iJOBS Blog

Hello everyone! My name is Monal Mehta, and I am finishing the 4^th year of my PhD in Neuroscience at Rutgers University. I have actually been contributing to the Rutgers iJOBs blog since 2017, but am just now finally getting around to writing a post introducing myself! Time has really flown by since I arrived at Rutgers in 2015. My interest in the brain was sparked when I was young, before I even knew the field of neuroscience existed.

Written by: Abla Tannous In today’s world and market, hard skills are not the only determinants of success and career progress. Soft skills, such as how you interact with others and market yourself, are also main contributing factors to how your career trajectory could be shaped. This is how Dr. William Soliman, the founder of the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA), began his workshop on interviewing and career acceleration strategies. Dr. Soliman has over 20 years of experience in medical affairs.

by Vicky Kanta

Finding a job that perfectly matches our personality is a difficult task. Graduate students and postdocs are constantly surrounded by a multitude of career choices. However, what makes this search even more complicated is that many of us are not even aware of our innate abilities. For this reason, a recent iJOBS workshop helped us find and familiarize ourselves with our individual strengths.

By Jennifer Casiano-Matos As graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, our responsibilities and aims in a research lab are on a limited time frame. Graduate students usually spend 5-6 years in the lab and for Postdocs, it is dependent on many variables. Such as experience needed for the job market or career path. Regardless of your current situation, changing positions or jobs is something that all of us will experience more than once. The key is to move on gracefully and in good terms with your mentor.

- Deepshikha Mishra  Ina Nikolaeva graduated from Rutgers University with a PhD in Cell Bio and Neuroscience, where she studied role of mtor pathway in brain injury and diseases for her thesis. Currently, she enjoys her role as an Associate Scientific Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group. She was a senior editor and lead blogger for the iJOBS blog and actively participated multiple programs organized by iJOBS.

Edited by Helena Mello & Eileen Oni [caption id="attachment_2871" align="aligncenter" width="300"] My Master's graduation ceremony, May 2009[/caption] One of the sayings I remember the most from my elementary education is a French proverb that translates to: “little by little, the bird makes its nest”.

by Helena Mello This is a follow-up post to the article: iJOBS site visit to McCann Health - The Industry, wherein I explained the company’s structure. The second part of the site visit to McCann Health was a panel discussion with 7 current employees who enlightened us about their paths to getting a job at the company and gave advice to those considering joining a healthcare advertisement firm.

By Vinam Puri Ever since I found out about the area of Mergers and Acquisitions, especially in the Pharma and Biotech Industry, I became very interested in exploring it.

By Vinam Puri The following is a summarization of the lessons I’ve learned from the Mini MBA in BioPharma Innovation course offered by the Rutgers Business School Executive Education.

by Vicky Kanta   One of the most rewarding aspects of being a scientist is inventing new things. Indeed, often enough scientific inventions are so important that the inventor’s rights need to be protected. But how exactly does that process take place? This is where a recent iJOBS workshop comes in, which provided key knowledge on intellectual property and patent law. The invited experts were Elysa Goldberg, PhD, JD and Brian Cocca, PhD, JD. They are both part of a team practicing patent law for the pharmaceutical company Regeneron.