Event Description
Come hear from recent PhD graduates who work at Celgene, J&J, GSK, Hovione, and Nokia/Bell Labs to learn the skills that employers are looking for and how to make the transition from academia to industry.<
To view the agenda and speaker bios, click here.
iJOBS and Eagleton Workshop: Opioid Abuse - Searching for Solutions in Science and Politics
Event Description
Join the iJOBS and Eagleton Institute of Politics community for a conversation about how science can help the government respond to the opioid crisis. Participate in an interactive simulation to practice politics and policymaking.
To view the agenda and speaker bios, click here.
iJOBS Workshop: Primer in Project Management
More Information
Event VideoEvent Description
At the end of this primer, you will better understand how the process of clinical research and drug development, coupled with the critical issue of time to market, can capitalize on project management techniques to bring a drug to market in a cost-efficient way (Bateman, 2012).
Click here to view the speaker bio. To view the presentation slides, click here.
iJOBS Site Visit: GlaxoSmithKline
Event Description
Meet PhD-level employees at GlaxoSmithKline and tour the labs. GSK which is a global company has three major business areas: pharmaceuticals to treat both acute and chronic diseases, prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines to protect people against infectious diseases, cancers and chronic disorders, and consumer healthcare.
To view the agenda, click here.
iJOBS Workshop: Medical Affairs Simulation
Event Description
Medical Affairs is a growing area in pharmaceutical companies appropriate for PhDs. Learn the specific roles of Medical Science Liaison, Medical Information, Health Economics Outcomes Research, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy from Paul Weber, PharmD. and participate in a simulation Medical Affairs case study for hands-on experience.
Click here to view the speaker bio. To view the presentation slides, click here.
iJOBS Site Visit: Ferring Pharmaceutical
Event Description
Meet PhD level employees at Ferring Pharmaceuticals which uses peptide-based drugs and biotechnology-derived medicine to improve healthcare. Tour their new U.S. Operations Center which includes a state-of-the-art manufacturing suite and next-generation product development laboratories.
To view the contacts, click here.
iJOBS Site Visit: Colgate-Palmolive
Event Description
Colgate-Palmolive provides consumer products globally and employs PhD-level scientists in many roles. Come meet those employees and learn how they have applied the various research skills learned in graduate school to the consumer industry and tour the facility and labs.
To view the contacts and agenda, click here.
iJOBS Workshop: Genomics Data Management
Event Description
Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyze, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data. The focuses of this workshop will be working with genomics data, and data management & analysis for genomics research.
iJOBS Site Visit: Stryker 11
Event Description
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies that offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine to improve patient and hospital outcomes. Meet PhD-level employees who did not necessarily study devices or engineering during graduate school to learn how they moved into different roles at Stryker and tour their facility.
To view the contacts, click here.
iJOBS Workshop: Strategic Online Networking to Propel Your Career by 2Actify
Event Description
Don’t miss this unique and interactive presentation and workshop with our new Rutgers iJOBS partner, 2Actify! We’ll have a photographer taking your professional profile picture and you’ll learn unique techniques for Creating a Magnetic Online Profile.
To view the presentation slides, click here.