Propel Careers Newsletter
Making Connections that Fuel Innovation
 

February 24th, 2014
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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.

Feb 25th Futures in Life Sciences (FILS)  Event   

Event rescheduled from Feb 18th due to Snow. 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 that exist within the life sciences consulting sector? If so, then join us for the 2nd FILS event of 2014 which will provide insight into this area. Upcoming events are below as well as the details for the event.   

 

Feb 25th Panel: Overview of Life Sciences Consulting Career Paths 

To register, Click Here:  http://fils22014.eventfizz.com/ 

Moderator: Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

Panelists: 

  • Michael Iacoviello, Ph.D., Associate Health Advances
  • Daniel Neuman, Ph.D., Group Leader, Chemistry and Materials Group, Global Prior Art
  • Sara Yin, Ph.D., MBA, Consultant, Simon-Kucher & Partners
  • Rohin Rajan, Manager, Deloitte's Life Sciences Practice

Dates for the 2014 Series  are below and the full schedule is also on our website:  http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/  

  

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.   Upcoming events in the series are below:

 

March 18th, 2014 - Commercialization 1 (Marketing, Product Management, Business Development) Career Paths

To register, Click Here: http://fils32014.eventfizz.com/

 

April 15th, 2014 - Research and Development Career Paths

To register, Click Here: http://fils42014.eventfizz.com/

 

May 13th, 2014 - Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs Career Paths.  To register, Click Here: http://fils52014.eventfizz.com/

 

September 16th, 2014  Bio-Informatics, Modeling and Systems Biology Career Paths. To register, Click Here: http://fils62014.eventfizz.com/

 

October 21st, 2014 - Commercialization 2 (Reimbursement, Pharmacoeconomics, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access) Career Paths

To register, Click Here: http://fils72014.eventfizz.com/

 

November 18th, 2014 - Finance, Legal, Operations Career Paths

To register, Click Here: http://fils82014.eventfizz.com/

 

 

Propel Careers Career Development Seminar Series:

  

In 2014, Propel began a weekly career development seminar series. This weekly seminar series will cover five different aspects of the job search process including; Job Search Boot Camp, Networking Insights, Building a Positive On-line Personal Brand, Looking your Best on Paper, and Acing the Interview. Advanced registration is required to attend each individual seminar.  Seminars are limited to 10 attendees per seminar. Seminars are held from 8:30am-10:00am at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Square, additional details will be provided upon registration. 

   

March 3rd, 2014

Seminar: Job Search Boot Camp

To register: http://2014cdss6.eventfizz.com 

 

March 10th, 2014

Seminar: Networking Insights

To register: http://2014cdss7.eventfizz.com 

 

March 17th, 2014

Seminar: Building a Positive On-line Personal Brand

To register: http://2014cdss8.eventfizz.com 

 

March 24th 2014

Seminar: Looking your Best on Paper
To register:
http://2014cdss9.eventfizz.com 

 

March 31st 2014

Seminar: Acing the Interview

To Register: http://2014cdss10.eventfizz.com 

 

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, Finance, Marketing, and Market Research Opportunities 

Analyst / Consultant, Boutique Life Sciences Consulting Firm in NYC

Position ID: 02-176 / 02-177 

 

Consultant, Boutique Life Sciences Consulting Firm, Boston Area

Position ID 02-192

 

Regulatory Affairs Associate / Manager, Life Sciences Consulting Firm, Boston Area

Position ID:  02-184 

 

Instructional Designer / Trainer, Life Sciences Consulting Firm, Waltham, MA

Position ID: 02-190

 

Client Support Associate, Life Sciences Market Research Firm Boston MA

Position ID: 02-189

 

Research and Development Opportunities

Business Analyst, Informatics, Cambridge MA

Position ID: 02-191

 

Bio-Statistician, Diagnostics Firm, Woburn MA

Position ID: 02-192

 

Business Development, and Grant Writing Opportunities 

Grant Writer, Life Sciences Company, Boston, MA

Position ID: 02-188

 

Business Development Manager, Biologics, Preclinical CRO, Philly area

Position ID: 02-181

 

Account Executive, Boston Area, Life Sciences CRO

Position ID 02-186

 

Account Executive, West Coast, Life Sciences CRO

Position ID: 02-187

 

Internship Opportunities 

MBA Strategy  Intern, Life Sciences, Boston Area

Position ID: 01-088 

 

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

 

 

March 4th, 2014

Becoming a Leader - Cultivating leadership skills for career advancement

Organized by the office of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, BU School of Medicine.

 

March 8th, 2014

16th SAPA-NE Career Development Symposium: Building a Sustainable Career in Bio-pharma Industry

Lauren will discuss how to Evaluate, Build and Highlight Transferable and Career Relevant Skills, tips for developing your network and best practices to follow up. 

 

March 12th, 2014

Overview of Biotech/Pharma Landscape in Greater Boston

Lauren will present to postdocs at Harvard Medical School about an overview of career opportunities in the greater Boston Life Sciences Sector.

 

March 13, 2014

Interview Preparation Seminar

Organized by the Office for Research Careers, Center for Faculty Development at Mass General Hospital.

Propel Careers will present advice to prepare for an interview to graduate students at MGH.

 

March 27, 2014 

Mock Interview Seminar

Organized by the Office for Research Careers, Center for Faculty Development at Mass General Hospital.

Propel Careers will present a mock interview to provide advice on how to ace an interview for graduate students at MGH

 

 

April 1st, 2014

Following up and maintaining your network after you land a job

Organized by the office of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, BU School of Medicine.

Networking is not only done when searching for an opportunity. Networking should be a lifelong skill that is practiced regularly. In this seminar, Lauren will provide tips on building your network as you grow in your career.  

  

 

Other Events Worth Attending

Members of Propel Careers are actively involved in the life sciences and entrepreneurial communities and routinely attend networking events in the community.  Click the link below to see a listing of  networking events in the community. 

 

The Capital Network Events

If you are a current or aspiring Entrepreneur, check out the 2013 event series for 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.  Below are a few upcoming events. For registration details and more information on all of the wonderful programs TCN organizes, visit the TCN website

   

February 25, 2014

TCN's Annual Women's Breakfast

Time: 8:30am-10:30am

Location: IBM Innovation Center, Cambridge. One Rogers Street, 2nd Floor

Cambridge, MA 02142

To register: click here

 

 

Other Events

 

February 28, 2014

Financing Pharmaceuticals in a Time of Budgetary Austerity

Time: 1:00pm- 7:00pm

Location: Bakst Auditorium, Boston University, Boston MA

To register: 

 

February 28, 2014

MIT SLOAN BIOINNOVATIONS CONFERENCE

Time: 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel, Kendall Square, Cambridge MATo learn more and register:  http://www.web.mit.edu/sloanhcc/bioinnovations/2014/  

 

March 13, 2014

"What's in it for (23and) Me"

Event Organizer:  The Bioscience Network

Time:5:30 PM- 9:00 PM

Location: 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 

To Register: Click Here:

 

April 10, 2014

The Early Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference X at Merck Research Laboratories

Time: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115

To Register: Click Here

 
April 22, 2014
Alternative Careers in Science 

Time: 6:30-9:00PM

To Register: www.massawis.org/Feb2014event/SpeedNetworking  

 

May 20 2014

Naturejobs Career Expo 

Location: Hynes Center, Boston MA

To register:  Click here 

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

New England HIMSS Society

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

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
The North Shore Technology Council: www.nstc.org

Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology:

http://www.westorg.org/

 

Stay in Touch with 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
Feb 25 Futures in Life Sciences and 2014 FILS Series
Propel Careers Career Development Seminar Series
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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