iJOBS Event Summary

iJOBS Site Visit Recap: Eli Lilly and Company

  • April 21, 2016
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Logo_of_Eli_LillyThe iJOBS program organized a visit to the Eli Lilly and Company site in Branchburg, NJ on April 6th of this year.  Eli Lilly and Company was founded over 140 years ago and has a long history of quality pharmaceutical products including several well-known drugs such as Cialis, Cymbalta, and Prozac.  The morning of our visit, we were greeted by the smiling face of human resources manager

Networking Outside the Box

  • April 19, 2016
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One of the most oft-repeated advice for students and postdocs on a career search is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.

Not the Average (Science Policy) Workshop

  • February 23, 2016

By: Maria Qadri

Doubt commands power. Asking questions is infinitely easier than providing “sufficient” evidence, especially in science policy debates.

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iJOBS Site Visit Recap: Novartis

  • February 18, 2016
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On January 26 of this year, the iJOBS program took a trip to East Hanover, NJ to visit the Novartis campus.  I say ‘campus’ because this place felt like a community, not a business.  Overall, the atmosphere was inviting and everyone we met seemed genuinely happy to be working there.  Several employees emphasized how Novartis encourages a place of diversity and comradery, and what a great overall place it is to work.

Event Report: WuXiAppTec Career Panel

  • February 16, 2016
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Last week, iJOBS hosted a career panel featuring professionals from WuXiAppTec. This panel operated slightly differently than previous ones in that the panel featured a single company rather than showcasing a single career with individuals from different companies. There were two PhD scientists, an HR representative, and a recruitment officer at the panel-this allowed for a well-rounded view of the company.

Boot Camp: The Frontlines of Oncologic Drug Discovery

  • January 21, 2016

By: Chris Lowe

Friday, January 15, 2016 was landmark day for a group of 35 young scientists at Rutgers University. While the typical pathway to FDA review of a new drug, including discovery, development, preclinical studies, and clinical trials, requires more than a decade of work and hundreds of dedicated chemists, scientists, and clinicians, the students of the 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Boot Camp in Quantitative Biology were able to take a drug through this process in just two weeks.

Making Data Science More Efficient: Workshop Recap

  • January 14, 2016

By: Maria Qadri

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="310"]Hands Typing on a Keyboard How to Program as a Biomedical Scientist 101[/caption]

US Job Search for International Students: Focus on Informational Interviews (Dan Beaudry)

  • January 12, 2016

Last semester, Rutgers Career Services invited Dan Beaudry, author of Power Ties, to speak to both undergraduate and graduate international students on effective job searching in the US. He began his talk by stating his goals: learn 1) how to invest your (limited) time and avoid common mistakes during your job search, and 2) how to be different (this is important because in 2014, there were an estimated 870,000 international students in the US, majority of which will presumably be looking for a job).