iJOBS Site Visit Recap: Novartis
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On January 26 of this year, the iJOBS program took a trip to East Hanover, NJ to visit the Novartis campus. I say ‘campus’ because this place felt like a community, not a business. Overall, the atmosphere was inviting and everyone we met seemed genuinely happy to be working there. Several employees emphasized how Novartis encourages a place of diversity and comradery, and what a great overall place it is to work.
Event Report: WuXiAppTec Career Panel
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Last week, iJOBS hosted a career panel featuring professionals from WuXiAppTec. This panel operated slightly differently than previous ones in that the panel featured a single company rather than showcasing a single career with individuals from different companies. There were two PhD scientists, an HR representative, and a recruitment officer at the panel-this allowed for a well-rounded view of the company.
Transitioning the knowledge and skills from a PhD to project management
Through Phase II of the iJOBS program, I was able to take a project management course at Rutgers Business School. As I progressed through the course, I gradually realized that the experience acquired while pursuing a PhD could easily translate to the knowledge and skills necessary for project management.
There are five major phases in project management: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing.
Phase I: Initiating
Using Mentorship to ensure Success
Response to: http://chronus.com/how-to-use-mentoring-in-your-workplace
Effective mentors are critical to success.
I am a proponent of mentoring because everyone benefits.
Article Report: How to build a better PhD
In a recent survey, the European Science Foundation reported “considerable dissatisfaction and stress” among the post-doctoral population due to insufficient scopes in academia. The report has urged universities and governing bodies to make doctoral candidates aware of the current dim academic job prospects.
Boot Camp: The Frontlines of Oncologic Drug Discovery
By: Chris Lowe
Friday, January 15, 2016 was landmark day for a group of 35 young scientists at Rutgers University. While the typical pathway to FDA review of a new drug, including discovery, development, preclinical studies, and clinical trials, requires more than a decade of work and hundreds of dedicated chemists, scientists, and clinicians, the students of the 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Boot Camp in Quantitative Biology were able to take a drug through this process in just two weeks.