iJOBS and Eagleton Career Panel: Science Policy
Professional Development
February 6, 2026
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Featured
Event Description
Learn how you can take your science background and contribute to creation of policy at the state and federal level and benefit society. Hear from Rutgers alum as well as current and former New Jersey Eagleton Science and Politics Fellows who have successfully transitioned off the bench to a fulfilling career in policy at various organizations including the NIH, state agencies as well as foundations, think tanks and more.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Patent Law
Professional Development
January 29, 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Event Description
Scientists who have a PhD play an important role in protecting intellectual property and filing patent briefs. Come hear from Rutgers alumni who have transitioned straight from graduate school to various roles in this field including Daniel Jung who recently defended and is already a technical advisor at a large national firm, George Liu who is senior patent counsel at Johnson & Johnson and Peter McEwan who is now an associate at Goodwin.
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iJOBS Career Talk: Transitioning from a PhD in biology to manufacturing sciences and technical operations in pharma
Professional Development
January 23, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Event Description
Learn from Rutgers alum Silky Kamdar who worked at BMS for many years how PhD-trained biologists can use their skills to successfully transition into areas including process and validation development, assay development, scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing support. Attendees will gain insight into the day-to-day realities of working in a cross-functional, cGMP regulated environment, along with practical guidance for navigating the shift from academic research to industry-focused operations.
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Erdos Invitations to Industry (i2i) Seminar: Dr. Andrew Uzilov on Building a Career in Computational Biology
iJOBS Blog
By Akshaya Vijayan Selvarajan
iJOBS Virtual Site Visit: Johnson & Johnson
iJOBS Blog
By Xinyi Miao
iJOBS Seminar: Careers in biotech and startups with Nucleate
iJOBS Blog
By Juliana Corrêa-Velloso
iJOBS Seminar: Careers for PhDs in Medical Education
iJOBS Blog
By Sumiyya Raheem
iJOBS Career Panel: Medical Communications
Professional Development
December 2, 2025
10:00 - 11:30 am
Event Description
Many of our recent iJOBS alumni have gone into careers in science writing at medical communications agencies or at pharma companies where they use their skills at translating complex concepts into clear and concise presentations for diverse audiences including other scientists, physicians, and patients. Come hear from a panel of medical communications professionals all of whom have a PhD to learn how you can jump start your career in this field.
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iJOBS Seminar: Supply Chain Careers in Pharma
Professional Development
November 20, 2025
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Event Description
Edwin Collier, PhD will first share his personal career path from academia to industry, starting with his role at a small biotech company and progressing to a senior leadership position at Johnson & Johnson. He’ll discuss the key decisions that shaped his transition from R&D into supply chain, the challenges he faced along the way, and practical lessons that PhD students and postdocs can apply as they plan their own careers in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries.
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iJOBS Workshop: Primer in Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice
Professional Development
November 25, 2025
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Event Description
Good laboratory practice (GLP) and Good manufacturing practice (GMP) are a set of principles intended to assure the quality and integrity of non-clinical laboratory studies to support research or marketing permits for products regulated by government agencies. The terms GLP and GMP are most commonly associated with the pharmaceutical industry but also applies to agents such as food products and medical devices. David Cragin of Teva Pharmaceuticals and Don Stump of Charles River will give an overview of these topics so that when are interviewing with a company, you can tell them that you are familiar with GLP and GMP.
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