Who Are Our Students?
Our students are life science industry professionals who are advancing their education with this program and giving them new abilities specific to the drug pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Not only are they life science industry professionals, but they have now acquired advanced skills such as clinical trial design, pharmaceutical marketing proficiencies, and pharmacoeconomic aptitudes.


Where Our Alumni Work
Alumni from the DDPM program often go on to work in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, where they benefit from competitive salaries and gain a wealth of experience. Some of the companies that hire our alumni include:
- Genentech, a ROCHE Company
- Pfizer
- Eli Lilly
- Amgen
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- 1859 Inc.
- Fate Therapeutics
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Roche
- BD
- Jansen Pharmaceutical, a J&J Company
- Novavax
- Illumina
- Beckton Dinkinson
- Varian
- Neurocrine Biosciences
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
- ThermoFisher Scientific
Ways to Engage
Goals of the Master’s program
Train the upcoming leaders of the biomedical revolution in healthcare and innovative drug development and product management.
- Mentorship - We're looking for individuals who may be interested in sharing their insights and offering guidance to aspiring professionals. By becoming a mentor, you can help shape the career paths of others and contribute to their professional growth. Help in guiding our students to develop their Strategic and tactical Career plans.
- Company Insight - Interested in sharing opportunities at your company? Coordinate an informational session with our students and recruit top talent for your organization.
- DDPM Educators - We appreciate the expertise of industry leaders within the classroom. The DDPM program is uniquely designed with a combination of UC San Diego Faculty and experienced professionals from different fields relevant to the course curriculum. If you would be interested in sharing your insights, we invite you to consider the opportunity of joining our esteemed faculty to contribute to specific courses. Reach out to our team to discuss the opportunity further.
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Recruit DDPM Talent
Goals of the Master’s program
Seeking skilled professionals for your team? Our alumni have valuable life science industry experience. All students who enter the program have a minimum of one year of experience in the field, which means you will find top talent ready to take your business to the next level.
- Company Information Sessions - Discover a more targeted approach by requesting a company information session to showcase your organization and its opportunities. As an added benefit, you can also include office hours to engage with students individually or in small groups, fostering valuable networking interactions. Furthermore, we are open to conducting on-site information sessions about the DDPM program at your company's location, providing added convenience for organizations to learn about our program and potential candidates.
- Access to Students - Candidate Portfolios: As a way to assist you in accessing a targeted set of resumes for a particular job role, we can provide Candidate Portfolios of qualified candidates based on your criteria. Contact our team. (Student Resumes and STCP – Strategic Tactical Career Plan with their permission)
Have a question?
Contact Our TeamConnect with US
Our employer engagement team is here to assist you with individualized attention, aiming to facilitate your talent training and recruitment process to meet your business needs.
Contact Our Representative
Cynthia Grande
Career Advisor and Outreach Manager
cgrande@ucsd.edu