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The job search checklist - evaluating what you
want in a role.
By Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers
 How do you define your ideal role? What factors in the role or company are most important to you? Which ones are a must have vs. a nice to have? Answers to these questions will help you sort through the thousands of jobs available to uncover a handful that are a match for your interest, background and expertise. To read more, click here: |
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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. Panel members include:
- John Hallinan, CBO, MassBio and CFO Cytel
- Stephen L. Altieri, Associate, Cooley LLP
- Rita Viegas, Clinical Trial Manager, Biogen Idec
- Erin Whalen, Lab Head and Project Team Leader, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
- Nessan Bermingham, Atlas Venture, Monsanto Seed Fund Alliance Advisor and Managing Partner, Bio Equity Capital
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 2013: Overview 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
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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/
Research and development opportunities
Senior Coatings Engineer, Cambridge Ma
Position ID: 02-156
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
Clinical Safety Narrative Writer Positions, Boston, MA
Position ID: 02-157
6-7 month contract positions
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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 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 12, 2013
The Capital Network - Life Science Venture Fast Track Event
Lauren will join a panel on Building the Team
To register: http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/programs/life-science-venture-fast-track/
February 14, 2013
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Lauren will present to DFCI postdocs regarding non-academic career opportunities
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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.
February 12, 2013
The Capital Network - Life Science Venture Fast Track Event
Lauren will join a panel on Building the Team
To register: http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/programs/life-science-venture-fast-track/
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.
Additional Events:
January 24th, 2013
Health 2.0 Boston Event: Innovation with Health Plans
Time: 6-8:30pm
Location: Healthbox Offices, 1 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
To register: Click here
February 23-25, 2013
17th EUROPEAN CAREER FAIR @ MIT
Location: MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA
Submit your resume at www.euro-career.com!
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