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Pharmaceutical chemists may find employment in universities, doing research and working as professors teaching pharmacology, toxicology, or biochemistry. As well, large hospitals will employ pharmaceutical chemists to aid clinical trials for drug testing. This is usually in collaboration with microbiologists, chemists, pharmacologists, and medical doctors.
Many pharmaceutical chemists find employment with pharmaceutical firms, working to develop new drugs for animal and human use. They can do drug research, be involved in the development of engineering solutions for mass production, sales and marketing, or, with business experience, work in management.
Government agencies such as Health Canada and Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada will also employ pharmaceutical chemists, where they do research into human and animal drugs, quality control, environmental assessments of hazardous chemicals, and enforcement of regulations.
A degree in pharmaceutical chemistry can also be used for entry to medicine, dentistry, or veterinary science. As well, it can lead to a future in chemical- or bioengineering or pharmacy. Students with a background in pharmaceutical chemistry can also find employment in law (eg. drug and patent law) or business (eg. biotechnology firms). With an additional degree in education, pharmaceutical chemists can also teach chemistry at the high school level.
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