Program Overview

M.S. Pharmaceutical Systems Management

The master's program in Pharmaceutical Management aims to train graduates to solve the many challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry, ranging from the need to lower drug development costs, to optimizing manufacturing and distribution costs, to managing supply chains for branded, generic and over-the-counter (OTC) products. Graduates will design and build solutions which combine systems management knowledge and a knowledge of pharmaceutical industry methods and processes.

Program Details

• Delivery Format: on-campus
• Required Credits: 30

What You Will Learn

The academic mission of the program is to enhance the skills of practicing professionals by providing advanced knowledge and skills that are needed to manage the development, manufacturing and distribution operations of pharmaceutical companies. Specific learning outcomes include the ability to:

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate and solve problems.
• Integrate, model, continuously improve, control, and if necessary, redesign and enterprise activities
• Perform data analysis and optimization for enterprise decision-making.
• Facilitate systems engineering and project management.
• Function on multidisciplinary teams.
• Understand and exhibit professional and ethical responsibility.
• Communicate effectively.
• Possess the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context.

Admissions & Curriculum

• 30 Required Credits
• Course listing and prerequisites

Pharmaceutical Systems Management Salaries

• Starting Salary, NJIT Average: $84,000
• Mid-Career Salary, National Average: $97,500 There are more than 400 private and public biopharmaceutical companies currently operating in the greater New Jersey area.

Career Prospects

Where do Pharmaceutical Systems Management majors work?

• Common Job Titles:
  • Director Quality Operations
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Operations Manager
• Top Employers:
  • Celgene
  • Pharmedium Services
  • Health Management Systems Inc.
  • Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Core Faculty

• Abdel-Malek, Layek: Professor
• Armenante, Piero: Distinguished Professor
• Bladikas, Athanassios: Associate Professor
• Cai, Wenbo: Associate Professor
• Das, Sanchoy: Professor, Graduate Advisor for IE Programs
• Ranky, Paul: Professor