DIA 2013 Student Forum: Getting a Job and Developing a Career
Track
:
Track 16: Professional Development
Program Code:
239
Date:
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time:
10:15 AM to 11:45 AM
EST
Location:
203
CHAIR
:
Danny A. Benau, PhD (SCHSUP), Director, Biomedical Writing Programs, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, United States
BA, Boston University, 1975; PhD, Boston University, 1984; Wyeth Ayerst Research 1991 - 2001; Principal Scientific Writer; Freelance; Currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Writing University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
SPEAKER
(S):
Kelleen Flaherty, MS (SPKSUP), Assistant Professor, University of the Sciences In Philadelphia, United States
I teach at the University of the Sciences in the Biomedical Writing programs. I've worked as a bench scientist, and done regulatory, CME, promotional, academic, and lay medical writing and editing on a variety of scientific topics and therapeutic areas. I specialize in sleep medicine.
Amy N. Grant, MS (SPKNON), Director, Global Regulatory Strategy & Science, ViroPharma Incorporated, United States
Amy N. Grant, M.S., is currently Director of Regulatory Strategy and Science at ViroPharma Inc. in Exton, PA. She is a founding member of the Regulatory Intelligence Working Group, Special Interest Area Community (SIAC), Drug Information Association (DIA).
Justin Balint, PharmD (SPKSUP), Post-Doctoral Fellow, Oncology Advocacy and Policy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States
Justin J Balint is a Fellow with the Rutgers Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship, where he is currently entering his second year as an Oncology Advocacy and Policy Fellow with Bristol-Myers Squibb. He received his PharmD from Wilkes University in 2012.
Description
Previous Student Forums and sessions in the Professional Development Track have concentrated on ways to get noticed and getting one's foot in the door on the way to getting a job. These have included discussions on networking skills, capabilities charting, prospect selecting, and common and less common job opportunities. This year's forum will continue the topic of getting a job with presentations on soft skills, interviewing and using internships and fellowships to launch your career. An additional topic - finding a mentor - will introduce the theme of going from finding a job to developing a career. A good mentor can guide you with priceless tacit knowledge that otherwise could take years to find.