Gain professional skills to pursue a career as a pharmaceutical executive in management, sales or marketing.

At a Glance

  • Flexibility
    Full Time
  • Delivery Options
    On Campus
  • Degree
    BS

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Blend business and science for a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry

The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Option is perfect for students interested in careers that integrate science and business for a rewarding career in the pharmaceutical industry.
A unique blend of business and scientific skills prepares you to:
  • Be a leader in pharmaceutical project management
  • Market and promote novel therapeutics
  • Develop entrepreneurial skills in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields
  • Integrate new technology to promote health for diverse populations worldwide

Career Options

UMass Lowell graduates are prepared for roles in marketing and sales, business development, administration, quality control, medical affairs and research and development. Job titles of recent graduates include:

  • Associate Scientist
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Technical Service Scientist
  • Lab Technician
  • Project Manager
  • Business Marketing Development and Sales Specialist
  • Quality Assurance Specialist
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Our graduates have secured jobs at leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including: 

  • Moderna
  • Pfizer
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • CovaIX
  • Millipore Sigma
  • Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
  • Hook Laboratories
  • Cambridge Scientific Products
  • Anika Therapeutics

Courses you'll take

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In the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Marketing and Management Option program, you’ll take courses that provide a valuable foundation in health sciences and business. Courses cover the pharmaceutical industry, business, public health, nutrition and more, giving you a strong foundation to pursue multiple job opportunities.

Within our flexible degree curriculum, you can also choose a minor field in business, applied biomedical sciences, nutritional science or public health, depending on your interest.

Check out our degree pathways—a suggested four-year course schedule—for a possible pathway toward your B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Find all degree pathways, including those from prior enrollment years, and learn about the Pharmaceutical Sciences minor.

  1. Apply analytical and critical thinking in trouble shooting laboratory instrumentation and procedures.
  2. Demonstrate leadership skills of accountability, delegation, education, and supervision.
  3. Clearly communicate scientific information both orally and in writing.
  4. Generate, analyze and present research results.
  5. Be admitted to and be successful in graduate/professional programs.
  6. Advance in their chosen fields.
  7. Work safely with potential chemical and biological hazards using the standards established in the workplace chemical hygiene plan, safety manual, and the blood-borne pathogen policy.

Why study pharmaceutical sciences at UMass Lowell?

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Professional Co-op Program

Explore potential career paths and apply your learning in the real world — all while earning money — in our highly successful Professional Co-op Program, which integrates full-time work experience with relevant coursework.

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Advanced Facilities

Our student laboratories are equipped with the most current available technology in instrumentation, allowing you to work in simulated labs that prepare you for the real world.
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Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program

Get on the fast track to an advanced degree with our combined bachelor's-to-master's program.

  • Available to juniors and seniors with a grade point average of 3.000 or better
  • Offers a continuous, coordinated sequence of courses
  • Reduced credit-hour requirements can save you time and money

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Path to Graduate School

Expand your career options with an advanced degree.

  • Enroll in a business minor for a direct pathway to the MBA program in the Manning School of Business.
  • Free electives in the senior year allow you to take any additional pre-requisite courses needed for admittance into Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences graduate programs, including the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Master of Public Health programs.

Meet Our Students and Alumni

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Marita Merheb '24
Pharmaceutical Sciences

As a pharmaceutical sciences major interested in research and business, Marita Merheb pursues all opportunities to advance her goals.

All in all, UML provides high value for a lower cost, which you can’t find at other colleges.
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Katie McGourty '18, '19
Applied Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Katie McGourty took advantage of UML's Bachelor’s-to-Master’s program and completed her master’s in one year. She landed a job with Pfizer Inc. in the inflammation and immunology department before she graduated.

I decided to do the accelerated B.S.-M.S. program in pharmaceutical sciences because it was a cost-effective way to get my master’s in a growing field.
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Christianto Putra '16, '21
Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Christianto Putra conducted research on titanium dioxide, a common food additive, for his dissertation and published the results in the Journal of Nutrition.

UMass Lowell offered me a place to learn about nutritional sciences, experience the campus culture and conduct research.
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Contact Us

Arlee Dulak, Ph.D.
Program Director
Email: Arlee_Dulak@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4543