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North-West Biotech Initiative webinar - R&D Jobs in Industry

Dates:20 March 2023
Times:17:30 - 19:00
What is it:Talk
Organiser:External organiser
Who is it for:University staff, Alumni, Current University students, Post 16, Secondary schools
Speaker:Elen Roberts , Nellie Fernando, Sarah Ashworth
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The North-West Biotech Initiative are hosting an “R&D Jobs in Industry Webinar”, on Monday 20th March 2023 at 5:30pm. Join our panel of pioneering experts in the field to find out how you can get yourself into a research position in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries. The webinar will include:

5.30 - 6pm Elen Roberts - Senior Scientist at Seda Pharmaceuticals & MSc Student at the University of Manchester

• Differences between research in industry and academia

• Drug refinement and testing

• What the application process is like

6 - 6.30pm - Nellie Fernando - R&D Graduate at AstraZeneca

• How to get a role on a graduate scheme at a "big pharma" company

• What the R&D graduate scheme entails

• What options are available after the grad scheme ends

6.30 - 7pm Sarah Ashworth - Researcher Developer at The University of Manchester

• How to find R&D jobs in industry

• How to show ‘commercial awareness’

• How to adapt your CV / application

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Speakers

Elen Roberts

Role: Senior Scientist/ MSc Student

Organisation: Seda Pharmaceuticals/ University of Manchester

Nellie Fernando

Role: R&D Graduate Scientist

Organisation: AstraZeneca

Sarah Ashworth

Role: Researcher Developer

Organisation: University of Manchester

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manchester@nwbiotech.co.uk

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