From Academia to the Corporate World: What HR/OD/Training needs to know about hiring and working with Scientists
- Have you ever wondered how you as an HR/OD/Training professional can better address the needs of your scientific employees?
- Are there things to know about hiring, developing, career pathing and retaining your quality science staff? YES!
Attend this BOLD lunch program and listen to Toby Freedman, PhD scientist and author, share what she’s learned from speaking with over 200 key players in the life science industry.
- Date: Wednesday, April 30th
- Time: 11:30 - 1:30pm
- Location: Cytokinetics, 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Tel: (650) 624-3000
Toby will address these relevant topics:
- How you in HR can integrate, support, develop and retain scientists within your company
- Challenges that scientists face when they enter the life sciences industry from academia
- Career options for scientists seeking a career change
- Values that CEO’s and executives bring with their scientific background
- A scientist’s view of success and culture in the academic vs. corporate world
This program is for anyone interested in improving their understanding about how to work more effectively with scientists at any level within their company.
Meeting Registration:
Members: No charge; to confirm your attendance with a YES click here and send your contact information.
Non-Members: $30 in advance, $35 at the door - To pay in advance online using paypal, click here
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Directions to Cytokinetics:
From San Francisco:
- Take Highway 101 South
- Exit on Grand Avenue, South San Francisco and stay in the left lane
- Turn LEFT on South Airport Boulevard (< 0.1 miles)
- Turn LEFT on East Grand Avenue (1 mile)
- Continue on East Grand Avenue for about 5 blocks
The Cytokinetics building will be on the right-hand side
From San Jose:
- Take Highway 101 North towards San Francisco
- Go past the San Francisco International Airport
- Exit on Grand Avenue, South San Francisco and make a slight right at the bottom of the exit
- Turn RIGHT on East Grand Avenue
- Continue on East Grand for about 3 blocks
The Cytokinetics building will be on the right-hand side
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Bio: Toby Beth Freedman, Ph.D.
Author, Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development
President, Synapsis Search
Toby was trained as a scientist and has transitioned into business as a recruiter, writer, and entrepreneur. Her book, Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development, www.careersbiotech.com, was released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in October, 2007. Toby founded her own contingency recruiting firm, Synapsis Search, www.synapsissearch.com, where she pairs candidates with companies (hence the term ‘synapsis’), and has a life science focus. She previously worked at BioQuest, an executive retained search firm where she recruited VP to CEO-level executives. Prior to that she served as Director of Business Development at SLIL Biomedical, an emerging drug discovery company developing therapeutics for cancer and other diseases. Toby received a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and as an undergraduate studied molecular evolution and gene regulation at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. As an NIH Fellow, she conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University and at the University of Texas-Austin.
