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Eddie Perez is a Rutgers alum who has climbed the ladder of success at the startup Signum Biosciences. Eddie will share his journey and advice on how to advance your career in biotech. Signum Biosciences is focused on the discovery and development of innovative products to address major consumer and medical needs. Click here to view the speaker bios.

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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. 

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Are you considering a postdoc in the industry? Come meet iJOBS alumni who are doing postdocs at BMS, Merck, and Regeneron to learn about what they applied for and landed their position. You will also learn the benefits of an industry postdoctoral position and what the panelists are planning for their next steps. Click here to view the speaker bios.

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Srikant Iyer, PhD from the NYAS Leadership program will help graduate students and postdocs understand how to use their time in lab to gain leadership skills that will help you become a better leader in your career. Leadership is a soft skill that many employers are looking for and being an inclusive leader will help you gain the support and trust of a diverse group of people. Click here to view the speaker bios and here for the presentation slides.

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Visikol is hiring PhD-level scientists so come hear from the founder Michael Johnson about how you get can be involved! They are a contract research services company focused on advanced drug discovery that is leading the fields of bio-imaging, advanced cell culture, bioinformatics, and image analysis. Click here to view the speaker bios.

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If you enjoy bench research and want to continue doing hands-on science in your first industry position, come to this panel to hear from iJOBS alumni who are recent hires at BMS, GSK, Replimune, Catalent, and BioAegis Therapeutics to hear how they landed their job and what is different about their roles in biopharma compared to academia. Click here to view the speaker bios.

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Many of our iJOBS alumni go on to work at smaller companies where it may be easier to get a job as a fresh PhD. This panel will feature speakers from Celularity, Insmed, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and AeroFarms who are continuing to do research while learning how a company operates. Click here to view the speaker bios.

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You will learn from the Project Management Institute panelists what types of roles are there for project management careers; what skills, knowledge, and certifications do Project Management Analysts need in order to succeed; what is the career progression for a project management analyst to a project executive? Click here to view the speaker bios and here for the presentation slides. 

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The Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Human Resources team and CLIMB (Cultivating Leaders & Innovation for Millennials & Beyond) group will tell us what BMS is looking for in their new hires for PhD-level positions. Then we will have practice interviews with BMS employees who will help you come up with good answers to their typical interview questions. Click here to view the presentation slides.

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iJOBS Career Panel: Computational Biology

 

From data science to genetics, bioinformatics, and 3D modeling of proteins, computational skills are useful for many careers in the industry. Hear from a panel of PhD-level scientists who work at big and small companies to learn how you can best prepare yourself for a job in computational biology. Click here to view the speaker bios.