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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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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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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!

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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

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Come join the IMSD program for some food and fun in the sun at Johnson Park in Piscataway NJ Grove 1. Please feel free to bring along friends and family!

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The IMSD program is hosting a Bootcamp for incoming IMSD students. 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.