By Helena Mello
New Jersey’s life sciences ecosystem is one of the biggest in the United States. It is home to many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies including Johnson and Johnson, Merck, and Bristol Myers Squibb. With that in mind, BioNJ was founded 25 years ago with the mission to “enhance the climate for life sciences in the state”. BioNJ is an association with more than 400 member companies and is committed to “stimulate and support innovation, improve and save lives, and lower the hurdles of healthcare advancements for society”.
BioNJ supports its member companies by helping them recruit the best talent in STEM via a state-of-the-art platform specifically designed for New Jersey’s life sciences industry.
There, you can search for jobs in specific regions within New Jersey. If you’d like to refine your search, you can add a number of filters such as salary range, experience, and education level. These can improve your chances of finding a job post that matches your expectations. Even though the search engine was specifically designed for the life sciences, there will still be job postings that will not match what you are looking for. Therefore, in order to take advantage of everything the platform has to offer, I highly recommend that you create a user profile. You can register for free and have access to several benefits such as job alerts and resume critiques.
The user profile gives you the option to upload several resumes (it is important to tailor your resume to each job description), cover letters, and references for future applications. Moreover, you can set up job alerts (and set up their frequency, too!) and have access to resources on topics such as salary negotiation and interviewing tips.
It goes without saying that the more complete and up-to-date your profile is, the greater the chances are that you will be matched with a job post that is aligned with your expectations. Happy job searching!
This article was edited by Erika Davidoff and Tomas Kasza.