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Business development is the act of pursuing strategic opportunities for a particular business or organization.  For example, you could cultivate partnerships or identify new markets for products or services. Many PhD level scientists enjoy this area on the crossroads of research and business.  Our guest speaker, Evelyn Chang, who has a science as well as business background will lead us in a business development case study so attendees can learn what is involved in this career. 

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Join us to hear from Rutgers alum James Cappola, MD/PhD. We will hear about vaccine development and cancer "vaccine" progress as well as an important focus on the US to support new treatments for PTSD. Dr. Cappola has 25+ years’ experience as Director Clinical Development as well as Clinical Safety; Medical Affairs/ Clinical Research for Hematological, Oncological, Neurological, anti-Infective, Pulmonary, Cardiovascular Drug Development.  He is also a Medical Monitor- Pharmacovigilance for Phase I, II, III, IV Clinical Studies in both adults and children.

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Join us to meet PhD level scientists from Pfizer’s Vaccine Research and Development (VRD) representing different career paths and current roles in the organization.  Pfizer’s VRD is engaged in the development of numerous life-saving vaccines using cutting-edge technologies. The timely and successful contribution to end the COVID pandemic exemplifies Pfizer’s commitment to breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

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This is a two and a half day in-person only workshop. You only need to register once, however, all sessions are required.

SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC (http://sciphd.com/) and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management. This workshop focuses on 24 essential core competencies valued by industry and business, relates those competencies to activities and behaviors commonly experienced by academic scientists through the scientific method, and demonstrates how those competencies work together to form the operational competencies that are essential in business.  These transition business competencies can also be applied by academic and government scientists in running their laboratories.  SciPhD is a very interactive and hands-on exposure to these concepts with real action items to take away from the workshop.  Throughout the program, students and postdocs will experience at least four behavioral-based interview experiences in which they will play the role of the candidate and the interviewer.

Topics include:

The Business of Science
Successful Communications as a Scientist
Six Leadership Styles
Developing Your People
Negotiation and Finance
Building Effective Teams
Strategic Project Management for Scientists
Applying What You've Learned

Dates and Times – ALL OF THE SESSIONS ARE REQUIRED

January 4 (1 PM – 5 PM)

January 5 (9 AM -5 PM)

January 6 (9 AM -5 PM)

In person only 

Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Road, Multipurpose Room, Piscataway

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Join us to learn about the exciting opportunities currently available within our Biologics Process Research & Development (BPR&D) organization. The event will begin with an info session led by Merck scientists from Process Cell Sciences, Upstream and Downstream Process Development groups followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. We encourage you to join us to learn about these key opportunities for a challenging and rewarding career in BPR&D at Merck.

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Scientific and strategic consulting is one of the hottest growing career options for PhDs. Come hear a panel of Lumanity (formerly Cello) employees who are in life science consulting and do a hands-on case study in breakout rooms to get a feel for if this is the right career choice for you. Being a consultant allows you to use your technical expertise to help biotech and pharma companies with diverse projects and practicing case studies is critical for getting hired in their field.

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