Biological, Biomedical, and Health Sciences

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The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a specific role within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO and other healthcare industries. MSLs have advanced scientific training generally consisting of a doctorate degree in the life sciences. Join us to speak to a panel of MSLs and learn about the From Pharma to Science Training Program and a fellowship we are offering for free if you are interested in taking the training to help you prepare for this career path.

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PTC Therapeutics headquartered right in Central New Jersey has quadrupled its research workforce in the past few years.  Originally started with a focus on rare diseases, their pipeline has expanded and now includes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Huntington’s AADC Deficiency, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Leiomyosarcoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, and Covid-19. They use the newest technologies available to find innovative ways to treat those diseases. These approaches include gene therapy, nonsense readthrough, transcript regulators, Bio-e electron transfer and alternative splicing. Come hear from HR representatives as well as PhD level employees to learn about the company.

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You want to stand out in your career search, right? When you tell hiring managers and recruiters about your impact and contributions, you make yourself more valuable to employers. Learn the skills for presenting strong value proposition statements and increase your chances for getting offers.  Your value will show up in your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interviews. With practice, sharing your value proposition will be become natural! Penny Pearl of 2Actify is an expert at helping career seeking clients articular their value propositions. Penny will teach you how to create your value proposition and provide tools to help you with the process of demonstrating quantifiable outcomes that you contributed toward so employers will want you on their team.

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McCann Health is one of the largest science communications companies in the area and hires many PhD level scientists to help create content for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. They also provide a range of services including strategic consulting and healthcare marketing.  Come see their facilities and hear from employees who have made the transition to medical writing and marketing which is the fastest growing field for fresh graduates and postdocs. 

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RA Capital Management is a multi-stage investment manager dedicated to company formation and evidence-based investing in healthcare and life science companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, services and research tools. Come learn how as a PhD level employee you can get involved in a career in the exciting field of venture capital. The firm’s portfolio of private and public companies spans the globe and most therapeutic areas across all stages from discovery through commercialization.  RA Capital is fostering diversity in their portfolio companies and in the broader biotech community.

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Come hear from women in groups historically underrepresented in the sciences to learn how they go from completing their PhD training to their current position at Rutgers: running successful biology research labs, teaching and performing university service.  They will share their stories and advice.

Amariliz Rivera, PhD – Immunologist

Maribel Vazquez, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

Nataki Douglas, MD/PhD – Physician Scientist

Renata Pasqualini, PhD – Cancer Biologist

Treena Arinzeh, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

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