Propel Careers Newsletter, March 2, 2011

- March 8th,
April 5th, and May 17th Futures in Life Science Events  
- Career opportunities
- Life sciences networking events
- Networking groups  
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In This Issue
March 8th Futures in Life Science Event
April 5th and May 17th Futures in Life Science Events
Career Opportunities
Networking events involving Propel Careers
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
Networking Groups

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Upcoming March 8th Futures in Life Science Event

 

March 8th 2011

Futures in Life Science Program - Commercialization 1: Marketing, Product Management, Business Development

Event Organizer: Propel Careers, MassBio, MassBioEd

Location: MassBio Offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

 

Moderator:

- John Hession: Partner, Cooley LLP

Panelists:

- Arthur Hiller, M.S., President, Hiller Life Sciences Strategies

- Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D., Principal, Polaris Ventures

- Maureen Nugent Franco, Vice President and Global Brand

   Leader in the rare genetic division, Genzyme

- Steven Bernitz, General Partner, Extera Partners


To Register:

http://futuresinlifesciences2.eventbrite.com/

 

 
Upcoming April 5th and May 17th Futures in Life Science Event

Propel Careers, MassBio, and the MassBioEd have joined together to organize a series of networking and panel events focused on raising awareness of career paths that exist in life sciences for individuals with advanced degrees. This Futures in Life Science program brings together experts across a wide range of disciplines and functional areas within the life science industry, to detail their roles and  provide a rich context for the audience to gain a clear understanding of the skills, aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in their particular functions. 

 

Attendance for this program is open to current graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and medical residents who are interested in careers in the life sciences industry.    

 

April 5th, 2011 

Futures in Life Science Program - Research and Development

Event Organizer: Propel Careers, MassBio, MassBioEd

Location: MassBio Offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

To Register: http://futuresinlifesciences3.eventbrite.com/ 

 

May 17th, 2011 

Futures in Life Science Program - Clinical Development and Medical Affairs

Event Organizer: Propel Careers, MassBio, MassBioEd

Location: MassBio Offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

To Register:

http://futuresinlifesciences4.eventbrite.com/ 

 
Career Opportunities
Below are a few of the current career opportunities that we are working to fill.  To learn more about each role, please visit our website at http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/opportunities/.     

To apply, send your resume to Resume@propelcareers.com and reference the job ID.    
  
 

Consultants and Sr. Consultants, Life Sciences Consulting Firm 

Location: Boston Area

Position ID: 02-050

 

Graduate Student Spring and Summer Life Sciences Therapeutic, Medical Device, Diagnostic, and Healthcare IT Internships

Location: Boston Area

Position ID: 01-048

 

Research Associate

Location: Cambridge MA

Position ID: 02-046


Clinical and Regulatory Systems Consultant

Location:
Waltham, MA

Position ID: 02-038  

 

Sr. Associate/Manager, Life Sciences Management Firm

Location: Cambridge MA
Position ID: 02-029



Upcoming Networking Events Involving Propel Careers

Members of the Propel Careers Team will be speaking at the following events:

  

March 8th, 2011

Event: TCN Business Basics: Common Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them 

Event Host: The Capital Network

Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers to join the panel 

Location: Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag 

1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance, Waltham,  MA 02451

Time: 7:30-9:30am

To Register:   http://tcn20110308.eventbrite.com/ 

 

March 21st, 2011

Event: AWIS Boston Members only event

Event Host: AWIS MA -AWIS MA Chapter Link

Lauren Celano to discuss career guidance for roles in life sciences

Location: MGH, Thier Room 101

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

To register: http://www.mass-awis.org/calendar. This event is only open to members of the MA AWIS Chapter.

 

March 24th, 2011

Event: The Business side of Science

Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers to be involved in the panel

Event Organizer: Mass General Postdoctoral Association

Location:Mass General Hospital

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

This event is only open to members of the mass general postdoctoral association


MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference 2011

 

March 4th at 8:30 A.M in the Boston Marriott Cambridge

 

The 8th Annual MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference brings together thought leaders from industry and academia to discuss important topics applicable across the health care industries.

 

Steve Rusckowski, CEO of Philips Healthcare, and Peter Hecht, CEO of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals will deliver keynote speeches in addition to our panel discussions about the challenges of regulatory uncertainty and R&D productivity as well as the opportunities of next generation technologies and emerging markets. Our panelists come from the top companies across pharma, biotech, medical devices and support services including Pfizer, Genentech, Merck and Genzyme, and innovative emerging firms like SmartCell and AMAG Pharma.

 

For full details on panel speakers and to register, visit http://web.mit.edu/sloanhcc/bioinnovations/2011/index.html 

 

Networking groups which are valuable to building connections and industry insight: 
 
AWIS MA: Association for Women in Science: http://www.mass-awis.org/

MassMedic: http://www.massmedic.com/meetings.htm

Healthcare Businesswomen's Association:
http://www.hbanet.org/

MassBio:  http://www.massbio.org/


New England HIMMS Chapter:
http://www.nehimss.org/calendar/calendar.html

MassChallenge: http://www.masschallenge.org/resources/events/calendar

 

Medical Development Group: http://www.meddevgroup.org/


The Bioscience Network: http://thebiosciencenetwork.org/

The Capital Network: www.thecapitalnetwork.org


The North Shore Technology Council: www.nstc.org

Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology -
http://www.westorg.org/
Stay in touch with Propel Careers through these sites below:
 
Blog:                http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/
Twitter:            http://twitter.com/Propel_Careers 
LinkedIn Group:  Propel Careers
Facebook:         Propel Careers
 
Together through our network, we will strengthen our industry and foster future leaders!  Thank you for your continued support. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Lauren
 
Lauren Celano
Founder and CEO, Propel Careers
222 Berkeley St, Suite 1960, Boston MA 02116
work: 617-896-5224, cell: 215-370-2285
email: Lauren@propelcareers.com
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