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MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

SkillIdentificationandCVWorkshop

1Confidential;NotforDistribution.December16,2016

LaurenCelanoCEO,PropelCareers

[email protected]


§ Overviewofskillsgainedduringacademictraining§ Whatskillsareusefulfordifferentcareerpaths§ Howdoyouhighlightyourskillsinaresume

§ Contentadvice§ Formattingadvice

§ Resumeexamples- research&non-researchroles

Outline



TransferableSkills


AcademicTrainingprovidesyouwithmanyskills,inadditiontobenchwork


SkillsforAcademicSuccesscanalsoapplytoIndustry

§ PublicationsandPresentations§ ThoughtLeadership(e.g.)

§ PeerReviewing§ Chairingconferences§ AdvisoryRoles

§ GrantsNavigation/externalfunding§ InvolvementintheUniversity

§ IRB,IACUC,etc§ Admissionscommittees§ Departmentalinitiatives

§ Collaborations§ Teaching§ Mentoring

AdditionalSkillsGainedinAcademicrelevanttoIndustry

§ Writing/reviewingintellectualproperty

§ DevelopingBusinessplans;marketresearch

§ Consultingclubs/casestudies§ Writing:blogs,technical/non-

technicalwriting§ Software:Illustrator,photoshop,

indesign§ QuantitativeSkills:SAS,Matlab,

STATA,R,SPSS,Matlab,etc§ Courses:i.e.Drugdiscovery,

entrepreneurship,finance,regulatory,etc

§ Leadershiprolesinorganizations


WhatSkillsdoyouwanttouseinyourCareer?

Organized

Negotiation Networking

Leadership

Presenting

Artistic/Creative

Management

DataAnalysis

Detailoriented

ProjectManagement Programming

WritingOrganizational

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ThreeEssentialSkills



§ Leadcollaborationswithacademia,industry,non-profits§ Initiatecollaborationswithlabs(internalorexternal)§ Workoncrossfunctionalteams(foryourresearch)§ Managerelationshipswithvendors§ TakeleadershiproleinyourPostdoctoralAssociation§ Leadershiproleingroups(internal/externaltoUniv.)§ CommunityService

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DevelopingTeamworkSkills



DevelopingLeadershipSkills§ Leadershiprolesingroupsinternalandexternaltouniversity§ Takeleadershiprolesincollaborations§ Organize/co-organizeapanelataconference(i.e.Keystone,Gordonconference)

§ Organize/co-organizeaconference

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§ Managepeopletocompleteatask§ Manageoraprocess§ Improveprocessesandefficiency(developsolutions)§ Setupnewtechniques,writeprotocolsforthem§ Managearelationshipwithavendor§ Train/Mentorstudents,interns,labmembers



OrganizationsValueCommunication



DevelopingCommunicationSkills§ Presenttotechnicalaudiences(i.e.conferences)andnon-technicalaudiences(i.e.patientadvocacygroups)

§ Lead/contributetograntwritingopportunities§ Reviewcolleaguespapers,presentations,grants§ Lead/contributetoannualgrantreportingactivities§ Becomeaspokespersonforyourlab/givetours§ Presenttocollaborators§ Teach/Mentor§ Write(papers,blogs,whitepapers,etc)



Whyareskillsandexperiencesimportanttobuild/highlight


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ResearchandDevelopment

§ SolidTechnicalFoundation

§ Translationalresearch

§ Manage/Initiateresearchcollaborations

§ Workcrossfunctionally

§ Writepatents§ Internwithstartup§ Developbusiness

plans§ WriteGrants

EntrepreneurialCompany

§ Setupalab(with1sttimePI)

§ Developanewresearchdirectionforthelab

§ Comfortablewithveryinnovativeresearch

§ Wearmanyhats§ Initiatecollaborations§ Writegrants,annual

reporting§ WritePatents§ Internwithastartup

HighlightingSkillsforDifferentRoles


IntellectualPropertyRoles

§ Latesttechniques(i.e.CRISPR)

§ PriorArtSearches§ LiteratureSearches§ Documentation§ WritingPatentsfor

yourResearch§ PatentCourses§ Techtransfer

internship§ CaseCompetitions§ BusinessPlan

GrantManagement

§ ContributingtoGrantwriting

§ WritingGrantsforyourResearch

§ Searchingforyourowngrants

§ AnnualReportingforGrants

§ PeerReviewingyourColleaguesGrants

§ GrantReviewCommittees

ProjectManagement/AllianceManagement

§ Managemultipleprojects

§ Managecollaborations

§ Managetams§ WorkwithPeople

ofdifferentbackgrounds

§ Developschedules/deliverables



BusinessDevelopment

§ Startupformedfromyourresearch

§ TechTransferInternship§ CollaborativeResearch§ InternatStartup§ Developabusinessplan§ Securedfundingfor

yourresearch§ BusinessCourse(s)§ Patents§ Networking§ Negotiation

MedicalAffairs,ClinicalResearch

§ Translationaldiseaseresearch

§ CollaboratewithClinicians/MedicalTeams

§ Clinicalresearch§ Clinicalbiomarkers§ IRBexperience§ Regulatory

submissions§ Regulatory/clinical

courses§ Presentingalot



StrategyConsulting

§ Consultingclub§ Casecompetitions§ Businesscourses§ Leadershiprolesin

organizations§ Techtransfer

internships§ Workingwithcross

functionalteams§ Presentingalot§ Strongwritingskills

MarketingCommunications

§ Technical&non-technicalwriting

§ LabPublicRelationsGiveTours/Present

§ Blogwriting§ Designflyersor

marketingmaterials§ SocialMedia§ useprogramsi.e.

Illustrator,photoshop

Regulatory

§ Develop/improveprocesses

§ DevelopSOP’sandprotocols

§ Trainpeopleontechniques

§ QCdata§ Contributedatatoa

regulatoryfiling§ Workwithcross

functionalteams



Policy

§ Advocateforgradstudents/postdocs(i.e.headofgradstudentorpostdocassociation)

§ MemberofagroupsadvocacycommitteelikeAWISoryour“professionalassociation,i.e.AACR”

§ Memberofnationalpostdocassociation

§ Improvepolicieswithinuniversity

TechnicalSales/ApplicationSpecialist

§ Managerelationshipwithvendors

§ Managethepurchasingprocess

§ Developbudgets§ Installequipment§ Trainpeopleon

techniques§ Developtraining

materials

DataScienceRoles

§ QuantitativeSkillsi.e.SAS,STATA,R

§ Datavisualizationtools

§ Programminglanguages

§ “bigdataanalytics”



Management

§ Managepeople(interns,gradstudents,teams)

§ Manageateam/activityforyourlaboroutsideofyourlab,i.e.nonprofit

§ Manageacollaboration§ Manageagrantreview§ Manageaactivity

TeachingandManagingSkills– AlwaysValuable

Teaching

§ TAorTFatundergradorgraduateschool

§ Adjunctteachalectureoracourse

§ Designcourses/labs§ VolunteerwithSTEM

non-profits§ Teachatgradeschool

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Whatskillsdoyouhave?



ResumeFormatting



AResumeisnotaCV


ResumeCV

AndaResumeisnotanNIHBiosketch!!!


DifferencesBetweenCVsandResumes


CV ResumeAddress Work Home

Email Professional address Personaladdress

Education Education listedfirst Educationcanbelistedafewdifferentplaces

Researchdetail Includealotofdetail onresearchprojects.Correcttoassumereaderhasknowledgeinyourfield

Research detailistailoredforeachrole/company

References Professionalreferenceslisted

Typicallynot listed

Mentees Menteesnameslisted Menteesnamesnotlisted

Grants Listgrants with$$onCV’s Grantsfundingagencynamelisted,typicallynotdollar amount


§ Picture

§ Personalinformation:§ dateofbirth,family,relationshipstatus

§ Becarefulwithlistinghobbies§ Interestinghobbiesareok

USResumes:Donotinclude



WhentoSubmitaResumeorCV


CV Resume

Academic PIRole X

Academic ResearchRole X

Academic AdministrativeRole X

IndustryResearchRole X(withpapersandpresentations)

Industrynon-researchrolei.e. projectmanagement,clinical,regulatory,etc

X(papersandpresentationsoptional)

All otherNon-AcademicRolesi.e.consulting,investmentbanking,venturecapital,marketing,etc

X(papersandpresentationsoptional)


ExampleofanacademicCV



ResumeExample



10Seconds…


TheaveragetimeanHRlooksatyourresumeorCV


Youchoosewhattohighlightamongyourexperiences

CustomizeyourSkills!



ResumeExample



§ Ifyouwanttopursueresearch§ Highlightresearchexperiences,skills,techniques§ ResearchTechniquesSectioninResume

§ Ifyouwanttopursuenon-researchroles§ Highlightteaching,presentation,organizational,volunteer,teamwork,mentorshipexperiences

§ 2pagescanbeokay§ Putyourname(first/last)inthefilename§ Formattingmatters

AFewPointstoConsider…


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HowdoyouKnowWhattoIncludeinaResume?

Usethejobdescriptiontoguideyou



ExperienceandRequiredSkills:§ ThispositionrequiresaPh.D. orequivalentdegreeintheareaofbiologyorlifesciences.§ Thecandidatemusthaveaminimumof5yearsofpost-graduate/industryresearchexperience

relatedtoMolecularGeneticswithacomprehensiveunderstandingofgeneticallymodifiedmousemodelgeneration.

§ Theindividualshouldhaveextensiveknowledgeandtechnicalproficiencyinstandardmolecularbiologytechniquestoworkindependentlyinthedesignandgenerationofcomplextargetingconstructs

§ Demonstratedabilitytoquicklylearnandaccuratelyperformnewproceduresinvolvingarangeoftechnologies

§ Abilitytomotivateand/orsupervisejuniorstaffwithagoodunderstandingofprojectschedulingandtimeline

§ Excellentwrittenandoralcommunicationskillsinadditiontoastrongdesiretoexcelinamulti-disciplinaryenvironmentanddedicationtoteamworkareessential


CompanyislookingforaScientist,dedicatedtotheMoleculargrouptoutilizehigh-throughputtechniquestogenerategeneticallymodifiedmousemodelsforpharmaceuticaldevelopment.

HardSkills– Green.SoftSkills– Purple.


HardSkills§ High-throughputtechniquestogenerategeneticallymodifiedmousemodels§ Experiencewithstate-of-the-artmoleculartechnologies§ Familiaritywithcurrentadvancesintransgenicandgenomeengineeringtechnologies§ Abilitytodesignandgenerationofcomplextargetingconstructs§ Publications§ Patents

SoftSkills§ Abilitytotroubleshootunderminimalsupervision§ Scientificandtechnicalsupervisiontojuniorstaff§ Abilitytomaintainscientificcuriosity§ Communicationanddocumentationskills§ Abilitytoquicklylearn§ Experiencewithprojectschedulingandmeetingtimelines§ Experienceworkinginamulti-disciplinaryenvironmentandteamoriented

PointstoHighlightinyourResumeandCoverLetter



DetailsfromJobPostings


Item MustHave NicetoHaveDo youhavetheSkills(Y/N)

IfN,howwillyouBuildthe

Skill

Specificresearchexperience–i.e.ChIP-seq X

Experience trainingpeople X

Experience withBudgeting X

SpecificDisease/TechnicalKnowledge– i.e.Immunology X

CollaborationExperience X


§ Yourname,withcredentials(e.g.Ph.D.,MBA)

ContactInformation


JohnSmith,Ph.D.XXStreet,CambridgeMa,[email protected];123-456-7890

GreenCardHolder

§ YourHOMEaddress,personalphoneandemail§ Haveaprofessionalemailname…[email protected]

§ IfyouareinternationalandhaveUScitizenshiporGreenCard,listit,otherwisesponsorshipisassumed


Objectivevs.SOQ


Objectivecanberestrictiveinaresume

§ Objective:tobearesearchchemistinanoncologybiotech

§ Whatifyourobjectivechanges?


§ Whattop3thingsdoyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourqualifications…§ Scientificskills§ Businessskills/interest§ Leadershipability,analyticalskills,teamwork

§ …andyourfitwiththecompanyandposition

SummaryofQualifications



SOQExample

§ Ph.D. trained molecular and cell biologist with expertisedeveloping novel genetically modified mouse models tostudy metabolic and aging disorders.

§ Established track record of successful collaborativeresearch projects (4 external and 3 internal), strong abilityto multi-task and work effectively within a group setting.

§ Successful publication record (14 first author includingNature and Cell) > 15 conference presentations and 3patents.


EXPERIENCE



§ Employment– salaried§ Graduateandundergraduateresearch§ Certainvolunteerexperience

Whatbelongsinthissection?



HowyouListInformationMatters


NameAddress

Phone; email


LevelofDetailsMatter



§ Listwhatyouwereresponsiblefor:§ ResearchfocusedonXX§ IdentifiedanovelpathwayrelatedtoXX§ Responsibleforsettingupthelaband/orcoordinatingresearchoflabmates

§ UtilizedthespecificlabtechniquesofXXX§ Wereyouresponsibleformanagingany...

§ People,budgets,collaborations,activities,relationships,etc

§ Didyoupresentatpublicmeetingsorconferencesonbehalfofthelaborcompany?

§ Didyouwritegrants?

ListingScientificExperience



§ Leadateamof4graduatestudentsandpostdocstoperformageneticscreenleadingtotheidentificationof12novelgenesthatregulatesynapticmorphologyanddevelopment

§ InitiatedandleadcollaborationswithDr.JamesE.Rothman(YaleUniversity),Dr.DanielKümmel (Universität Osnabrück,Germany),Dr.MariaBykhovskaia (UniversidaddeCaribe,PuertoRico)

§ CollaboratedwithclinicalteaminthedesignofaphaseItrialforbraintumors(industry/academiccollaboration).

§ Extensiveexperiencewritingsuccessfulgrants(i.e.RO1,SBIR,AHA,NSF).

§ Trainsfellowsandgraduatestudents(>20people)incellularandmolecularbiologytechniques.

HighlightingTransferableExperience



Before:§ ResearchstudiestheroleofdifferentcelltypesinVNHwithemphasisonkeyproteinssuchasVEGF-A,miRNA-21andIEX-1

Whatdoesthismean?


Resumes– WordingMatters…


After:

§ Researchstudieschronickidneydiseaseandtheroleofkeyproteinsinanoxygen-deprivedenvironment.

Drillyourresumedowntowordsthatmanypeoplecanunderstand

Resumes– WordingMatters…



Two+PositionsunderoneOrganization



StrategyforSubheadings…


§ Ifyouhavegainedseveralexperiencesinapositionyoucanmakeaseparatesectiontohighlighttheskills


UniversityX,BostonMA2011- PresentGraduateStudentResearcher,Deptof_______

§ Project1:ResearchfocusedonX(2014- present)§ Project2:ResearchfocusedonX (2013- present)§ Project3:ResearchfocusedonX(2011-2013)§ CollaboratedwithXX§ TechniquesusedincludeXX§ etc

ListingMultipleProjects



RESUMEEXAMPLES



ResearchResume



ProjectManagementRole



BusinessDevelopmentRole



1PageConsultingResumeExample


SKILLSANDTECHNIQUES



SkillsandTechniques§ MolecularBiology:Cloning,PCR,quantitativePCR,mutagenicPCR,DNApurificationfromGram-positive

andGram-negativebacteria,DNAsequenceanalysis,plasmiddesignandconstruction,microarrays,Illumina-basedsequencing

§ Protein: Proteinexpression,proteinpurificationviaaffinitychromatography,proteinseparationbySDS/PAGE,ELISAs,Westernblotting,proteinquantification,enzymaticproteindigestion

§ Microbiology:Constructionandmaintenanceofmutantbacterialstrains,characterizationofmutantphenotypes(ie.growthcurves,cellwallproteinprofile,biofilmassays,antibioticandstresssusceptibility,etc.),quantitativeplating,bacterialstaining,lightandfluorescentmicroscopy,electronicmicroscopysamplepreparation,transcriptionalprofiling

§ Virology:ManipulationofpositiveRNAvirus(Denguevirus)includingtissuecultureinfection,plaquingassays,andmousemodelofinfection

§ ImmunologyandTissueCulture:Growthofbacteriainprimarymacrophagesandtissueculturecells;maintenanceoftissueculturelines;isolationanddifferentiationofprimarycells;flowcytometry;cytokineanalysisbyELISAsandWesternblotting;immunofluorescence;transcriptionalprofilingbyqPCRandmicroarrayanalysis;Tcellstimulationassays;quantitativeandqualitativeantibodyassessment

§ AnimalInfections:Intravenous,intraperitoneal,andpulmonaryinfection,nasopharyngealcolonizationofmice,fulldissectionsanddeterminationofbacterialloadinliver,spleen,intestines,lymphnodes,lungs,nasallavage;cytokineandantibodyassessmentfromserumandtissuesamples

§ Computer:MicrosoftOffice,SwissPDB,GraphPadPrism,Kaleidagraph,AdobePhotoshopandIllustrator,VectorNTI,EndNote,LiteratureSearch(PubMed,MEDLINE,GoogleScholar,ScienceDirect)


Scientific/TechnicalSkills


§ Imagingsoftware§ Statisticsprograms§ Designsoftware§ Programminglanguages§ Patentdatabases§ Marketingsoftware§ Etc…

Non-LaboratoryScientificSkills



EducationSection


§ Listdegree,thesistitle,academicdistinctions§ Listcertificates,etc.under“AdditionalTraining”


§ Thesesectionsvaryfrompersontoperson.

AdditionalSections



AdditionalSections



Whathappenstoyourjobapplication


HRPerson HiringManager Interviewers

Maybe


YourCareerisaJourney



LaurenCelano

FounderandCEO

PropelCareers

cell:215-370-2285

email:[email protected]

ContactDetails:ConnectwithPropel


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