Event Description
At this event, the Apotheker Group will present a panel of PhD-level scientists who have various jobs in Medical Affairs at pharmaceutical companies.
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iJOBS Networking Event: Students, Postdocs and Alumni
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Come join us for our second of many Rutgers/UMDNJ biomedical alumni and current trainee networking sessions! This is your opportunity to practice networking in an informal and low-pressure environment with Rutgers/UMDNJ alumni who are in the industry and other careers.
iJOBS Workshop: Science Writing
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Wasi Rafi, PhD from Ogilvy will run this workshop aimed at graduate students and postdocs in the life sciences who are interested in exploring a career in medical writing. The workshop provides a forum to discuss practical guidance on how to parlay existing skills for a job as a medical writer.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Bench Research in Pharma
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Hear from young PhDs who work at the bench in companies such as Celgene, Oncobiologics, 3D Biotek, Bristol Myers Squibb, L’Oreal and Janssen to learn how they got their first job and what are the differences between academic and industry bench research.
iJOBS SciPhD Workshop: Leadership and Business Skills for Scientists
Event Description
This is a 4 day (35 hr) workshop. You only need to register once, however, all 4 sessions are required.
SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation, and project management.
iJOBS Workshop: Implications of Zika Virus on Science Policy
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Walter and Leonore Annenberg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She will lead a discussion and interactive workshop on the effect of Zika virus and the factors that should be taken into account when forming policy on this outbreak.
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Regeneron Site Visit
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Founded by physician-scientists nearly 30 years ago, their science-driven approach has resulted in four FDA- approved medicines and numerous product candidates in a range of diseases. In addition to their medicines, their innovations include the VelociSuite ® technologies, world-class manufacturing operations, one of the largest human genetics sequencing efforts in the world and rapid response technologies being used for global good.
iJOBS Workshop: StrengthsFinder Talent Assessment
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If you are trying to decide what type of job would suit your skills, Gallup's StrengthsFinder assessments have helped millions of people discover what they do best. You will be allowed to complete an assessment in advance and then use the workshop to interpret and understand your results so that you can capitalize on your strengths when picking the right career to pursue.
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iJOBS Workshop: How to test your biotech entrepreneurial business idea and plan for financial success
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Larry Chaityn from the Kauffman Foundation and The Adecco Group will teach this workshop for people interested in starting their own companies as entrepreneurs: FastTrac TechVenture for LifeScience, From MoA to M&A. The modules we will cover include: testing your business concept, FDA, and planning for financial success.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Science Policy
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Come hear from former AAAS Science and Policy Technology Fellowship recipients and people from the Society for Neuroscience who work on science policy. Learn how to get involved in science policy groups on campus as well as prepare for a career in the field.
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