Propel Careers Newsletter

Making Connections that Fuel Innovation

May 1st, 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.

May 13th 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 clinical, regulatory, and medical affairs areas of life sciences? Are you looking to learn more what is involved in these role and what skills are needed to excel? If so, then join us for the 5th FILS event of 2014 which will provide insight into this area. Upcoming events are below as well as the details for the event.

May 13, 2014 Panel - Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs Career Paths

To register, Click Here: http://fils52014.eventfizz.com

Moderator: Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

Panelists Include:

Mary Beth Clarke, Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs, Genzyme, A Sanofi Company
Shane McGann, Regulatory Affairs Fellow, Genzyme, A Sanofi Company
Joe Biedenkapp, Senior Specialist, Medical Communications, Dyax
Richard Peters, Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs, Sanofi Oncology

Dates for the 2014 Series are below and 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:

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 14th, 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/

Building your Soft Skills

By Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

I often advise PhD students on career planning and the many options available to them in and out of academia. When I ask about specific skills, many focus only on their research/technical skills, i.e. "hard skills" such as genetics, cell biology, computer science, chemistry or pharmacology. When I inquire about "soft skills", I am often met with looks of confusion. This blog provides a few examples of "soft-skills" to help scientists build and realize these important "other skills".

To read more: Click Here:

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 / Director, Therapeutics focused, Life Sciences Consulting Firm, Boston Area

Position ID: 02203 - 02-204

Research and Development Opportunities

Scientist I/II Pharmacology/Hematology Research, Sickle Cell Focused

Position: 02-206

Bioinformatics Scientist, Cambridge MA

Position ID: 02-205

Synthetic organic chemistry, polymer focused

Job ID: 02-207. Email Lauren@propelcareers.com for more information

Research Associate, Chemistry/Drug delivery focused, Lexington MA

Position ID: 02-199

Associate Scientist/Research Scientist, Psychology and Clinical Focused

Position ID: 02-194

Manager / Director, BioStatistics, Diagnostics Firm, Woburn MA

Position ID: 02-192

Research Informatics Scientist, Boston Area

Position ID: 02-196

Cell Assay Scientist, Minneapolis MN Area

Position ID: 02-200

Human Cell Biology Scientist, Minneapolis MN Area

Position ID: 02-201

Internship Opportunities

MBA Finance and Strategy Intern, Life Sciences, Boston Area

Position ID: 01-089

Propel Careers Career Development Seminar Series:

In 2014, Propel began a weekly career development seminar series to 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/ seminar and are held at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Square, additional details will be provided upon registration.

Acing the Interview

Monday May 5th 8:30-10:00am http://2014cdss19.eventfizz.com/

Wed May 7th, 2:30pm-4:00pm: http://2014cdss20.eventfizz.com/

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

Mon May 12th, 8:30am-10:00am: http://2014cdss21.eventfizz.com/

Wed May 14th, 2:30pm-4:00pm: http://2014cdss22.eventfizz.com/

Networking Insights

Mon May 19th, 8:30am-10:00am: http://2014cdss23.eventfizz.com/

Wed May 21st, 2:30pm-4:00pm: http://2014cdss24.eventfizz.com/

Building a Positive On-line Personal Brand

Mon May 26th, 8:30am-10:00am: http://2014cdss25.eventfizz.com/

Wed May 28th, 2:30pm-4:00pm: http://2014cdss26.eventfizz.com/

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

Mon June 2nd, 8:30am-10:00am: http://2014cdss27.eventfizz.com/

Wed June 4th, 2:30pm-4:00pm: http://2014cdss28.eventfizz.com/

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

May 6, 2014

Looking your Best on Paper, Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Industry

Boston University School of Medicine

Lauren will present on this topic for postdocs and ph.d. students at BU School of Medicine

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.

June 5, 2014

Networking Insights

Lauren will present o postdoctoral fellows at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Rutgers University

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

May 1, 2014

Biotech 2.1: Maximizing Shareholder Value by Understanding your Options

Time: 5:30pm-9:00pm

Location: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA

Register:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/biotech-21-maximizing-shareholder-value-by-understanding-your-options-tickets-11116466651

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

May 1, 2014

The BioScience Network Event

Biotech 2.1: Maximizing Shareholder Value by Understanding your Options.

5:30-9:00pm

Boston MA

May 15, 2014

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

Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm

Location: 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

June 3, 2014

Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day: Can you still be creative?

Time: 8:00am- 7:00pm

Location: Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Avenue, 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: