Crack the Code: Demystify the Success Factors for Career Development March 1, 2014, Saturday Rutgers University 675 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854 Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association Co-Sponsor: Joint Molecular Biosciences Graduate Student Association
Crack the Code: Demystify the Success Factors for Career Development Intelligent, diligent and hardworking, great team players; yet feel stuck in a career ladder and difficult to execute the next career move. Sounds familiar? Then come to learn the real insight from the experts and professionals: Career Development and Advancement Career Transition in Competitive Environment Career Adventure in China and Emerging Markets New Track this year: Career leap from academic to industry: for Graduate Students and Post-docs
Program at a glance 8:30 9:00 9:00 9:30 9:30 12:30 Registration Opening Remarks John Sun, PhD, MBA, Workshop Chair Jiwen Chen, PhD, President, SAPA Career Development and Advancement in the Corporate Setting Understand Your Boss and Customers, and Prepare for Your Next Role Todd Gruber, MD, MPH, VP, Global Therapeutic Area Safety Leader, Novartis Behavioral Skills for the Business World: What Got You Here Won't Get You There! James Boyd, PhD, MBA, VP, Global Regulatory Affairs, Sanofi Elevate Your Career to V.I.P. Status Lisa Panarello, Founder and President, Careers Advance Different Kinds of Leadership in an Organization and the Requirements to be Successful in Each of Them Mathias Hukkelhoven, PhD., SVP, Head of Global Regulatory Sciences and Pharmacovigilance & Epidemiology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Panel Discussion: Todd Gruber, James Boyd, Lisa Panarello, Mathias Hukkelhoven, and Cliff Miras, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Cornerstone Search Group, LLC Kara Falivene, Global HR Business Partner & US Head Development of HR, Novartis 3
Program at a glance 12:30 13:30 Lunch (provided) 13:30 15:30 Career Transition in Competitive Environment How to Work with Your Recruiters to Find Your Next Dream Job Eric Rosenson, SVP, Talent Management at Ruderfer & Associates Project Management as a Career in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies Karla Childers, Director, Strategic Projects, J&J Take a Plunge and Take Charge of Your Own Destiny John Zhang, PhD, CEO and Founder of Biopeptek Panel Discussion: Eric Rosenson, Karla Childers, John Zhang, and Bill Suits, Career Consultant at CIT Chemjobs 15:45 17:15 Career Adventure in China and Emerging Markets Recent Policy and Update to Work in China Dongbai Ye, Counselor, Science & Technology Affairs, Consulate General of PRC in New York, and Haiyang Wang, President & CEO of China Asso for International Exchange of Personnel ( 国家外专局 ) The Untold Secrets of Job Searching in China for Life Science Professionals Jane Li, Practice Leader - Life Science R & D, ZW HR Consulting Co., Ltd 4
Program at a glance 13:30 15:30 Parallel Session: Career Leap from Academic to Industry: for Graduate Students and Post-docs» How to choose your career?» How to find internship and job opportunities?» How to utilize the science background and knowledge gained at school to use in the industry?» How to prepare for interview? Weichung Joe Shih, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Rutgers School of Public Health; Director of Biometrics Division; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Xiaole (George) Shen, PhD, Sr. Scientist and Manager, Drug Product Development, Celgene Veronica Chen, PhD, RAC, Sr. Clinical Manager, Oncology Global Development, Novartis Xiaoli Wang, Sr Research Investigator, BMS Jian Liu, PhD, Principal Scientist, Merck 9:00 17:30 Vendor Exhibits and Job Fairs 13:30 15:30 Mini-Career Clinics 17:15 18:30 Network Hours 5
Other Upcoming SAPA Events February 22: SAPA-CT Milestone Celebration Meeting, "Bridging between US and China in Current Pharmaceutical World - Strategies, Innovation and Implementation", New Haven, CT; March 8: SAPA-NE 16 th Career Development Symposium, Boston, MA; March 12: SAPA/DCAT joint program at DCAT Week in New York, NY; March 13: SAPA Regulatory Symposium featuring CFDA officer Mr. YU Huan, Princeton, NJ; April 26: SAPA Scientific Symposium Novel Therapeutic Approaches and New Disease Areas, Princeton University, NJ; June 20 and 21: SAPA-GP 2014 Annual Conference Advancing Global Human Health through Collaborative R&D, Villanova University, PA; June 21: SAPA-NE 2014 Annual Conference (16 th ), Boston, MA; September 13: SAPA 22 nd Annual Conference featuring Nobel Laureate Professor Dudley Herschbach, Princeton University, NJ About SAPA SAPA was founded in 1993 in the US as a non-profit organization and since then has grown rapidly and become one of the most active and well-recognized professional organizations in the US with a membership base of over 4000. SAPA is headquartered in the Greater New York area (NJ/NY/CT) with three regional chapters in the US (New England, Greater Philadelphia and West Coast), and a recently established SAPA China Club. SAPA s missions are to facilitate the advancement of pharmaceutical science and biotechnology, to contribute to public health education, to promote scientific exchange and business cooperation between the US and China, and to foster professional career development of its members. Every year SAPA organizes a number of events including the annual conference, scientific symposia, and workshops on pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, marketing, licensing, IP issues, regulatory compliance both in the U.S. and China, and career development. 6