Executive Diploma in Pharmaceutical Product Management (Approved and Certified by Quality Council of India(QCI), Government of India)

Executive Diploma programme at IGMPI is a serious endeavor to provide trained manpower to business and industry through arduous and comprehensive curriculum. It is designed with a vision to convert today’s youth into tomorrow’s ingenious Product Managers for Pharma industry.

This programme will enable the participants to:

IGMPI imparts this programme through effective classroom teaching by various experts and professionals. All take-home materials, assignments and necessary reference materials are timely provided to all the participants.

IGMPI imparts this programme in online learning mode as well through hassle free accessibility in the form of e- learning tools like webinars, e-lectures and online examinations. All the study materials, assignments and necessary reference material are timely dispatched at participant’s postal address for their self-paced study.

This programme is a compilation of all associated aspects to gain proficiency in the field of product management and is meant for all those Graduates as well as Post Graduates who aspire for a career in product management. This programme is also ideal for pharmaceutical sales professionals who are having sales experience and want to shift into Pharma PMT and B.pharma / B.Sc + MBA who are working in pharma sales and want to get into pharmaceutical product management.

After the successful completion of the programme, participant is all set to face the upcoming challenges and take up the responsibility for the establishment of brand equity in the market along with a profitable progress and encounter a boom in his career.

Programme Modules :

Module 1: Introduction to Pharma Product Management

Module 2: Principles of Management

Module 3: Brand Management

Module 4: Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology

Module 5: Basics of Microbiology and Pharmacology

Module 6: Pharmaceutical Marketing, Logistics, & Sales Management

Module 7: Role in New Product Launch Framework

Module 8: Portfolio Management Skills for Product Manager

Module 9: Pharmaco- economics

Module 10: New Product Development

Module 11: Guidelines of Visual Aid and Input Designing

Module 12: Business Communication in Pharma Industry

Module 13: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Regulatory Affairs

Module 14: Digital Marketing, Relationship marketing –KOL Management

Module 15: E-Commerce Management

Module 17: Industry specific case studies

Eligibility

Any graduation/ B.tech/ B.Sc. in Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Zoology/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ BE/ B.Pharma/ MBBS/ BDS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BAMS or any other discipline. Diploma holders are eligible for our Executive Diploma, Industry Certificate, and Certificate Programmes.

Programme Duration

Minimum time in which a student can complete this diploma programme is 6 months while a maximum of 12 months is allowed to complete the programme.

Registration

The registration dates for this programme run by the Institute are updated timely on the webpage. Effective Online learning tools incorporated into the design of the webpage make the programme lectures, online live classes and study material easily accessible. This gives a huge window of self-regulated and self-paced performance to the participants.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• – Assignments for all the programme modules for continuous evaluation and guidance.
• – Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• – Online classes for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• – All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• – Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• – At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• – All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Examination & Certification

IGMPI follows a credit system based on all learning activities involved in studying for all PG Diploma, Executive Diploma and Certificate Programmes. Each of your modules is equal to 4 credits. To successfully complete the programme, you will have to earn all the credits assigned to your programme.

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Executive Diploma in Pharma Product Management by Faculty of Product Management, IGMPI. For all the above mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to its participants. Besides, it has a robust placement cell comprised of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. This cell is continuously engaged in promoting the employability of our participants and encouraging the concerned Human Resources department and Hiring Managers to recruit/hire our participants for their vacant positions. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing & interview skills.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global pharmaceutical like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis, Merck & Co., GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Co., Novo Nordisk, Baxter International, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Cipla, Zydus Cadila Healthcare, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Aurobindo Pharma, Lupin Ltd., etc. The IGMPI’s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects of Pharma Product Management

The job of product management serving as a link between medical and sales, will allow having interaction with inter departmental workforce. The role and responsibility will revolve around operating a brand and attaining optimum profitability.

Other avenues available to product managers include branching out to training department as 'training managers' or venturing into the challenging domain of 'business development' where they can ensure launch of new promising products for the company. Product managers with flair for market research can move on to become 'market research managers'
Those who take on their career in this field, undoubtedly sky is the limit for them. The person can attain the following positions:

1: Product Manager

2: Area Sales Manager

3: Regional Manager

4: Zonal Sales Manager

5: National Sales Manager

6: Medical Representatives

7: VP Sales

8: President Sales

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How to apply

Pharmaceuticals | Food | Clinical Research | Healthcare | Medical Coding | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | IPR

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