Industry Sponsor: Cerevel Therapeutics

Program Details

The Cerevel-Purdue Global Drug Safety (GDS) Fellowship is a two-year program that provides the Doctor of Pharmacy graduate with the relevant experiences, skills, and developmental opportunities necessary for a successful Pharmacovigilance career within the biopharmaceutical industry.

The program will provide the Doctor of Pharmacy graduate with in-depth training in product safety risk assessment, characterization, and minimization/mitigation.

Program Staff

Shrinal Patel, PharmD
Principal Safety Scientist, Global Drug Safety (GDS)
Cerevel Therapeutics, LLC

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

Current Fellows

First Year Fellow

  • 2023-2025: Marina Barsoum, PharmD
    Chapman University, Class of 2023

Second Year Fellow

  • 2022-2024: Gianna Giacoletti, PharmD
    Palm Beach Atlantic University, Class of 2022

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

GlobalSafetyFellowship@cerevel.com