Propel Careers Newsletter
Making Connections that Fuel Innovation
 


January 3rd, 2013
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Propel Careers is a Boston based life sciences search and career development firm with the unique distinction of being dedicated to networking, mentoring and career development. We are passionate about strengthening the life sciences sector with the connections that we foster.

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2013!  

                                                                                    

Propel 2012 Holiday and Wrapup Video: click here
  
Propel Careers has had tremendous success over the last three years.  We have placed over 90 individuals into roles at exciting, innovative, entrepreneurial life sciences companies. We have organized wonderful networking events including the Futures in Life Sciences Series through our partnership with MassBio and MassBioEd.  More than 2,500 people have attended our events.   We have coached over 100 individuals through our career coaching services and members of Propel have spoken to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows regarding career opportunities in the life sciences at leading institutions across the US. We have compiled a short video of our successes during 2012.  We hope you enjoy watching the video.  We look forward to building upon our success in 2013!
 

Jan 15th 2013 Futures in Life Science (FILS) Event and 2013 Series

 

Are you a current graduate student (MBA, MPH, JD, Eng, Ph.D., MD etc,), post doctoral fellow, or medical resident, interested in learning about the variety of career paths ranging from R&D, consulting, commercial, business development, marketing, clinical, regulatory, medical affairs, bioinformatics, systems biology, modeling, pharmacoeconomics, reimbursement, patient advocacy, market access, finance, legal, and operations. If the answer to the above is yes, then join us for one or more of our events in this series.  

  

The January Event covers a cross section of career paths and each additonal event dives deep into specific topic areas.  All of the FILS events are held at the MassBio offices at 300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge MA from 5:30-8:00pm.  Together, Propel Careers, MassBio, and MassBioEd are committed to fostering the next generation of industry leaders in the life sciences. These events are tailored for graduate students, postdocs and medical residents and discuss exciting career paths in the life sciences industry in various functional areas.We look forward to seeing you there!   See more details on our website: 

 

- Jan 2013Overview of Career Paths in the Life Sciences Industry  

   Jan Registration: http://fils12013-eorg.eventfizz.com/

 

- Feb 2013: Consulting Career Paths in the Life Science Industry  

 

   Feb Registration: http://fils22013-eorg.eventfizz.com/

 

- Mar 2013: Commercialization 1 (Marketing, Product Management, 

   Business Development) Career Paths

   March Registration: http://fils32013-eorg.eventfizz.com/

 

- April 2013: Career Paths in Research and Development

- May 2013: Career Paths in Clinical, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs

- Sept 2013: Career Paths in Bio-Informatics, Systems Biology and 

   Modeling

- Oct 2013: Commercialization 2 (Reimbursement, Pharmacoeconomics,

   Patient Advocacy, and Market Access) Career Paths 

- Nov 2013: Career Paths in Finance, Legal, and Operations

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Career Opportunities

Below are a few of the current career opportunities that we are working to fill. To apply, send your resume to Resume@propelcareers.com. Reference the job ID. To see more details about these roles, visit:http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/opportunities/

 

 

Consulting, marketing, and market research opportunities   

Consultant / Sr. Consultant and Analyst, Life Sciences Boutique Consulting Firm, NYC

Position ID: 02-137

 

Regulatory, Clinical, and Preclinical Consultants, Boston Area

Position ID: 02-155 

 

Product Marketing Manager, Boston Area

Position ID: 02-153 

 

 

Research and Development, Project Management, Clinical, and Regulatory opportunities   

Outreach Scientist, Cambridge MA based, but focused on Europe

Position ID: 02-154

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements for Propel Careers 

Below are a few of the events that Lauren Celano will be speaking at during the next few months.  A more detailed listing of all speaking engagements is available on our website: Click Here    

 

January 4th, 2013

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lauren will present to BWH postdocs to cover career paths in industry, resumes for different types of careers, networking, cultivating relationships, and events in the Boston area to build relationships and enhance a career search.   

 

January 29th 2013

Boston University, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Lauren will present "Networking Insights:  Best Practices to Network and Follow-up" to postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

 

February 14, 2013

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Lauren will present to DFCI postdocs regarding non-academic career opportunities

 

 

Other Events Worth Attending

Members of Propel Careers are actively involved in the life sciences and entrepreneurial communities. We regularly are asked to participate in events organized to provide value to these communities and we are proud to be involved.

 

The Capital Network Events

If you are a current or aspiring Entrepreneur, check out the event series for 2012 and 2013 with The Capital Network: http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/. From raising money to building teams, to formulating an exit plan, The Capital Network has tremendous resources for the entrepreneurial community in the Boston area.

 

Click the link below to see a more complete listing of events.

http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/other-networking-events/.A * next to an event means that someone from Propel will be attending so you can meet with a member of our team.  Also check out the organizations listed in the section below for other worthwhile events.

Networking groups for building connections and industry insight:

 

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

 

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 HIMSS Society

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

MassChallenge: http://www.masschallenge.org

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

MIT Enterprise Forum: http://www.mitef.org

The Bioscience Network:

http://thebiosciencenetwork.org/

The Capital Network: www.thecapitalnetwork.org

TIE: http://www.tie.org

The North Shore Technology Council: www.nstc.org

Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology:

http://www.westorg.org/

Women In Bio: http://womeninbio.org/

TIE Boston: http://www.boston.tie.org

Stay in Touch with Propel Careers

 

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
PO Box 130051, Boston MA 02113

cell: 215-370-2285

email: Lauren@propelcareers.com

www.propelcareers.com

Making Connections that Fuel Innovation.


 
In This Issue
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2013
Jan 15th 2013 Futures in Life Science Event
Career Opportunities
Upcoming Events that Propel Careers is speaking at
Other Events Worth Attending
Networking groups
Stay in Touch with Propel
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