604 Bartholomew Road
Multipurpose Room
Piscataway, NJ 08854
We are excited to invite current graduate students, postdocs, alumni, industry professionals, and faculty to attend our annual iJOBS symposium. Our keynote speaker, Brandon Higgs, PhD who is the VP and Head of Translational Data Sciences at Genmab will talk about “Artificial Intelligence in Drug Development and the Impact on the Future Workforce”.
We will also have a professional development program by Supreet Bains-Sharma on working in teams and how your leadership style and ability to give and receive feedback is critical to your success in any career path.
You will hear an update of iJOBS activities and outcomes followed by our current Phase 3 trainees sharing about their iJOBS shadowing experiences and coursework.
Finally, there will be a networking lunch and an opportunity for industry professionals to share their advice with current trainees.
IN PERSON ONLY
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Scientists play an important role in protecting intellectual property and filing patent briefs. Patent specialists are scientists who work with lawyers to advise on patent applications. Patent lawyers are often scientists who have gone on to attend law school. Come hear from several panelists who have chosen this exciting career path.
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iJOBS Workshop: Find the Right Fit for Your Future Job with Clifton Strengths Personality Assessment
If you are trying to decide what type of job would suit your skills, Clifton Strengths assessments have helped millions of people discover what they do best. You will be allowed to complete an assessment in advance and then use the workshop to interpret and understand your results so that you can capitalize on your strengths when picking the right career to pursue. This session will be led by professionals from the Rutgers Career Exploration and Success who are experts in the Clifton Strengths assessment tool.
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For those who want to stay in academia but not be a PI, working in the Environmental Health and Safety department is a great option. You can get a job as a Biosafety Officer or work in Radiation Safety. These are critical roles that help the university with new technology and advancements so you get to be at the cutting edge of science and interact with many researchers.
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Come meet PhD level employees at Amgen and hear what it is like to work at this well-known company plus how these scientists transitioned from academia to industry. Amgen is a worldwide pioneer in biotechnology with a mission to serve patients. We discover, develop and deliver transformative medicines that address the leading causes of death and disability and we find new solutions to meet the growing demand for better quality healthcare for more people worldwide.
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556 Morris Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
You are invited to learn about the Translational Medicine Department Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies, located nearby in Summit, NJ. Learn how the company operates, have an opportunity to meet with PhD level scientists and tour the laboratories. BMS is a differentiated company, led by its unique BioPharma strategy that leverages the reach and resources of a major pharma company paired with the entrepreneurial spirit and agility of a biotech firm.
IN PERSON ONLY 556 Morris Ave, Summit, NJ
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1 Squibb Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Come hear from Gregory Barker, PhD Scientific Associate Director at Bristol Myers Squibb. At BMS, Dr. Barker heads the Data Science and Advanced Analytics team in Leads Discovery and Optimization at Bristol Myers Squibb. Their efforts are focused on boosting drug discovery capabilities via Bayesian statistics, machine learning, and bioinformatics tools. Learn how he transitioned from a bench scientist to a computational scientist!
Join us for a conversation with Rutgers and iJOBS alum Juan Valdez Cappuccino to hear about his career and the challenges of transitioning out of graduate school such as mindset for wrapping up the thesis, getting ready for next steps, hesitations related to moving out of Ph.D. into a new space, visa, job security, work-life balance and more.
July 19th from 12-1:30pm
IN PERSON ONLY Medical Science Building, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark, C-680
Lunch will be provided
1 Squibb Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
You are invited to spend an afternoon at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies, located right here in New Brunswick. Learn how the company operates, have an opportunity to meet with PhD level scientists at the social networking hour and tour analytical and automation laboratories. BMS is a differentiated company, led by its unique BioPharma strategy that leverages the reach and resources of a major pharma company paired with the entrepreneurial spirit and agility of a biotech firm.
IN PERSON ONLY 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ
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Hear from recent iJOBS PhD alum who work at the bench in pharma and biotech to learn how they got their first job and what are the differences between academia and industry bench research. There will be PhD level people who are involved in research at the following companies: Eli Lilly, Novartis, Ethicon, Tally Health among others.
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