iJOBS

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Learn about different roles within the scientific communications field and take a “pharma personality test” to help you find the best communications position for you. Then choose your own adventure in the scientific communications field by trying your hand at a real-world example project based on the job type that best suits you in breakout rooms. 

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Applying for academic jobs and making the transition from grad student to postdoc and then to faculty member requires advanced planning and strategy. Come hear from recently-hired faculty at Rutgers as well as faculty who serve at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions to get their advice and feedback on how to prepare and approach a faculty position. Click here to view the contact list of the speakers.

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Consulting is a stimulating career that uses many of the skills you gain while earning your Ph.D. Join us for a virtual hands-on consulting case study that will be done in small groups and run by Cello Health who has hired many of our iJOBS alumni. Cello is a thought-leading health advisory firm with experts in science, insight, strategy and communications helping life science clients. Click here to view the presentation slides and the speaker's bio.

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Fanuel Muindi, PhD from Harvard University and the STEM Advocacy Institute will share how the logic model concept and defining the exact problem you are trying to solve are critical skills and that once you have that ability, you can tackle any project both in your research and your job. Click here to view the presentation slides.

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Hear from Human Relations people at Merck to learn what they are looking for when they hire PhD level employees and then hear from scientists about their career paths and their Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism research. Merck has areas of focus in oncology, vaccines, infectious diseases, covid-19, and cardio-metabolic disorders. Click here to view the agenda.

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Guest speakers were: Patricia Irizarry-Barreto, Tara Cominski and Lucille O'Reilly. 

For advice on how to prepare for careers in education, click here.

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Guest speakers from Greenberg Traurig, LLP were: Elysa Goldberg, PhD, Esq and Barry Schindler, Esq. 

For advice on how to prepare for careers in patent law, click here.

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Guests speakers were: John Sun, PhD, MBA (Global Project Manager, Integrated Info. Sciences, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.); Ildiko Antal, PhD (Associate Director, Business Dev. Operations & Alliance Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb); & Carrie Markgraf, MD/PhD (Discovery Sciences Support, Merck and Co, Ltd). 

For advice on how to prepare for careers in pharmaceutics management, click here.

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Guest speakers were: Tina Fan, PhD (Research Scientist/Program Manager, Program of Chemical Terrorism, Biomonitoring and Food Testing, NJ Department of Health) and Scott Shone, PhD (Research Scientist/Program Manager, Newborn Screening, NJ Department of Health). 

For advice on how to prepare for careers in the Department of Health, click here.

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Guest speakers discussed their personal experiences in working as medical science information experts and gave advice on transitioning from graduate school to the pharmaceutical industry. 

For advice on how to prepare for a career in Medical Information and contact information for the guest speakers, click here.