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Come listen to and network with PhD level employees in various roles at Novartis and tour the facility. With more than 200 projects in their clinical pipeline and more than 500 clinical trials in progress, Novartis maintains substantial investment in research and development (R&D) aimed at areas of unmet medical need. Their areas include cancer, cardio-metabolic, immunology and dermatology, ophthalmology, neuroscience, respiratory.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Medical Communications and Science Writing
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Many of our recent iJOBS alumni have gone into careers in science writing at medical communications agencies where they use their skills at translating complex concepts into clear and concise presentations for diverse audiences including other scientists, physicians, and patients.
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iJOBS Site Visit: Merck
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Join us for a site visit to the Merck location in Rahway and meet PhD level scientists from both the Rahway and the Kenilworth sites. Learn how you can translate your skills from academia to land a job at one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world with pipelines in diabetes, HIV, oncology and vaccines. We will tour a lab and small pharmaceutical science manufacturing space.
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iJOBS Virtual Career Panel: Medical Science Liaison
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The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a specific role within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO and other healthcare industries. MSLs have advanced scientific training generally consisting of a doctorate degree in the life sciences. Join us to speak to a panel of MSLs to learn how to break into the career path and what it takes to be successful.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Women in Academic Biology
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Come hear from a representation of the many female faculty at Rutgers who are successfully running biology research labs, teaching, performing university service and keeping a balanced life. Approximately 52% of PhD students the life sciences are women, but only about 40% of postdocs, 36% of assistant professors, and 18% of full professors in biology are women (Sheltzer and Smith 2014).
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iJOBS Site Visit: J&J Consumer Health
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Johnson & Johnson is one of the leading healthcare companies in the world. The Consumer Health division seeks PhDs to help with all aspects of product development from bench research to regulatory to project management and more. There will be information about careers at J&J, update on their latest innovation projects by PhD level employees, lab tours, and networking.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Education and Science Outreach
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Many PhDs go into the field of education and science outreach. Come meet scientists who teach and work at places such as Community Colleges, the Liberty Science Center, the BioBus, Students2Science, the Rutgers Science Bus and the Geology Museum. They will share their passion for education and public outreach with you and give you advice on how to get into the field. As scientists, it is our responsibility to help educate the public about the importance of research.
iJOBS Virtual Workshop: Creating a Magnetic LinkedIn Profile
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Your LinkedIn profile is critical to helping expand your network of professionals to build career opportunities and referrals. Come learn from Rutgers alumni and 2Actify! Founder, Penny Pearl, on how to build a magnetic online profile that can help you prepare for your future even if you are a few years off from graduating.
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iJOBS Site Visit: Hovione
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Hovione is a Pharmaceutical Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market. Come meet PhD level employees at Hovione and tour their facility where you can see continuous manufacturing for drug products in action. This method offers significant advantages that save development time and assure faster commercial supply.
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iJOBS Virtual Career Panel: Genewiz
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As a global leader in R&D genomics services, Genewiz leads the way in providing superior data quality with unparalleled technical support to enable researchers. A full-service provider, Genewiz provides Sanger DNA sequencing, gene synthesis, molecular biology, high throughput/next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and GLP regulatory services.
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