Careers

The MCMP program has an outstanding record of meeting the academic and professional development needs of the students. Students graduating from MCMP have seamless transitions to high quality positions. MCMP graduates within the last 10 years were placed at top research institutions either as postdoctoral associates or in faculty positions after leaving the program (UT Southwestern, Stanford, Michigan, Scripps, Baylor, Minnesota etc.).

Outstanding Postgraduate Careers
PhD students who graduated in 2010 to 2020 now work in a variety of careers spanning academia, pharma, biotech, government, communications, law and more!

The MCMP program is an interdisciplinary environment that allows students to pursue academic and non-academic career options. Students are trained in a broad swath of drug discovery techniques and have strong foundational knowledge of both chemistry and biology. Graduates acquire both soft and hard skills that translate to both academia and industry.  Students are exposed to non-academic careers in our seminar series and university workshops that include industry-affiliated speakers with recent visits by scientists from Novartis, Hospira/Pfizer, and Eli Lilly.

We have had approximately 150 graduates from 2010-2020. PhD students who graduated from 2010-2020 and now work in a variety of careers spanning academia, pharma, biotech, government, communications, law and more. Approximately 50% of graduates are in industry or affiliated careers including positions as medical writers, associate scientists, industrial postdocs, or professionals involved in business or software development. Companies include Mylan, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Eli Lilly, and various biotechnology start-ups. In addition, we have several graduates in government positions at the NCI, CDC and the FDA.