Chief Science Officers come from a variety of Science backrounds including Pharmacy
Science Officers Lead The Way in Irelands start up and established Pharmaceutical R&D companies. They provide the scientific backbone of R&D, Regulatory affairs and Pharmacovigilence activity where insight and understanding go hand in hand.
A typical Chief Science Officer will manage and administer the actvities of other medical drug safety officers, science officers and technical personnel involved first hand in project engineering and the management of other scientists who may also be Pharmacists engaged in the introduction of new drugs which will also involve vigilence reporting and monitoring of ADR’s and PSUR’s.
Irish Pharmaceutical enterprises are highly engaged in the latest Pharmaceutical drug research and development and it is through the technical and scientific know how of science officers that Ireland has gained significant FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
Eight out of ten major internationla biopharma and pharmaceutical multinationals have now sited here in Ireland and this is showing no sign of slowing yet despite the economic downturn.
