iJOBS Virtual Site Visit: Amgen
Professional Development
April 16, 2025
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Featured
Event Description
Come meet PhD level employees at Amgen in various job areas both on and off the bench 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. They focus on four therapeutic areas, general medicine, rare disease, inflammation, and oncology, They pursue new ways to do science using tools like AI, generative biology and human data to discover what is not yet known and develop new precision medicines.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Patent Agent and Intellectual Property
Professional Development
April 2, 2025
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Event Description
Scientists play an important role in protecting intellectual property and filing patent briefs. A patent agent is a licensed professional who helps inventors with patent applications. They can write and prosecute patent applications, and represent inventors before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Come hear from several panelists who have chosen this exciting career path and learn about the role of IP in the fields of life sciences and biomedical engineering.
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iJOBS Virtual Site Visit: Pfizer
Professional Development
March 28, 2025
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Event Description
Pfizer is a world-wide pharmaceutical company that designs revolutionary medicines for people living with all types of diseases. Their pipeline includes drugs in oncology, vaccines, rare diseases, inflammation and immunity among others. Come hear about the company as well as from a panel of PhD level employees in different roles at Pfizer both on and off the bench. You can also learn how to transition into a role at Pfizer straight from academia.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Finance and Equity Research
Professional Development
March 12, 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Event Description
PhD level scientists are hired as equity researchers to evaluate companies with the goal of making investment recommendations. They analyze a company in all aspects, from its financials to its competition to its industry outlook. You can apply your scientific, medical, and analytical expertise in this fast-paced and exciting career focused on biotechnology companies. Come hear from a panel of research analysts to learn how to get started on this path and get their advice.
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iJOBS Seminar: Scholar Mentoring and Diversity Program for Biotechnology (SMDP)
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By Janaina Cruz Pereira
iJOBS Career Panel: Medical Writing in Regulatory Affairs
iJOBS Blog
By Naureen Hameed
Networking: Expertly Making Friends in Your Professional World
iJOBS Blog
By Natalie Losada
iJOBS Blog: Developing an Effective Writing Process in Science
iJOBS Blog
By Naureen Hameed
3 Minute Thesis Competition Information Session
Professional Development
Event Description
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is officially open! 3MT is an acclaimed national and international competition where doctoral students are tasked with presenting their research in three minutes or less. A communications competition at its core, 3MT helps students to develop their scholarly presentation skills, prepare to enter the academic and professional workforce, and compete for cash prizes. To learn more about the competition, please visit the 3MT webpage.
This information session will guide students in preparing for the Preliminary and Final rounds of the competition, from best practices, to rules and judging criteria. Interested students are encouraged to attend and ask questions!
iJOBS and Eagleton Career Panel: Science Policy
Professional Development
February 20, 2025
3:30 - 5:00 pm
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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