Should You Call After Sending a Resume? -- Sept. 22, 2011

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Thursday, September 22, 2011  |   |   |   |  UC Berkeley Extension Professional Program in Project Management for Biopharmaceuticals Use your existing skills and experience to advance your career in the booming field of project management. With the Professional Program in Project Management for Biopharmaceuticals, you learn biopharmaceutical-specific project management best practices. Topics include: • Preclinical and clinical development • Life-cycle and alliance management • Biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and vaccines All UC Berkeley Extension project management courses apply toward professional development units through the Project Management Institute. Fall courses are open for enrollment. Learn more. Should You Call After Sending a Resume? By Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW, BS/HR You've been looking everywhere for, not just a job, but a career, you want to do something with yourself that enables you to pay your bills but also provides a purpose. But, that's harder than you imagined in an economy that is only slowly making its way back. There is no "one size fits all" answer to this question, and there are numerous variables at play that can affect the outcome, and every employer is a little bit different. It seems like it's impossible to know if you are wasting your time by following up on a resume you have sent, but maybe it's the thing that will give you a leg up over the other candidates. More... Johns Hopkins University: Advanced Biotechnology Studies The Johns Hopkins University is preparing the leaders of today. As a world leader in biological research and in the global biotechnology industry, our graduate programs are designed for working professionals - delivering the rigorous and practical curricula they need to advance their careers and academic ambitions. To learn more, click here: http://biotechnology.jhu.edu/graduate-education/index.html More Features • Does Your Resume Have the Competitive Edge? 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Assists Product Development Assistant Director to accomplish specific research goals in Banyans Product Development Laboratory. His or her duties include general laboratory support in addition to a variety of tasks such as perform routine ELISAs and assay optimization, Assay automation and instrument maintenance etc. • Biotech Bay (South San Francisco, California) Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Manager, Statistical Programming Improve your resume for this job, click here. Will lead the development of clinical study design requirements against industry standards to deliver compliant datasets (e.g., CDISC SDTM). Supports Data Management in data creations/transfers, integrity checks, and audits. The successful candidate will support Biostatistics in statistical analysis, including generating data listing, tables, and figures for clinical trials. Develops and maintains the infrastructure for project files of SAS datasets and SAS codes. • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Verenium Corporation Patent Agent Improve your resume for this job, click here. Seeking a motivated IP professional to assist in the continued development and implementation of Vereniums patent strategy, as well as to identify and pursue valuable intellectual property generated in a dynamic research and development environment. The position also involves conducting patent freedom to operate, landscape, validity, and due diligence analyses. • BioMidwest (Columbia, Missouri) ABC Laboratories, Inc. Senior Scientist/Team Leader, TASC (Inhalation) Improve your resume for this job, click here. Seeking a results-oriented, problem-solver and laboratory analyst that will support ABC Inhalation Product Development Programs. Duties: Designs, carries out and performs complex experiments and procedures in accordance with all applicable regulatory (i.e. FDA, DEA, etc) requirements as defined by protocol, method and standard operating procedures. Performs progressively more complex procedures and experiments etc. • BioCapital (Rockville, Maryland) OriGene Technologies, Inc. Research Associate - Assay Development Improve your resume for this job, click here. Duties: Records experiment results in notebooks or Excel Spreadsheets accurately, clearly and regularly; Prepares summary tables, reports and specification datasheets as needed. Maintains laboratory equipment and a safe working environment. Maintain lab supplies and place orders. Write protocols, procedures, manuals etc. Test Your Resume: Resumeter is the only technology that helps you beat the computerized screening process. Try it here! • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! •  Pacific Biosciences Slashes 28 Percent of its Workforce to Conserve Cash More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Plans to Cut 220 in Spain, 225 in France, Expansion Reports More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to Invest $200 Million in Irish Facility, Creating Jobs More... More Top Stories Biotech Beach Career Fair Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Southern California region. Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2 years of industry-related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.) Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. 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