iJOBS

Event Description

This is a multi-day (32 hr) workshop. You only need to register once, however, all sessions are required.

SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC (http://sciphd.com/) and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management. This workshop focuses on 24 essential core competencies valued by industry and business, relates those competencies to activities and behaviors commonly experienced by academic scientists through the scientific method, and demonstrates how those competencies work together to form the operational competencies that are essential in business. These transition business competencies can also be applied by academic and government scientists in running their laboratories. SciPhD is a very interactive and hands-on exposure to these concepts with real action items to take away from the workshop. Throughout the program, students and postdocs will experience at least four behavioral-based interview experiences in which they will play the role of the candidate and the interviewer.

Topics include:

The Business of Science
Successful Communications as a Scientist
Six Leadership Styles
Developing Your People
Negotiation and Finance
Building Effective Teams
Strategic Project Management for Scientists
Applying What You've Learned

Dates and Times – ALL OF THE SESSIONS ARE REQUIRED

January 5 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 7 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 10 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 13 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 14 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 18 by Zoom (4-6 PM)

 

Event Description

Join us for our next Innovate and Educate event! This event will not only expose STEM-oriented graduate students and post-docs to the role venture capital may play in funding the inventions they are creating in their academic and research programs but will also explain the types of jobs that may be available within the venture capital ecosystem for individuals that have a STEM background. The panel is made up of professionals that work in venture capital that also have PhDs in STEM-oriented subjects. They will share their experiences in funding and supporting STEM-oriented startup companies and share their experiences for how they navigated from PhD scientists to landing jobs in the venture capital industry.

 

While this program is oriented towards higher-education STEM students and post-docs, it is open to all students or individuals that may be interested in accessing venture capital or finding a job in venture capital!

 

This free event will be held virtually via Zoom. To register, follow this link.

 

Panelists:

• Susanna Harris, PhD – Manager of Engagement and Communications, Xontogeny
• Inca Dieterich, PhD – Associate, Arch Ventures
• Scott Alpizar, PhD – Senior Venture Associate, Foundation Venture Capital Group

 

Moderator: 

• Mike Wiley – Vice President, Foundation Venture Capital Group

 

Presented by:

Foundation for Health Advancement

The Foundation for Health Advancement (FHA) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization. FHA’s programs grow new science-based businesses in collaboration with New Jersey-based research institutions and inspire students to pursue STEM majors and careers. FHA, in partnership with its affiliates, New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) and Foundation Venture Capital Group (FVCG), provides funding and technical support to faculty and student researchers at our partner institutions. Visit our website for more information.

 

Rutgers iJOBS

The Rutgers University iJOBS Program exposes life science PhD students and postdocs to a range of non-academic and academic career options and empowers them to pursue their career goals. In 2014 Rutgers became 1 of only 17 schools in the country to be awarded an NIH BEST grant and iJOBS programming was later expanded to all campuses of Rutgers as well as Princeton, Rowan, NJ Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology. iJOBS maintains research as the primary trainee focus while offering programming to broaden trainee's perspectives, experiences, and knowledge to facilitate the pursuit of academic and non-academic careers. For more information, visit the Rutgers iJOBS website.

 

Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs

Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, a premier incubator for technology and life science startups in New Jersey, offers 30,000 square-feet of wet and dry labs, private offices, and open coworking space for startup companies formed by Princeton University faculty, students and alumni, as well as by members of the wider New Jersey community. Members have access to their shared lab equipment, EH&S and hazardous waste services, and a convenient purchasing platform. For more information, visit the Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs website.

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Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies that offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine to improve patient and hospital outcomes.  Hear from a Human Resources representative about what they are looking for. Also, meet PhD-level employees who did not necessarily study devices or engineering during graduate school to learn how they moved into their different roles at Stryker. Click here to see panelist.

Event Description

Business skills are critical for scientists in order to be successful in non-academic careers whether you plan on staying in R&D or moving into management.  We will perform a business case study related to the health care industry led by Rutgers Business School professor Doug Miller and MBA students will join us so you can interact with them and learn their mindset. 

Event Description

If you want to learn cutting edge tools used in biopharma industry projects, this workshop is for you! The “Gantt chart” is a critical component of a project manager’s (PM’s) “toolbox”.  The Gantt chart provides a visual representation of the project’s duration (timeline) based on its tasks and their inter-dependencies, deliverables deadlines and more.  In this 90-minute interactive workshop, Claudia Campbell-Matland, PMP (Chairperson of Project Management Institute’s NJ Chapter’s Life Sciences “Local Community of Interest”) will review and demonstrate a few popular software tools used to create Gantt charts and project timelines, e.g., Microsoft Project (traditional scheduling tool used across all industries), Smartsheet (up & coming scheduling tool) and the Office Timeline plug-in for PowerPoint (a recent tool for creating graphical high-level timelines). A breakout session will allow you to practice with one or more of these tools.  Click here to see slides.

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If you are trying to decide what type of job would suit your skills, Gallup's StrengthsFinder 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 Princeton and Rutgers Career Offices who are experts in the StrengthsFinder assessment tool.    

Event Description

Rashade Haynes II was an undergrad at Rutgers and then went on to get his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Immunology at The Ohio State University. Following a postdoc back at Rutgers, he joined Oncobiologics and then moved to Bristol Myers Squibb where he has been involved in studies in autoimmunity, immune-oncology, and muscosal immunology. Come to hear his advice on how to think strategically and work independently to achieve goals in both preclinical and clinical development.  Click her to see the speaker's information.

Event Description

Novartis Human Resources team and hiring managers will tell us what Novartis is looking for in their new hires for PhD level positions.  With more than 200 projects in their clinical pipeline and more than 500 clinical trials in progress, Novartis maintains a substantial investment in research and development aimed at areas of unmet medical need. Their areas include cancer, cardio-metabolic, immunology, dermatology, ophthalmology, neuroscience, and respiratory. We will hear from employees about their career path and what it is like to work there. Then we will have practice interviews with Novartis employees who will help you come up with good answers to their typical interview questions. Click here to see slides from the presentation. 

Event Description

Agile project management is an iterative approach to managing biopharma projects that focuses on continuous releases and incorporating customer feedback with every iteration. Project Management Institute (PMI) New Jersey presents a unique opportunity to learn how to obtain hands-on experience within Agile Project Management. This presentation will cover the foundations of Agile, opportunities to grow your expertise, and how to apply the methodology outside of the role of a Project Manager. Learn how to enhance your biopharma career success by attending this interactive session.  Click here to see the speaker's information.

Event Description

Dr. McCormack currently manages the patent group for the Consumer Sector for Johnson & Johnson. Until recently, she managed a group of patent lawyers who support the Immunology, Infectious Disease, and Vaccine Therapeutic Areas for Johnson & Johnson's Pharmaceutical sector where she oversaw the patent portfolios, products, licensing, M&A, and diligence activities for J&J's pharma sector particularly in these therapeutic areas.  Hear about her path to add a JD degree to her PhD and how you can become a patent lawyer. Click here to see the speaker's information.