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31120.02 – Industrial pharmacists

Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Industrial pharmacist

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving to analyze lab samples to identify drug efficiency or toxicity levels to inform standardized dosing
  • Quality Control Testing to control the quality of drug products during production and ensure they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
  • Fluency of Ideas to develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of prescribed medications
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to test new drug products for stability, determine their absorption and elimination patterns and identify how different medications impact efficiency
  • Attention to Detail to evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products for accuracy and consistency
  • Knowledge in Chemistry to understand the chemical requirements necessary for the formulation and development of new pharmaceutical products, including conducting preclinical and clinical trials

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Participate in research for the development of new drugs
  • Formulate new drug products developed by medical researchers
  • Test new drug products for stability and to determine absorption and elimination patterns
  • Coordinate clinical investigations of new drugs
  • Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
  • Develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of particular drugs
  • Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
  • Promote pharmaceutical products to health professionals.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Chemists (21101)
  • Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (33103)
  • Pharmacy technicians (32124)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

311 – Health treating and consultation services professionals

Minor group

3112 – Pharmacists and dietitians

Unit group

31120 – Pharmacists

Occupational profile

31120.02 – Industrial pharmacists

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