Propel Careers Newsletter

Making Connections that Fuel Innovation

April 14th, 2014

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.

April 15th Futures in Life Sciences (FILS) Event

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 research and development areas of life sciences? Are you looking to learn more about large and small biotech companies and opportunities for scientists to utilize their skills and develop careers? If so, then join us for the 4th FILS event of 2014 which will provide insight into this area. Upcoming events are below as well as the details for the event.

April 15th, 2014 Panel - Career Paths in Research and Development

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

Moderator: Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

Panelists:

Jonathan Levenson, Ph.D., Director, Preclinical Research & Development, NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mark Namchuk, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Greg Oehrtman, Ph.D., Director, Product Development, AVEO Pharmaceuticals
Jonathan Hurov, Associate Director, Biology, Agios Pharmaceuticals

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

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:

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/

Cultivating your Network

By Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

To follow up on today's Career Development Seminar Series (CDSS) event on Networking, below is a blog I wrote about this topic.

Your network is one of your most important assets. A robust network can play an integral role in both your personal and professional development. Below are a few tips to help you create, cultivate, and maintain a productive network.

To read more: Click Here:

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.

Job Search Boot Camp: An Overview of Non-Academic Careers for Ph.D.'s

Upcoming dates will be announced soon

Networking Insights

Mon April 14, 8:30am-10:00am: www.2014cdss12.eventfizz.com

Wed April 16, 2:30pm-4:00pm: www.2014cdss16.eventfizz.com

Building a Positive On-line Personal Brand

Mon April 21, 8:30am-10:00am: www.2014cdss13.eventfizz.com

Wed April 23, 2:30pm-4:00pm: www.2014cdss17.eventfizz.com

Looking your Best on Paper: Crafting a Resume and Cover Letter

Mon April 28, 8:30am-10:00am: www.2014cdss14.eventfizz.com

Wed April 30, 2:30pm-4:00pm: www.2014cdss18.eventfizz.com

Acing the Interview

Mon May 5, 8:30am-10:00am: www.2014cdss19.eventfizz.com

Wed May 7, 2:30pm-4:00pm: www.2014cdss20.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

Manager / Director Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, blood products / transfusion focused, Boston Area

Position ID: 02-198

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

Position ID: 02-190

Research and Development Opportunities

Associate Scientist/Research Scientist, Psychology and Clinical Focused

Position ID: 02-194

Business Analyst, Informatics, Cambridge MA

Position ID: 02-191

Manager / Director, BioStatistics, Diagnostics Firm, Woburn MA

Position ID: 02-192

Research Informatics Scientist, Boston Area

Position ID: 02-196

Internship Opportunities

MBA Strategy Intern, Life Sciences, Boston Area

Position ID: 01-088

MBA Finance and Strategy Intern, Life Sciences, Boston Area

Position ID: 01-089

FULL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SCIENTIST MENTORING &

DIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR BIOTECH - Application Deadline April 16th 2014

The 2014-2015 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program for Biotech (SMDP Biotech) pairs ethnically diverse graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in careers in the biotechnology industry with mentors from biotechnology companies. The non-profit International Center for Professional Development (ICPD), in partnership with industry sponsors, offers full scholarships to attend SMDP Biotech. to learn more about ICPD, click here:

The Scholarships Include:

A 6-day career training experience that pairs students with industry mentors from biotechnology companies (June 21-26 in San Diego, CA)
One year of personalized career mentoring and guidance from an industry mentor
The opportunity to meet and network with biotechnology industry mentors and other SMDP Biotech
Scholars
Conference accommodations, meals, complementary registration for the SMDP Biotech training
session
Complimentary registration for a major biotechnology conference
Up to $350 in travel cost reimbursements
A personalized profile on the SMDP Career Mentoring Portal
Ongoing networking opportunities and career tracking

The year-long career mentoring program benefits graduate students and post-doctoral researchers from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce, including Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders, African Americans
and Native Americans.

Applications will be accepted through April 16, 2014. Apply here, or for more information contact
Scott May at smay@icpdprograms.org or at (202) 441-7370.

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

April 15, 2014

NSTC Women's Initiative Mini Series Event: Building a Positive On-Line Brand

Location: NSTC Offices, 100 Cummings Center, Beverly Ma

Time: 7:00-8:3am

To register: Click Here

April 24, 2014

How to Start a Successful Biotech with Non-existent Capital

Time: 8:00-10:30am

Location: Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Boston MA

To Register: http://startabiotech.eventfizz.com/

Lauren Celano will join a panel to provide advice to entrepreneurs looking to start life sciences companies.

May 20, 2014

Naturejobs Career Expo

Location: Hynes Center, Boston MA

To Register: Click Here

Lauren will be presenting on resume and cover letter tips and developing an effective job search strategy.

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.

http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/other-networking-events/ A few of the events are listed below

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

April 15, 2014

Corporate Strategic Partnerships

Time:6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Bingham McCutchen

To Register: www.thecapitalnetwork.org/events/corporate-strategic-partnerships/

April 17, 2014

AEP Lunch: Come to Terms with Angel and Venture Term Sheets

Time: 11:45am - 2:00pm

Location: Bingham McCutchen

To Register: www.thecapitalnetwork.org/events/come-to-terms-with-angel-and-venture-term-sheets/

May 1, 2014

AEP Lunch - Build a Cap Table and Understand the Dilution Impact of Early-Stage Investment

Time: 11:45am - 2:00pm

Location: Nutter McClennen & Fish

To Register: www.thecapitalnetwork.org/events/build-a-cap-table-and-understand-the-dilution-impact-of-early-stage-investment/

May 6, 2014

Life Science Agenda - Funding Options for Life Science Companies

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Harvard iLab, Batten Hall

To Register: www.thecapitalnetwork.org/events/funding-options-for-life-science-companies/

Other Events worth attending

April 22, 2014

Alternative Careers in Science , organized by AWIS

Time: 6:30-9:00PM

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

May 15, 2014

Battle of the Biotech Bands: A networking event unlike any other

6:00pm-10:00pm

Royale Nightclub

279 Tremont St., Boston

To Register: www.battleofthebiotechbands.com

May 20 2014

Naturejobs Career Expo

Location: Hynes Center, Boston MA

To Register: Click here

Secrets to Success in Graduate School Seminar

The seminar is led by Dora Farkas, PhD, Thesis and Career Coach, author of "The Smart Way to Your PhD: 200 Secrets from 100 Graduates" and Founder of www.finishyourthesis.com.

Would you like to finish your thesis soon and find a job? For the first time, we are pleased to offer you a new seminar, called "Secrets to Success in Graduate School". Intended for students at all stages of graduate school this seminar teaches how to structure your experience in graduate school, so you can break your research and writing into manageable stages.

During this seminar, you will learn:

The five steps to success in graduate school
What causes burnout in graduate school and how to prevent it
Tips for communicating with your thesis supervisor to get the mentoring you need
Strategies for improving productivity throughout the day
How to stay focused and motivated to work on your thesis until it is done!

Time and place of seminar will be determined based on number of participants. If you would like to register or to receive more information about this seminar please email dora@finishyourthesis.com

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: