What are pharmaceutical companies looking for today?

The Cross-Industry Manager. A Manager who sees the big picture and has a comprehensive understanding of all areas of the pharmaceutical industry. Managers who are more effective because they understand how their own area applies, relates to, and affects the entire value chain, from drug discovery to market. Managers who can sit across the table from a group with an entirely different function and speak their language.

Why Stevens?

Cross-Industry Curriculum and In-depth courses in:

• Managing Pharmaceutical R&D
• Regulation and Compliance
• Pharmaceutical Technology & Innovation Management
• Sales, Marketing & the Supply Chain
• Manufacturing

Prominent pharmaceutical industry-based faculty

Our faculty not only have Ph.D’s in their specialty but they also work in the pharmaceutical industry and are leaders in the field. They bring tremendous knowledge, depth, and real-world experience to the classroom.

Network with 350 pharmaceutical Stevens alumni including VP’s and Senior Managers from every major pharmaceutical company in the world.

Real World – Real Time learning experience

Throughout the program you will:

• Work on torn from-the-headlines current pharmaceutical industry challenges
• Tackle topics and projects relevant to your job position
• Apply learning on-the-job and present results to the class

Featured Curriculums

Core Pharmaceutical Management Courses

• MGT 681- Managing Pharmaceutical Research and Development
• MGT 682- Logistics, Marketing and Sales in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• MGT 671- Technology and Innovation Management

Electives (choose one)

• PME 530 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• MGT 684 Regulation and Compliance in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Why is the Cross-Industry Manager in demand?

Increasingly more job positions in the U.S are becoming managerial, requiring a solid strategic understanding of all areas of the industry. Outsourcing, consolidation, and restructuring are at an all time high in the pharmaceutical industry. Technical and specific job functions in the U.S. are disappearing…Companies need managers who understand how the entire industry works.

Why Pharmaceutical Management?

The more exposure and knowledge you gain about other functions within the pharmaceutical industry, the more career options you will have. There are fewer opportunities to move up the ladder vertically. The more knowledge you have about how the entire industry works, the more opportunities you will have to cross over into other areas of the business.

Degree Options from Stevens.

Stevens Pharmaceutical Management program offers the following career path options:
4-course Graduate Certificate, 12-course Master’s, 20-course MBA

What is the Online Pharmaceutical Management Program at Stevens all about?

Flexibility. Anytime, anywhere. Courses are taught by the exact same on campus faculty. Awards including "best online university" from the Sloan Foundation and a “21st century best practices award for distance learning” from the USDLA.

The courses are very flexible for those who travel, as the sessions are recorded for your convenience. It’s a very interactive experience. You create virtual teams, set up web meetings, post homework, post discussion questions, answer message boards, have personal discussion at your leisure with your professor. Many feel more involved in the online experience. You can access the video lecture at any time.