The CDC Career

Resource Library

(http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/research/crc.htm)

You can find the following books and more on this subject in the Career Resource Library, 2nd floor:

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Career Information Binder

Includes opportunities for internships, employment, companies and information about careers in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.

Biotechnology Directory

Includes profiles of international commercial biotechnology companies, universities, institutes & research organizations with related services and sources of information.

Careers with the Pharmaceutical Industry

Gives an update of the different opportunities in drug discovery and development and the scientific, medical or other specialist training needed to accomplish them.

Jobs in the Drug Industry: A Career Guide for Chemists

This books profiles the pharmaceutical businesses and details the work that B.S., M.S., and PhD. chemists do in drug discovery and development.

Jump Start Your Career in Bioscience

Includes information on bioscience careers including pharmaceuticals, biotech, government, public service, and private sector careers.

Plunkett’s Biotech and Genetics Industry Almanac

A comprehensive guide to biotech companies and trends.

Vault Guide to Biotech

Contains an overview of the biotech industry, key trends, and regulatory and ethical issues.

Networking Resources

What is networking? Networking means connecting with people in a field or organization in which you wish to work, to ask for information, not a job. Networking, including informational interviewing, is the job seeker’s equivalent of market research. It is essential in learning about fields and job functions, the skills they require, jobs not publicly advertised, ways to enter a specific field, and inside information about a particular organization’s culture and expectations. For tips on how to conduct informational interviews, go to: http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/networking/tips/.

The Stanford Alumni Association maintains the Stanford Career Network (http://www.stanfordalumni.org/career/home.html) , a database of alumni, who have volunteered to conduct informational interviews with students and other alumni. They are willing to discuss with students a variety of subjects including job search strategies, industry/company information, career options and other related areas.

A search of the database yielded 189 alumni who are listed in the Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical section. They include:

. Director/Executive Director, Concentric Medical, Inc. - BS Biological Sciences ‘96

. Researcher, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals - BS Biological Science ‘05

.Director, Product Management, Genzyme Corporation - BS Electrical Engineering ‘95

. Director of Bioinformatics, Community & Family Medicine, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth College - BA Human Biology ‘86

. Senior Quality Systems Engineer, Quality Systems, Stentor, Inc. - MA Russian & East European Studies ‘00

. Senior Scientist, Genscope, Applied Biosystems, Inc. - PhD Biological Sciences, ‘94

. Director, Cordis, A Johnson & Johnson Company - BA Psychology ‘83

. Research Scientist, Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Abbott Laboratories, BS Biological Sciences ‘84

. Director, Marketing, NeoGuide Systems, BA Economics & American Studies ‘89

Other great networking resources include:

The Shadow Program (http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/shadow/) gives students a chance to shadow (spend a day on the job with) a professional in order to gain a better awareness of the working world.

Stanford Alumni Mentoring (http://mentoring.stanford.edu/) has developed proprietary software to match students and alumni based on their background and interests. This allows both parties to bypass an otherwise tedious hand-matching process, and ensures they can start the relationship with a few things in common.

The Internship Network (http://internships.stanford.edu/network/) is a resource that allows you to connect with other students to talk about their internship, summer job, research or any other learning experience. You can learn how to approach a specific organization for opportunities and get an insider’s view on what it was like to work or volunteer there.

GREAT WEB SITES TO EXPLORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Stanford-specific job postings:

•Cardinal Careers: https://cdc-secure.stanford.edu/login/

Industry-specific web sites:

•Bio Online: http://bio.com/

•The BioCareer Center: http://www.biocareer.com/

•BioPlanet: •http://www.bioplanet.com/index.php

BioSpace: http://www.biospace.com

•JobScience: http://jobseeker.jobscience.com/:

•Lifesciencesworld Career Center: http://www.lifesciencesworld.com/jobs

•Sciencejobs.com: http://www.sciencejobs.com/search.action

Some of the larger, generic web sites

. Cardinal Careers’ NACELink Alumni Networks https://cdc-secure.stanford.edu/login/

. Simplyhired.com

. Jobster.com

Other Stanford University Offices/Organizations:

. Stanford University Career Development Center: http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu

. School of Medicine Career Center: http://med.stanford.edu/careercenter/

. Stanford Biodesign Network: http://bdn.stanford.edu/