Advancing Careers through industry immersion

7 Lessons

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Graduate

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28 H

Duration

Hybrid

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Overview

Participants take part in an immersive seven module training experience where they gain valuable knowledge of the entire industrial bioscience landscape, from the discovery of an idea, navigating the legal and regulatory process, all the way through moving a product into the marketplace or clinic – all while surrounded by industry professionals.

Lessons are taught within regional companies and feature executives and staff to provide participants with a deeper understanding of basic business concepts, strategies for thinking entrepreneurially, economic framework that drives the private sector, and more. The immersive on-site experience exposes participants to different work environments, allowing them to better align their expectations for different career opportunities while also becoming more knowledgeable of the biomedical and bioscience organizations within the region. Each on-site lesson concludes with a networking reception where students are able to connect with a wide variety of professionals working in a spectrum of positions across the career pathway.

Lessons will be delivered one to two times a month. The curriculum will incorporate active learning strategies, group work, and pre-readings to maximize comprehension and retention of concepts.

The Industry Immersion Program will begin in February of 2022, with applications and nominations for student and postdoc participation opening in November 2021 and closing December 16, 2021.

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Who is the course for?

This program is designed to provide students and postdocs with a better understanding of career options within the local bioscience and biomedical community, build relevant knowledge about how the broader bioscience ecosystem operates, expand professional networks, and provide more immediate access to future job opportunities.

Learning Path

Lesson 1 - The economics of science

Location: The Kansas State Capitol with the Kansas Department of Commerce & Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association

Lesson 2 - Moving ideas beyond the lab

Location: Hovey Williams, LLP: Intellectual Property Law

Lesson 3 - The life cycle of discovery

Location: KCAS Bioanalytical Services

Lesson 4 - Generating and evaluating ideas

Location: Likarda

Lesson 5 - Selling ideas

Location: Bioscience and Technology Business Center

Lesson 6 - The business of science

Location: Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Lesson 7 - How communication drives innovation

Location: Merck Animal Health

What people are saying

“We want to immerse early career scientists in the scientific ecosystem while helping them develop a suite of in-demand business-related skills. We anticipate these experiences will help students establish realistic expectations of career opportunities, which will lead to greater job satisfaction, lower attrition, and the ability for them to more efficiently advance through their careers.”

“This was only the first session and already I have so many more doors open than I did yesterday. Learning about some of the potential careers and how various sectors interact with each other was incredibly helpful.”

“Of the topics discussed in the industry immersion program today, none of them had been discussed in my prior academic training.”

“As someone who is navigating this unfamiliar territory without many other resources in my area, I am very grateful for your commitment to educating and supporting the development of graduate students in the state.”

“The information and topics covered are vital to successful careers in science and I would likely not have considered many of them had I not been in this session.”

“It opened my eyes to learn how truly academia, industry, and government benefit from each other. I had an idea that they all depend on each other but I was fascinated [by] the ways they motivate and control each other to make sure everything is done in a way that everyone will benefit from it.”

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