Any truth to this salary...

[RedheadRPh]

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... in this job posting I found today? I am from a very saturated state far from Texas and even most salaries that I am aware of here are lower than the average in the US, but not this low.🙁

http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=D...UQiTtdRKRX_Havy93-04ILOnJ0tAjw&pub=pub-indeed

 

[297point1]

This appears to be a 20-employee start up company.

I'm speculating the salary is low because this is the first pharmacist they're hiring, and they didn't do their homework? Anyone they could land at that salary probably isn't the person you want making pharmacogenonic therapy recommendations.

 

[RedheadRPh]

Thanks for the info...I am unfamiliar with everything that is Texas and figured someone on SDN could help. I caught "pharmacogenomic" in the job description anad it threw me for a loop. I have only dealt briefly with pharmcogenomics in the oncology sector and I couldn't imagine a job in that specialty area paying so little. Even salaries in PA are not that low.

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

There are a few similar companies in my area. The pharmacogenomic companies in my area have advertised starting pharmacists at 80-100k with annual bonus potential. From my understanding you are going out in the community, working with doctors to increase their utilization of pharmacogenomic testing. So, you will be giving presentations and working with docs to interpret results and help guide therapy.

 

[RedheadRPh]

PumpkinSmasher - Thanks - that salary with bonus potential seems more realistic than the 60k-70k stated in the job posting. I am just keeping up on trends should I happen to (God forbid I say it) get laid off again. I'm too old for this s***.

 

[zelman]

This appears to be a 20-employee start up company.

I'm speculating the salary is low because this is the first pharmacist they're hiring, and they didn't do their homework? Anyone they could land at that salary probably isn't the person you want making pharmacogenonic therapy recommendations.

I think you're right.

There are a few similar companies in my area. The pharmacogenomic companies in my area have advertised starting pharmacists at 80-100k with annual bonus potential. From my understanding you are going out in the community, working with doctors to increase their utilization of pharmacogenomic testing. So, you will be giving presentations and working with docs to interpret results and help guide therapy.

This is approximately what I do, now.

 

[RedheadRPh]

This is approximately what I do, now.

Sounds like a cool gig...had a doc last week asking about UGT and irintecan...interesting stuff.

 

[zelman]

Sounds like a cool gig...had a doc last week asking about UGT and irintecan...interesting stuff.

It sure beats the pants off retail.

 

[kvl1027]

... in this job posting I found today? I am from a very saturated state far from Texas and even most salaries that I am aware of here are lower than the average in the US, but not this low.🙁

http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=DNA-Stat&t=Staff Pharmacist&jk=aeb2ddb60c11553f&sjdu=QwrRXKrqZ3CNX5W-O9jEvT5qbCK73yidbAvcFlSZnhT2LoZsATjAj7McUQiTtdRKRX_Havy93-04ILOnJ0tAjw&pub=pub-indeed

Keep in mind that landing a job like this for a lower salary may give you some negotiating room for equity in the company. If you like the business plan and can back them up to make the company into something significant, the equity will be worth far more than the loss of salary. Work the angles and see what they are willing to do.

 

[RedheadRPh]

It sure beats the pants off retail.

I haven't worked retail since 1993 after the independant I worked at got raided and will fight tooth and nail NOT to ever work retail again.😉

Keep in mind that landing a job like this for a lower salary may give you some negotiating room for equity in the company.

A friend of mine in IT did this back in the 90's...sold his stock in the company and used the $ for a down payment on a house.

 

[kvl1027]

I haven't worked retail since 1993 after the independant I worked at got raided and will fight tooth and nail NOT to ever work retail again.😉



A friend of mine in IT did this back in the 90's...sold his stock in the company and used the $ for a down payment on a house.

Yeah, it is easy to get short sighted and see only the $$$ hanging right in front of you. Equity stake in a growing company if you get in on the ground level can be worth more than you could image in some cases.