Business of Life Sciences

Life sciences is an evolving industry. Are you keeping up?

Courses

The Kelley Executive Certificate courses are delivered in a unique blended format which uses both in-residence and online learning modes. The program begins with a combined six-day in-residence course and program orientation. Students form teams, meet the faculty, and receive a tutorial on the Kelley Direct online system. Four online courses follow. The program concludes with a two-day capstone experience. Student teams demonstrate the skills learned in a case analysis to the ECBLS faculty.

The following five courses compose the Executive Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences. Students take these courses sequentially:

  1. BA601 Leadership Perspectives (6 days in-residence)
  2. MGT626 The Value Chain in Healthcare (10 weeks online)
  3. ACCTG696 Accounting for Executives in Life Sciences (10 weeks online)
  4. BA615 Strategic Financial Management (10 weeks online)
  5. BA655 Marketing Management and Strategy in Life Sciences (10 weeks online)

The certificate program concludes with a capstone experience (two days in-residence) as student teams demonstrate the skills learned in a case analysis to the ECBLS faculty.

Faculty

    Student profile 2008—present

    • More than 200 students from 53 companies
    • Pharmaceuticals, Disposable Medical Devices, Contract Research, Diagnostics, Animal Health, Biotech, Orthopedics, Distribution, and Healthcare Insurers
    • Company size: industry leaders as well as startups and smaller firms
    • Work experience: 2 to 30 years
    • Joined the industry within the past three years: 15%

    Students bring diverse life sciences experience to the program. While the majority hold technical roles in research and development, manufacturing, quality assurance, engineering and clinical/regulatory affairs, students have also come from IT, business development, marketing, medicine, human resources, and finance backgrounds. Four students have participated from offshore locations. Regardless of their background, the ECBLS program increases an individual's understanding of the business side of the life sciences.

    Cost

    The program costs $17,000 plus the cost of books and course materials (approximately $500) and lodging and travel for the two in-residence periods. Applications received by June 30 will qualify for a $1,000 early application tuition reduction.

    There are several payment options:

    • $17,000 paid before the start of the first course.
    • $9,000 paid before the start of the first course, and an additional $8,500 before the start of the third course.
    • $3,700 paid before the start of the first course and no later than 30 days after the start of each subsequent course if the ECBLS qualifies under a student’s company tuition reimbursement plan.

    Questions?

    Email us to learn more about how the ECBLS program can boost your career.