Industrial research and development offers scientists an increasingly wide range of career opportunities—from bench researcher to team leader, and from clinical trials to product marketing. Transitioning from an academic environment to the fast-paced world of industry takes a specific set of skills.

In this one-hour and 15-minute installment of the AAAS Career Webinar series (FREE for AAAS members; $20 for non-members), “Working in Industry: From your resume, to interviewing, to skills for success,” you’ll get expert insight on how to position yourself for a successful career in industry. Our panel will discuss topics including: how to stand out in your job search, interviewing techniques, and developing flexibility for innovative environments.
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Dave Jensen
Managing Director,
Kincannon & Reed

“I will talk about moving from collaboration (academia) to competition, and how lonely the job search process can be.”

Dave Jensen is a recruiter, as well as a popular speaker and author on topics related to careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. His expertise comes from more than 28 years in scientific and executive search. Jensen writes the monthly career tips and techniques column, “Tooling Up,” for Science Careers. He is also the founder and moderator of the AAAS Science Careers Discussion Forum, a resource for scientists for more than two decades. Jensen is currently managing director and sector lead (biotechnology) for Kincannon & Reed, an executive search firm with 31 years experience in the field. Prior to K&R, Jensen was the founder and CEO of CareerTrax Inc, (CTI), an executive search firm working in the life sciences.

Jennifer Leeds
Executive Director,
Head of Antibacterial Discovery, Infectious Diseases Area,
Novartis Institutes
for Biomedical Research

“The objective of my participation in this webinar is to provide my personal experience in advancing the careers of myself and others within industrial science."

As the head of antibacterial discovery, Jennifer Leeds is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of the new antibacterial portfolio within NIBR. The mission of the group is to identify safe and effective new chemical entities against bacterial targets to address unmet medical needs in patients with severe and drug-resistant bacterial infections. Leeds received her B.S. in microbiology from Cornell University, her Ph.D. in medical microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

Matthew M. Seavey
Pharmacology Project Leader,
Teva Pharmaceuticals

“I'll give accounts of my experiences interviewing for industry jobs and hopefully you can pick up some tips that may help you in that next job interview.”

Matthew Seavey received his undergraduate degree in microbiology and molecular genetics with a focus in immunology and undergraduate research from the University of Vermont. He has a masters and Ph.D. in immunology from University of Rochester. After finishing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and becoming involved in several spin-out biotechnology companies, he joined Cephalon as a team leader scientist and built his own group leading drug discovery efforts for oncology and inflammatory diseases. Seavey is now a pharmacology project leader in nonclinical development at Teva Pharmaceuticals, responsible for liaising efforts between U.S. and Israel R&D for pharmacology in multiple therapeutic areas.

  

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