provides two (2) years of comprehensive practical hands-on biopharmaceutical training and fosters an environment of learning within a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company. The fellow will be paired with leaders in the Clinical Pharmacology functional area and will have the opportunity to gain direct experiences in plans, designs, implements and analyzes routine clinical pharmacology studies to advance scientific and practical knowledge, to collaborate cross-functionally supporting various nonclinical and clinical studies, and gain broad insight on how clinical pharmacology impacts various aspect of drug discovery and development. The collaborative environment will offer the fellow an enduring network and exposure to all aspects of the drug development process.

Learning Objectives:

  • Educational experience in clinical pharmacology study design/protocol development, data collection, and data analysis.
  • Hands-on experiences in non-compartmental analysis (NCA) of routine nonclinical and clinical studies to advance scientific knowledge, in collaboration with other team members.
  • With guidance and supervision from senior clinical pharmacology staff, draft and review study related documents or applicable sections pertinent to clinical pharmacology, e.g., synopsis, protocol, PK/TK reports, SAP, TFLs, and CSR, etc.
  • With guidance and supervision from senior clinical pharmacology staff, supports preparation of material and performs additional analyses as required to support regulatory interactions.
  • Participate in literature search and regulatory guidance and review to support clinical pharmacology study design and data analysis.
  • Participate in research and development projects with various modeling and simulation techniques and programming software.
  • Successfully complete selected workshops and courses in pharmacometrics and related areas, to ensure base knowledge of the field.
  • Author a minimum of one peer-reviewed poster with preparation
  • Made at least one formal presentation to peers at a seminar, workshop or national meeting related to research completed to date.

Application Materials: 

Candidates must submit all the following application materials to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to Darren.grabe@acphs.edu and Bernard.tyrrell@acphs.edu.

  • Letter of Intent 
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation (LOR) submitted via email directly from each reference.
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Unofficial pharmacy school transcripts
  • Any additional materials that the candidate feels would be useful to the interview committee may be submitted

Deadlines:

  • We are accepting applications between March 20th to April 7th, 2023. Please send all application materials to Darren.Grabe@acphs.edu and Bernard.tyrrell@acphs.edu.
  • Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis upon application review. Early application submission is highly encouraged. All rounds of interviews will be conducted virtually.

This two-year fellowship in biomanufacturing is a collaboration of with Curia Global, the FDA Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment (OPMA) and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 

The partnership of a global pharmaceutical company with a regulatory agency and an academic institution provides a rich and rewarding experience for the fellow. In addition, the three partners build on their individual strengths and common objectives to create compelling projects over the two-year span.

The fellowship is ideal for a PharmD and/or PhD holder who is interested in working in a dynamic environment with diverse cross-functional teams.

To learn more, please visit Curia Global.

The FDA Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment (OPMA) assures that quality pharmaceuticals are consistently manufactured over the product lifecycle. For more information, please visit the FDA Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment (OPMA).

Deadlines:

  • The dates for submitting applications will be listed prior to the new search starting
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INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
Fellowships are a talent pipeline for organizations.

Are you interested in partnering with ACPHS to educate and train the next generation of leaders for sustainable industry growth?

ACPHS is seeking highly innovative sponsors at the forefront of research and technology across multiple therapeutic areas and technologies to work with fellows selected from a nationwide search based on their academic success, motivation and ability to lead.  

We strive to provide dynamic opportunities and mentorship to talented PharmD and PhD graduates transitioning into the biopharmaceutical, life science and biotechnology space. 

The commitment of the fellow, the sponsor and ACPHS ensures success in making a meaningful difference in the industry and ultimately the lives of patients.

Let’s discuss further how we can partner.
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Questions?

Bernie Tyrrell, RPh MBA
Director of Fellowships
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
106 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208