Industry Sponsor: Cerevel Therapeutics

Program Details

The Cerevel-Purdue Global Regulatory Sciences (GRS) Fellowship provides the Doctor of Pharmacy graduate with personalized training and direct experience in Global Regulatory Sciences, focused on Global Regulatory Strategy in neuroscience.

During the two-year fellowship, the fellow will support Global Regulatory Lead (GRL)s and gain experience across various functions of regulatory sciences including regulatory strategy, regulatory intelligence, and regulatory operations, and may support interactions with global health authorities.

Program Staff

Yijia Luo, PharmD, RAC 
Director, Regulatory Strategy and Registration
Cerevel Therapeutics, LLC

Brian M. Shepler, Pharm.D.
Assistant Dean for Engagement and Partnerships,
Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Current Fellows

Second-Year Fellow

  • 2022-2024: Chase Jabbori, PharmD
    University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022

Past Fellows

2021-2023: Michael Barnes, PharmD, RAC
Manager, Global Regulatory Strategy
Cerevel Therapeutics

Benefits

The fellow will receive a competitive stipend and benefits package, including comprehensive health and dental insurance. The fellowship will sponsor attendance at one or more professional meetings, conferences or workshops.

Eligibility

The fellow will be selected on a nationally competitive basis. To be eligible, candidates must be graduates of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Program before the fellowship begins in July. Participation in the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacist (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting Personnel Placement Services (PPS) is strongly encouraged, but not required. The candidate must be eligible to work in the United States, as Purdue and Cerevel will not provide sponsorship to foreign students.

Application Process

Positions Available: 1* 
*Subject to change

All interested applicants must submit the following via email:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letter of Intent
  • Official college of pharmacy transcript (unofficial transcript can be submitted as placeholder)
  • Two letters of recommendation (Please instruct your letter writers to directly send to email below)

Applications will open October 1st, 2023.

All application materials should be submitted electronically to the email contact below no later than 23:59 EST on Sunday, November 5th, 2023.

Preliminary interviews will be conducted virtually on a rolling basis, starting October 1st, 2023.

Recognizing that the choice of a Post-Doctoral Industry Fellowship is an important decision, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, in conjunction with the Academic Industry Fellowship Alliance (AIFA), has agreed to extend offers for Fellowships no earlier than December 13th, 2023.

Contact Information

GlobalRegulatoryFellowship@cerevel.com