As 2010 comes to a close, we are actively discussing internship hiring plans for 2011 with current and prospective clients.  Many of these discussions focus on connections with graduate students (MBA, Ph.D./MBA, MD/MBA, Engineering, Law, etc) who often have significant life sciences industry experience prior to graduate school. Our experience has been that life science companies gain tangible benefits by engaging with a partner like Propel who can assist matching their current or anticipated needs with top talent from local and national universities.  Hiring interns offers a low cost and low risk solution to provide project support as well as to assess their skills and personality fit to see if they are aligned with your company prior to hiring full time.  We are pleased that many companies are looking ahead and preparing now to take advantage of the opportunity to build relationships with the best and brightest students and also gain significant advantages through the projects that can be completed.   We are constantly connecting with graduate and undergraduate students with skills relevant in the medical device, bio-pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and Healthcare IT sectors as well with those who have skills relevant to consulting, investment banking and venture capital firms.  Below is a sampling of the internship projects we can assist companies with:

• Market research assessments 
• Competitive landscape assessments
• Financial valuation and M&A analysis
• Technology evaluation
• IP evaluation
• Reimbursement evaluations
• Business plan development
• Strategic partnership assessments
• Clinical research
• Discovery and Pre-Clinical R&D
• Marketing and corporate communications
• Grant writing

We tap into our established network of graduate and undergraduate students as well as post doctoral fellows at leading institutions throughout the US to make connections in these areas. Our network includes students who have diverse backgrounds including research and development, business, law, engineering, marketing, and public health.  The ability for companies and students to benefit from the connections made is tremendous.    As you think about your hiring needs for 2011, we look forward to working with you to make connections for internship projects, in addition to any full time needs that you have.  Please contact Lauren Celano at Lauren@propelcareers.com or 617-896-5225 to discuss this in more detail.   

Lauren Celano to speak at the WEST event on December 8, 2010 in Cambridge MA

Lauren will be joining an esteemed group of panelists at the upcoming Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST)event on December 8th, 2010. The title of the event is Professional Turbocharge:  Entrepreneurially Managing your Career and Life and we will be discussing how individuals can take a more entrepreneurial approach to their careers in science and technology. We will provide insights  for how to best evolve your professional plans so you can reach your full potential and how to actively manage your career to achieve greater satisfaction, more productivity, and increased effectiveness. We will also discuss successful work/life balance, finding and pursuing your passion, tips and tools for leaving and re-entering the workforce, effective networking and establishing mentoring relationships for greater professional success.  Details for this event are below under the events section of the newsletter.  To learn more  about WEST, click here: http://www.westorg.org