By: Brianna Alexander
“Be flexible in your thinking, acknowledge the skills you have. Learn, work hard and lead.” -Dawn Lee, PhD
Merck Human Resources team and hiring managers will tell us what Merck is looking for in their new hires for PhD level positions. Merck has areas of focus in oncology, vaccines, infectious diseases, covid-19, and cardio-metabolic disorders. We will hear from employees about their career path and what it is like to work there. Then we will have practice interviews with Merck employees who will help you come up with good answers to their typical interview questions. Click here to view the panelists.
The IMSD program is hosting a Bootcamp for incoming and second-year IMSD students and friends. The program will include two workshops: “Learning How to Learn”, which will be presented by Hanin Rashid, Ph.D. Associate Director, Office for Advancing Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (ALTA), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Cognitive Skills Program RWJMS, and “Managing Emotional Wellness”, which will be presented by Dana Simons, MA, LPC, NCC, Community-Based Counselor, Rutgers Student Health.
Medical Affairs is a growing area in pharmaceutical companies appropriate for PhDs to get jobs. Learn the specific roles of a Medical Science Liaison, Medical Information, Health Economics and 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 to see the speaker's information.
iJOBS is joining forces with the New Jersey, New York and Toronto BioPharma Networking Groups (BPNG) to offer an informal and beneficial virtual networking opportunity! There will be many professionals, alumni and current students/postdocs in attendance to meet and network with in breakout rooms. You will learn how easy and low-key networking can be so you don’t stress about it. BPNG is a not-for-profit, all-inclusive life and health science professional community that actively promotes the "real power" of networking. They are collaborators, peers and mentors all looking to support each other at ALL career stages and our region in the spirit of innovation and growth.
Rutgers PhD alum Norell Hadzimichalis, PhD will share her experiences as a licensing associate in the tech transfer and business development office at Rutgers which then led to a position at RB as the Head of Global Open Innovation and Partnerships followed by the Director of Pain and Cardio Global R&D at Bayer. You will learn how to transfer your skills from an academic setting to industry and move up the ladder to a director position. Click here for the event slides.
Congrats to Amy and Mickayla for each being recognized with a Pauling Poster Prize at the American Crystallographic Association’s annual meeting! Their posters were a part of the work they conducted during the RISE 2021 Summer Program. This summer Amy was mentored by Stephen K. Burley in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology while Mickayla was mentored by Sagar Khare in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Thank you to everyone who participated and who attended our summer symposium on July 29th. If you want to re-watch the program and keynote from Dr. Mark Gregory Robson, check out the video below. Thank you to Mei Ling Lo from Rutgers Libraries for helping run the session and putting up the recording as well.