Event

Career Day in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2015

Friday, May 15, 2015
University Centre (Shatner), CA, 3480 rue McTavish, Madeleine Parent Room, Montreal Quebec Canada, H3A 0E7, CA

Career Day in Pharmaceutical Sciences

2015 AAPS McGill Student Chapter Career Day Itinerary (Friday May 15th)

Join us to learn about alternative career opportunities and network with professionals within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Click here for a list of presenter's bios

 

Morning Session – Talk Session (Madeleine Parent room, SSMU Building)

The morning session of the Career Day consists of three one-hour talks by Dr. Cliff Pavlovic, Dr. Nathalie Toussaint and Mr. Vatche Bartekian, preceded by a brief introduction of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and our McGill Student Chapter.

9:00 am   – 9:30 am

Registration

9:30 am –   10:30 am

Alternative Paths: Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Dr. Cliff Pavlovic (Consultant at Innovation Quebec; Vice-President and   Co-Founder of BioTech Annecto)

10:30 am –   11:30 am

Networking - Benefits and Strategies by Dr. Nathalie Toussaint (Principal Scientist of Discovery Pharmaceutical   Sciences, Merck & Co, Newark, NJ)

11:30 am –   12:30 pm

From Classroom to Office: Clinical Research as a Career by Vatche Bartekian (President and Founder of Vantage BioTrials Inc.; Chairperson of Clinical Research Association of Canada, Montreal Chapter)

Afternoon Session – Mentor Me Over Coffee (Madeleine Parent room, SSMU Building)

The afternoon session consists of three hours of 20-minute small group discussion. Participants will be divided into groups of eight to ten and engage with an established professional from the pharmaceutical domain in a round-table format. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about available career options, to gain an insider’s view on the hiring process, and to network with professionals. After every 20 minutes, students will rotate from table to table in order to meet with the mentors. Coffee and pastries will be served. Our panel of "three-hour mentors" consists of a wide range of professionals with extensive experience in their respective domains.

 

1:30 pm – 2:00   pm

Registration

2:00 pm – 5:00   pm

Mentor me Over Coffee

           

List of Mentors

Dr. Camil Sayegh, Director – Head of Biology (Vertex Pharmaceuticals)

Brian John Capogrosso, LL.B (Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP)

Dr. Anne-Marie Fay, Manager of Medical Education and Communications (Bristol-Myers Squibb)

Dr. Jean-Claude Honore (Regional Medical Liaison, Amgen)

Dr. Marta Majdan, Medical Science Liaison (Merck & Co, Canada)

Dr. Caroline Rousseau, Scientific and Medical Specialist (Q-CROC)

Vatche Bartekian, President and Founder of Vantage BioTrials Inc.; Chairperson of Clinical Research Association of Canada, Montreal Chapter

Dr. Louis Plamondon, Senior Director of Chemistry, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Nathalie Toussaint, Principal Scientist of Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co, Newark, N


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