Fall into Success: The Best Time to Apply for Jobs

Plus Live Events this week in the community, and tons of Q&A

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Carina Clingman
September 16, 2024

The BioSpace Column for September dropped last week, and it’s all about job seeking. That’s not to say you won’t learn something new if you’re not currently on the job market! This newsletter has other goodies for non-job-seekers, so read on!

In today’s email:

🎧👇Listen: The Biotech Career Coach Podcast

Fall into Success: The Best Time to Apply for Jobs, plus other tips from our Live AMA September

Highlights from a recent LIVE ask me anything event in our community, where I addressed key questions from members about biotech careers, including opportunities for immigrants, tackling interview challenges, job market trends, and strategic job application timing.

AROUND THE COMMUNITY

Conversations

We’re back to our regularly scheduled career chats this month! First up is Nicole Gampp, Senior Alliance Manager at Compass Therapeutics. I’ll sit down with Nicole on Thursday, 9/19 at 1:15 PM EST.

Register for the live chat, even if you can’t make it live…

I’ll be sure to send out the replay, but if you CAN make it on Thursday at 1:15 pm EST, you’ll get to ask questions and learn all about Alliance Management.

Upcoming Events:

🎧👇Listen: the Building Biotechs Podcast

How to Build a Lean, Mean Biotech Machine with Bogdan Knezevic, founder of Kaleidoscope Bio

We chat about optimizing biotech workflows and achieving milestones efficiently. Bogdan shared insights into how companies can better manage research and development processes, reducing operational inefficiencies and saving time, resources, and money.

NOTES FROM CARINA

Monthly BioSpace Career Coach Column Drop

Career Coach: Why Fall Is Prime Time for Your Biotech Job Hunt - by Carina Clingman, PhD

Plus, learn about what to expect in initial interviews and how to time your post-Ph.D. job search for maximum success.

RESOURCES + THINGS WE’RE FOLLOWING

Biotech Training Nonprofit Joins UMass Lowell's Innovation Network

The nonprofit Bioversity is now part of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor project, UMass Lowell's $800 million development plan launched in April that recruits industry partners to help create jobs for the city.

Free Webinar: How AI Accelerates Clinical & Drug Development Timelines

As the drug development landscape rapidly evolves, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force, fundamentally reshaping processes and enhancing efficiencies. This webinar delves into AI’s significant impact on streamlining clinical project management, revolutionizing the generation of crucial research outputs and accelerating drug discovery. Join industry leaders from Enveda Biosciences, Dr. Vince Clinical Research (DVCR) and Clario in this webinar to cover the following learning objectives: | As the landscape of clinical research undergoes rapid transformation, artificial intelligence emerges as a pivotal force, not just enhancing processes but reshaping them entirely.

7 bioscience jobs that can future-proof your career

In a world rapidly of technological advancements and global health challenges, bioscience is one of the most critical fields for ensuring your future.

Ambitious plan to restore New York City’s industrial harbor could cut carbon emissions and create 50,000 jobs

An interview with Andrew Kimball, president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

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