Alternative Science Careers

Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering positions now available at Genzyme – Allston Landing Facility

Allston Landing is Genzyme’s largest protein manufacturing facility, with 12,000 liters of perfusion capacity. Example drugs that have been manufactured at the facility include Cerezyme and Fabrazyme.

Genzyme has been having substantial growth in manufacturing, which has led to expansion of the Allston Landing Facility. Due to the expansion, Genzyme’s Allston Landing Facility has a number of exciting opportunities available in the following areas:

• Manufacturing
• Quality
• Engineering
• Project Management

If you are interested in any of the openings at the Allston Landing Facility in Allston, MA, and to apply online, please click here.

Good luck!

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The Naturejobs Career Expo (formerly The Source Event), now in its 4th year, is a dedicated science career fair that combines a dynamic exhibition with conference and workshop sessions. This year, it will be held on September 23, 2010 at The Business Design Centre in London, UK.

The event promotes the UK and Europe as great places to pursue a career in science, be it in industrial research, research organizations, or academia. Jobseekers will have the opportunity to meet with potential employers offering hundreds of genuine job openings. The employers are from public, private, national, and international companies. Jobseekers/attendees also are able to attend the conference plenary and workshop sessions, which provide a unique opportunity to meet high profile scientists and gain careers information and advice.

The Naturejobs Career Conference allows attendees to learn about their career development from speakers active in a range of disciplines, organizations, and countries. The program includes tracks for graduates and postdocs, skills workshops, and talks on careers in a range of industries.

To register:
For further details and to register, please visit: http://www.nature.com/natureconferences/careerexpo/index.html Registration was to open in April, but it seems that you have to email them to find out more information.

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Really enjoy food? Have a science background? Search no more- This may be your vocational calling. Become a scientist working with food flavoring.

All foods are characterized by their flavor based upon the flavor response. The flavor response occurs when receptors are activated as food is eaten, which sends signals to yield the sensory perceptions. The flavor response is a combination of sensory stimuli that includes aromatic stimuli, taste components (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami), chemical heat properties, and texture. The food industry utilizes their scientific knowledge on these flavor components to incorporate flavors into food products. There are many job opportunities open to those with science degrees in flavoring within the food industry. Jobs are available from developing the flavors, to getting the flavors into a final marketable product. Jobs include flavorists, analytical chemists, flavor-delivery specialists, and product developers.

Flavorists work to identify flavor characteristics and prepare a compound or reaction flavor derived from natural plants. They usually specialize in one of the general flavor categories, such as savory, sweet, salty, fruit, etc. To prepare a specific flavor, they may utilize flavor chemicals, essential oils, essences, or flavor extracts. After a specific flavor is prepared, it undergoes several reformulations to achieve the best character.

Supporting the flavorists are analytical chemists with expertise in isolation and identification of flavor components. They often use gas chromatograph/mass spectrometers to identify the structure of the
unique flavor chemical and its sensory strength. There are also synthetic chemists who synthesize and commercially manufacture specific flavor chemicals, which are called artificial flavors.

Once a flavor is developed, it has to be delivered to the product developer in a form that can be incorporated into a food or beverage manufactured commercially. This is where the flavor-delivery specialist comes in. The flavor-delivery specialist uses encapsulation technologies, material science, and physical chemistry to ensure that the flavor can be used in foods. This is often done in collaboration with the food manufacture and those working as product developers. Working in product development entails creating new products that the consumer wants.

Job opportunities as flavorists, analytical chemists, flavor-delivery specialists, and product developers are available in various types of companies, including flavor and food companies. Job titles may not be exact, but may include flavor scientist, scientist in flavor creation, scientist for flavor applications, and sensory scientist.

Some of the major flavor companies include Firmenich, Mastertaste, CHR Hansen, Senomyx, and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Many of the food and beverage companies also hire directly for flavoring.

Current job postings are available for Kraft Foods, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, McCormick & Company, Pepsi, General Mills, CPS Inc, and Kellogg Company. There are many other job postings as well on most of the major job search sites.

Have fun working by creating new flavors for food.

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There are several upcoming Life Science Career Fairs hosted by BioSpace in the next few months.

Upcoming Career Fairs include:

These job fairs attract top employers in the biotech, pharmaceutical, life science, and medical device industries. There are many opportunities available for job seekers in the science field, with a diversity of disciplines and job types. To find out more information and register, visit http://www.biospace.com/jobs/career-fair/.

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Here are a few great resources for life science careers and information. These sites are specifically geared towards careers in biotech. They also have a field for current internship postings.

• BioFind: A site geared for biotech discussion with a “Rumor Mill”, news pages, and jobs pages for biotech.

• BioSpace: A leading online community for industry news and careers for life science professionals. Provides recruitment and job seeking opportunities for professionals in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

• BioTech Career Center: A source for information on biotech companies and job openings.

• Biotech Employment: Includes biotech jobs and salaries across the U.S.

• Medzilla: Job postings for biotechnology, pharmaceutical,  science,  medicine,  and health care professionals.

• Science Careers: A part of the journal Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science,  is a leading resource for job listings in the sciences worldwide.

JP Morgan is a global financial leader serving the broad and varied needs of one of the largest client franchises in the world, including corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, and wealthy individuals in more than 100 countries. They have internship positions available specifically for those pursuing PhDs, including science degrees.

JP Morgan has flexible deadlines for PhD internship applications. However, demand for summer internships is intense, so the earlier you apply, the better your chances. For their PhD programs, all full-time and summer internship positions will have start dates in and around summer 2010. Their website states that “applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.”

There are two types of positions available for PhDs- Quantitative Research Summer Internships and Summer Associate Positions in Fixed Income Strategy.

As a Summer Associate in Quantitative Research, your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
*Developing a new valuation model, risk measurement, or financial analytic that will impact a particular trading business or corporate risk calculation
*Evaluating quantitative methodologies – identifying and monitoring model risk associated with derivative valuation models
*Assessing the appropriateness of quantitative models and their limitations for valuation and risk management
*Designing efficient numerical algorithms and implementing high performance computing solutions
*Designing and developing software frameworks to support financial analytics

As a Summer Associate in Fixed Income Strategy, your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
* Keeping abreast of market developments
* Developing client-oriented research on fixed-income cash and derivatives markets
* Generating timely trade ideas, both strategic and tactical
* Partaking in significant client interaction, including presentations
* Econometric modeling of fixed income markets
* Programming of models

You can apply for these positions online at http://careers.jpmorgan.com/student/jpmorgan/careers/us/apply/online.

The website also states that “if your summer experience is a success, you may be offered an opportunity to work full-time after graduation or part-time during the school year.”
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Baird is a well-known wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm with client assets of more than $75 billion. Baird offers internships at its headquarters in Milwaukee as well as at branch offices across the country. Currently, there is an opening listed on their website for an equity research associate intern this summer in Milwaukee.

Job Description: The equity research intern plays an integral role in the research process. Interns typically join a focused industry group and work closely with Analysts. Equity Research Interns provide quantitative support for industry- and company-specific research and assist with field research. We are looking for individuals with strong computer and analytical skills, and a basic understanding of finance and accounting.

Qualifications and Requirements: Current enrollment in a Master’s degree program required. Candidates must have a proven academic record (minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0). The ideal candidate will have the ability to work within a team and on a self-directed basis; excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills; and advanced computer skills using Microsoft Word and Excel. Significant hours are required.

To find out more information, visit their website at http://www.rwbaird.com/about-baird/careers/careers.aspx. To find this specific position, search US Opportunities under the Job Category “analyst.”

Regeneron has recently posted internship opportunities for 2010 that will give you experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.  The opportunities are limited per session so if interested, it is encouraged to apply now.

Internships are available at Regeneron’s corporate headquarters and research laboratories in Tarrytown, New York, and at their industrial operations facility in Rensselaer, New York. Available fields of interest include research, technology development, clinical development, program/project management, quality control, quality assurance, manufacturing, marketing, operations, and logistics. All internship sessions are 8 – 10 weeks.

Directly from their website: “Undergraduates must complete their freshman year of college before applying. Graduate opportunities may require enrollment in a graduate program and previous work experience.”

If you are interested in an internship opportunity with Regeneron, email CareerQuestions@regeneron.com or visit their Job Postings page to apply.

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Enjoy the Christmas season and Happy New Year!

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Are you looking at alternative career opportunities, but aren’t sure how to get into the field? Getting an internship not only boosts your resume and skill level, but also may in fact help you land your first job, even in the current economic environment.

The recession has had a major negative impact on the ability of graduates to get hired. A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has shown that U.S. employers expect to hire 7% less graduates from the Class of 2010 than they hired from the Class of 2009. To add to the dismal facts, the Class of 2009 saw more than a 21% decrease in employer hiring plans. Among 219 employers surveyed, 40% anticipate cutbacks, 17% anticipate increased hiring, and 43% plan to maintain their college hiring at 2009 levels.

Despite all the negativism going around, NACE executive director Marily Mackes commented that they are seeing some movement in spring 2010 recruiting as employers anticipate the economic recovery will be underway. Additionally, a survey conducted by NACE earlier this year showed that students taking part in internships and career services are being hired by companies at a higher rate than those not involved. The study showed that 26% of students utilizing internship programs were hired after completing school, while only 19% of those who were not interns were brought in full-time by companies.

Interning is one of your best bets to finding an alternative career outside of academia. Speak with your PI and career services to see if an internship would work for you. Then start networking in the field that you are interested in.

Start interning! It’s well worth the time.