Professional Development

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As you enter the second semester, it is again time for personal reflection 

What were your expectations as you entered graduate school?  Have these expectations been met? If not, why not?  

Are you satisfied with your life/work balance? If not, what are you planning on changing?  

Did you find (your perfect) a good mentor/lab match?  If so, what attracts you to that mentor/lab? If not, what are you looking for that you did not find so far?  

What are your main goals for the second semester and how do your goals fit with your program's requirements? What are your plans and approach to achieving your goals? 

We looks forward to hearing your thoughts!

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You want to stand out in your career search, right? When you tell hiring managers and recruiters about your impact and contributions, you make yourself more valuable to employers. Learn the skills for presenting strong value proposition statements and increase your chances for getting offers.  Your value will show up in your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interviews. With practice, sharing your value proposition will be become natural! Penny Pearl of 2Actify is an expert at helping career seeking clients articular their value propositions. Penny will teach you how to create your value proposition and provide tools to help you with the process of demonstrating quantifiable outcomes that you contributed toward so employers will want you on their team.

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McCann Health is one of the largest science communications companies in the area and hires many PhD level scientists to help create content for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. They also provide a range of services including strategic consulting and healthcare marketing.  Come see their facilities and hear from employees who have made the transition to medical writing and marketing which is the fastest growing field for fresh graduates and postdocs. 

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RA Capital Management is a multi-stage investment manager dedicated to company formation and evidence-based investing in healthcare and life science companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, services and research tools. Come learn how as a PhD level employee you can get involved in a career in the exciting field of venture capital. The firm’s portfolio of private and public companies spans the globe and most therapeutic areas across all stages from discovery through commercialization.  RA Capital is fostering diversity in their portfolio companies and in the broader biotech community.

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Come hear from women in groups historically underrepresented in the sciences to learn how they go from completing their PhD training to their current position at Rutgers: running successful biology research labs, teaching and performing university service.  They will share their stories and advice.

Amariliz Rivera, PhD – Immunologist

Maribel Vazquez, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

Nataki Douglas, MD/PhD – Physician Scientist

Renata Pasqualini, PhD – Cancer Biologist

Treena Arinzeh, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

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Consulting is a stimulating career that uses may of the skills you gain while earning your PhD. Join us to learn how our alumni have transitioned straight from the bench into this exciting and fast-paced career and what types of projects they are currently working on. The panelists will include:

Deboleena Kanjilal, PhD, Associate Consultant in Scientific Strategy at Cello Health

Steve Wu, PhD, Senior Associate at Charles River Associates

Raghav Sridhar, PhD, Senior Consultant at Guidehouse

Eric Babiash, PhD, Manager at Herspiegel Consulting

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Note: this is a two day in-person workshop and both days are required.

Coding skills are now critical from many different job functions and this is your chance to build up that part of your resume even if you have never coded before. During this hands-on workshop you will learn Shell Computing, GitHub, and programming for data analysis and visualization with R. This workshop is great for people who have never had any programming experience before and also for those who want to improve their skills.

March 17 and 18 from 9am-5pm each day

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What to consider when looking for and choosing a postdoc position …come hear from a panel of speakers who will share their perspective and advice on how to approach a postdoc search.

We will learn the answer to these questions and more:

• When should you start the search for a PI?
• How do you approach that search?
• What aspects of a PI and institution are important to consider?
• What do you need to prepare for the interview?
• What questions should you ask current and former lab members?
• Do these answers differ if I have a specific career in mind?

This event is open to graduate students and postdocs. Sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

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iJOBS is joining forces with the New Jersey, Philly and New York 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

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Siemens is a worldwide healthcare company whose portfolio of products, services and solutions is at the center of clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. Patient-centered innovation is at the core the company. The company works on cancer, as well as cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases with a focus on precision medicine, transforming care delivery, improving patient experience and digitalizing healthcare. Come hear from a panel of PhD level employees at Siemens to learn about their career path and current role.

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