iJOBS Career Talk: Transitioning from a PhD in biology to manufacturing sciences and technical operations in pharma
Professional Development
January 23, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Event Description
Learn from Rutgers alum Silky Kamdar who worked at BMS for many years how PhD-trained biologists can use their skills to successfully transition into areas including process and validation development, assay development, scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing support. Attendees will gain insight into the day-to-day realities of working in a cross-functional, cGMP regulated environment, along with practical guidance for navigating the shift from academic research to industry-focused operations.
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Contact
Email
connie.tse@rutgers.edu
Phone
848-932-9210
Location
12 Chemistry Drive
Department of Anthropology Ruth Adams Building, 3rd Floor (307)
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Research
Disability and accessibility in organizational environments
Activities
- Directs the SGS–BHS Training Grant Support Office (TGSO), providing strategic, administrative, and operational leadership for training-grant proposal development; oversees staff, data systems, and infrastructure that support competitive, high-quality research training initiatives across Rutgers Health.
- Implements strategic and educational priorities for SGS–BHS, collaborating with senior leadership and faculty, to advance graduate education institutional effectiveness.
- Leads the development and implementation of fully online graduate programming, coordinating instructional design teams to translate in-person master’s programs into high-quality, accessible online learning environments.
- Oversees CTSA-affiliated translational science training initiatives (NJ ACTS), supervising cross-institutional personnel and operations related to program activities, outcomes assessment, and data management in partnership with Rutgers, Princeton, and NJIT.
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