Upcoming Futures in Life Science Panel Discussion and Networking Events

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, who will detail their roles and will 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 

Article about Working with Recruiters: Understanding the Rules of the Game, by Rob Lowrance

This blog is part of a series of blogs that will be written by the Business Area Advisors for Propel Careers. These blogs will share insights into the life sciences industry and thoughts on career guidance. To learn more about the business area advisors of Propel, see link:   http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/about-us/advisors/  

I've been a full time recruiter for the last four years but came into recruiting having previously worked in other corporate roles within biotech (clinical research, marketing, and medical affairs). My experience as a recruiter is thus colored by the fact that I've been on the other side. In fact, I frequently think about the things that I've learned while recruiting that would have been helpful to know as a candidate. There's actually a lot to say here, so I'll plan on this being a topic that I'll come back to in future blog posts, but I thought I'd start with some general thoughts on understanding the corporate recruiting process.

To read more click here:

 http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/index.cfm/2011/9/10/Working-with-Recruiters-Understanding-the-Rules-of-the-Game--By-Rob-Lowrance 

Notes from Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, and Modeling Futures in Life Science Networking Event and Panel Discussion on September 20.      

On September 20th 2011, more than 70 graduate students and recent graduates gathered to hear from leaders in the bioinformatics, systems biology and modeling areas including David Walker, an Account Manager with Tessella Inc, Bart Hendriks Ph.D., an Associate Director at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, James A. Rogers, Ph.D., a Principal Scientist of Statistics at Metrum Research Group, Carolyn Cho, Ph.D., a Director at Merck Research Laboratories, and Dr. Raymond Oomen a Director of Discovery Bioinformatics & Genomics at Sanofi Pasteur.  David Walker moderated the panel and did a wonderful job asking the panelists about what skills are needed to thrive in their areas, the importance of mentorship and networking, and emerging trends in the area which will affect how companies and opportunities develop over the next few years.  To view pictures from the evening, see  Link

We have more events planned in this series for 2011.  Details can be found at this link:
 http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/

Career Opportunities

Full Time Roles:  

Health Economics and Outcomes Research Manager

Location:  Boston MA

Position ID: 02-088   

Director of US Clinical Business Development   

Location: Life Sciences Hub, home based   

Position ID: 02-090

Director of Business Development, with a focus on Chemistry and Preclinical   

Location: Life Sciences Hub, home based   

Position ID: 02-069

Business Development, Technology Transfer Office

Location: Boston MA

Position ID: 02-093 

Research Associate, In Vivo  Biology   

Location: Cambridge, MA  

Position ID: 02-086

Senior Research Associate, Molecular Biology   

Location: Boston, MA  

Position ID: 02-080

Scientific Data Curator     

Location: Cambridge, MA 

Position ID: 02-065

Sr. Associate, Life Sciences VC Firm 

Location: Boston, Area 

Position ID: 02-066

Director/Sr. Director Business Development

Location: Boston, MA 

Position ID: 02-056

Senior Strategy Consultants, Boutique Life Sciences Consulting Firm 

Location: Boston Area  

Position ID: 02-054

Contract Roles

Research Assistant, Molecular Biology    

Location:  Lexington, MA

Position ID: 01-063 

New York Academy of Sciences Oct 28/29 Event:  Making the Leap: A Non-Academic Career Planning and Job Search Boot Camp  

On October 28th and 29th, the New York Academy of Sciences is organizing an event focusing on career planning.  The event will cover topics relevant for individuals looking for non-academic careers and is targeted at students and postdocs in the sciences planning to enter the job market within the next year. Scientific career changers are also welcome to attend. program will feature the following workshops:

· Career Planning 101: Strategies for Scientists
· Networking and Building an Online Presence
· Preparing Academic Scientists for Careers in Industry
· Navigating the Job Search Process
· Talking Your Way into a Great Job
· Jumping Off the Ivory Tower: Preparing for Interviews Outside Academe
· Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers: Demystifying the Process

This event is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking for career insights. This also prepares individuals for NYAS's event called What Can You Be with a Ph.D. -  http://www.whatcanyoubewithaphd.net/ Lauren Celano will be speaking at this event on Networking and Building an On-line Presence.  To learn more, see link: http://www.nyas.org/Events/Detail.aspx?cid=e0ec380b-b11c-4ecb-a3a7-7616a46bc9fe

Upcoming Events that Propel Careers is speaking at 

Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers will be speaking at the following event.  Details for additional events that she will be speaking at will be available shortly.     

October 7th, 2011

October 19^th 2011

Swissnex Career Development Program - "Decoding Industry"

This program is open to Swiss graduate students or researchers in the Boston area.

Lauren to discuss career opportunities and current state of the industry, with particular attention paid to the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. 
Time:  6.30-9.30pm
Location:  Swissnex, Cambridge MA  

October 13, 2011

Location: Longwood Medical Area, Boston Ma

October 28^th, 2011

Making the Leap:  A Non-Academic Career Planning and Job Search Boot Camp

Lauren Celano will be talking On the Topic of Networking and Building an on-line Presence

Location: The New York Academy of Sciences, NYC 

Presented by:  Science Alliance

Additional Networking Events Worth Attending   

October 5, 2011

Event host: McCarter & English LLP

Networking groups for building connections and industry insight: 

Propel Careers members regularly attend events from the groups highlighted below.

http://www.hbanet.org/ 

http://www.nehimss.org/calendar/calendar.html  

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

http://www.westorg.org/