Career In Supplement Industry

[-J-Dawg]

Don't really know where this should belong but how does one get into a career in the supplement industry? Such as working in big supplement companies and be part of the team that develops new supplements and etc. What kinda degree do you need? PhD's?? Also, how is the job market like? Are jobs easy or hard to find? And how is the compensation?

I have a passion in bbing and supplements and I'm thinking about a career relating to it. Anyone willing to share some advice?

[sully65]

i would also like to no how to get in that line of work

[suprachica79]

Im currently in pharmacy school to get a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and I've been thinking how that may be a great degree to get me started in the supplement industry if I can be ambitious enough not to just go mak 100k+ out of college at CVS lol. Im specifically learning how chemical compounds taken into the body can react with the biochemical makeup of the human being, should be an excellent basis to create and/or market supplements.

[deserusan]

From experience, you need to know the right people.

[-J-Dawg]

Originally Posted by suprachica79

Im currently in pharmacy school to get a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and I've been thinking how that may be a great degree to get me started in the supplement industry if I can be ambitious enough not to just go mak 100k+ out of college at CVS lol. Im specifically learning how chemical compounds taken into the body can react with the biochemical makeup of the human being, should be an excellent basis to create and/or market supplements.

im currently a prepharm at an undergrad lol something about drugs and its interaction with body fancies me to no end

which pharm school do u go to?

i never knew a degree in pharmacy can allow you to work in supplement industry, i always thought most work in drug development for disease related stuff.

though i dont mind working at CVS earning 100k/yr

[suprachica79]

I go to Mass. College of Pharmacy in boston and the whole taking a small pill to cure something in the body fascinates me too lol. I figure that someone has to develop these supplements and I think someone with actual chemical knowledge would have a better chance of coming up with something more effective.

[-J-Dawg]

do the reps for supplement companies in this forum get paid? do they actually work for the company or what? reps feel free to answer =]

[TinyMan]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

do the reps for supplement companies in this forum get paid? do they actually work for the company or what? reps feel free to answer =]

Most are compensated, some are both paid and compensated. In most cases technically reps are not actual employees of the company though. A lot of it comes down to who you know (as with anything), although it seems more so in this industry. For people going through college, trying to find an internship is a good way to start - that's where you form the connections to land that sort of a job.

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

Don't really know where this should belong but how does one get into a career in the supplement industry? Such as working in big supplement companies and be part of the team that develops new supplements and etc. What kinda degree do you need? PhD's?? Also, how is the job market like? Are jobs easy or hard to find? And how is the compensation?

I have a passion in bbing and supplements and I'm thinking about a career relating to it. Anyone willing to share some advice?

you just have to be full of BS and post alot on the boards and lie about your experience and supplement companies will ask you to develop products for them

no need to even go to college

[-J-Dawg]

Originally Posted by TinyMan

Most are compensated, some are both paid and compensated. In most cases technically reps are not actual employees of the company though. A lot of it comes down to who you know (as with anything), although it seems more so in this industry. For people going through college, trying to find an internship is a good way to start - that's where you form the connections to land that sort of a job.

ahh i see. where can i get some hands on intenships. anyone know? ive looked through many supplement companies sites and havent found much

[Cbass360]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

im currently a prepharm at an undergrad lol something about drugs and its interaction with body fancies me to no end

which pharm school do u go to?

i never knew a degree in pharmacy can allow you to work in supplement industry, i always thought most work in drug development for disease related stuff.

though i dont mind working at CVS earning 100k/yr

Pharmacist at CVS dont make 100k a year.....ones that work at hospitals do

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by deserusan

From experience, you need to know the right people.

which is not all that hard to do actually

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

im currently a prepharm at an undergrad lol something about drugs and its interaction with body fancies me to no end

which pharm school do u go to?

i never knew a degree in pharmacy can allow you to work in supplement industry, i always thought most work in drug development for disease related stuff.

though i dont mind working at CVS earning 100k/yr

a pharm degree will make you way overqualified to work for 99% of supplement companies

my friend mike fischer is a pharmacist up in minnesota and is trying to open up his own compounding pharmacy with a guy up there. i hooked him up with thermolife a couple of years ago and he did a couple of formulas for them.

Its a nice gig but it certainly is not a full time one for someone with a pharm degree

[morgansd12]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

Don't really know where this should belong but how does one get into a career in the supplement industry? Such as working in big supplement companies and be part of the team that develops new supplements and etc. What kinda degree do you need? PhD's?? Also, how is the job market like? Are jobs easy or hard to find? And how is the compensation?

I have a passion in bbing and supplements and I'm thinking about a career relating to it. Anyone willing to share some advice?

Probably a marketing degree is your best bet. Most REVOLUTIONARY MUSCLE POTENTIATORZ are proprietary blends of stuff that is already out there but ester-fied or frozen or something.

[RippedFibers]

BioChemistry, Pharmacy, and Nutrition can all get you in the door of the Supplement industry

[-J-Dawg]

Originally Posted by Patrick Arnold

which is not all that hard to do actually

how can i go about doing that?

as for developing products, dont you need a good foundation of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science etc to land a job as a researcher?

what other jobs are there besides research in a supplement company? i guess when it comes to finding a job relating to marketing i would have to know the right people

[TinyMan]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

ahh i see. where can i get some hands on intenships. anyone know? ive looked through many supplement companies sites and havent found much

Direct contact, you'll have to cold sell on something like that. You won't find information like that listed. I've heard a couple companies say that they would be interested in at least considering doing internships, although they don't currently have active ones.

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by suprachica79

I go to Mass. College of Pharmacy in boston and the whole taking a small pill to cure something in the body fascinates me too lol. I figure that someone has to develop these supplements and I think someone with actual chemical knowledge would have a better chance of coming up with something more effective.

absolutely

but they also will (well, should at least) have a much higher threshold for efficay and safety then someone without, which unfortunately will put you behind alot of other companies

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by morgansd12

Probably a marketing degree is your best bet. Most REVOLUTIONARY MUSCLE POTENTIATORZ are proprietary blends of stuff that is already out there but ester-fied or frozen or something.

yes, a marketing degree will get you a position in this industry alot easier than a science degree. most companies would not have a clue what to do with a science guy

Always remember, this is a MARKETING driving industry, not a PRODUCT driven one

[-J-Dawg]

Originally Posted by Patrick Arnold

absolutely

but they also will (well, should at least) have a much higher threshold for efficay and safety then someone without, which unfortunately will put you behind alot of other companies

so does ergopharm happen to be taking in any interns? =]

[RippedFibers]

What would be the best major to uptake in college IF you were to want to be involved in the Supplement industry, possibly making or improving products?

[audipotential]

It is about who you know entirely.

[camaleom]

Originally Posted by Patrick Arnold

you just have to be full of BS and post alot on the boards and lie about your experience and supplement companies will ask you to develop products for them

no need to even go to college

LOL

this is actually my conclusion everytime i try a new product!

LOL

U guys should read PA review on Muscular Development!

[morgansd12]

Originally Posted by Patrick Arnold

yes, a marketing degree will get you a position in this industry alot easier than a science degree. most companies would not have a clue what to do with a science guy

Always remember, this is a MARKETING driving industry, not a PRODUCT driven one

And by the looks of the dead behind the eyes bimbos in the marketing program at my school it won't be hard to be a big fish in that pond.

[-J-Dawg]

Originally Posted by RippedFibers

What would be the best major to uptake in college IF you were to want to be involved in the Supplement industry, possibly making or improving products?

imo probably chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science, or nutrition

[morgansd12]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

imo probably chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science, or nutrition

Lol, marketing - communications - supply chain management - graphic design (ITT Tech)

[Patrick Arnold]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

how can i go about doing that?

as for developing products, dont you need a good foundation of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science etc to land a job as a researcher?

what other jobs are there besides research in a supplement company? i guess when it comes to finding a job relating to marketing i would have to know the right people

there are no research jobs at most supplement companies. none. most are nothing but order fulfillment and sales and marketing places. phones fax machines and computers and thats about it. maybe a receptionists with big tits who everyone bangs too

almost every company lies when they say they have scientists who developed their products and that they have tested their products and blah blah blah. i mean blatanly lie. Its always been that way in this industry. It is a scam industry for the most part.

you really are very naive i am afraid

[suprachica79]

Originally Posted by Cbass360

Pharmacist at CVS dont make 100k a year.....ones that work at hospitals do

Haha. Just so you know for your own personal knowledge, pharmacists make on average 20% more in a retail setting, ie. cvs, walgreens, Rite-Aid etc. than they do in any hospital or more clinical setting. The average pay for hospital pharmacists is at about 80-90k per year, while retail pharmacists range from $100-120k.

[pu12en12g]

Originally Posted by RippedFibers

What would be the best major to uptake in college IF you were to want to be involved in the Supplement industry, possibly making or improving products?

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[camaleom]

Originally Posted by -J-Dawg

imo probably chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science, or nutrition

this is all u need:

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