Explore biotech careers with 3 people with experience in the field (bios below):
Faculty researcher and former Genentech scientist: Joan Greve
PhD student and former Baxter management associate: Richard Youngblood
Undergrad student and former intern at Roche, Carefusion andBD: Monica Patel

Joan, Richard and Monica will each share some information about their specific career paths and how they got into biotech, the positions they’ve had, the organizations where they’ve worked and key tipsfor job/internship searching. There will also be time for questions and some networking.

This is your opportunity to learn:
What skills and experience are needed to break into biotech,
How a biotech company is organized and what roles are available,
What a “day-in-the-life” looks like,
And get your questions answered in a casual, no-pressure environment

Please RSVP if you plan to attend – space is limited!
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Presenter Bios

Joan Greve, Ph.D.
Joan is trained in bioengineering from University of Washington and Stanford University, the latter at which she led the preclinical MRI lab for three years. She has more than 10 years of experience in therapeutic development at Genentech, Inc., including leading the MRI preclinical research group for five years and four years of project team experience successfully translating an antibody to treat Alzheimer’s disease from the bench into Phase I and II clinical trials. She is driven by the enjoyment that comes from addressing important scientific questions that hold the potential for treating unmet medical needs and which are best answered using complex imaging systems and a team of highly-motivated cross-functionalresearchers.

Richard Youngblood (Ph.D. expected April 2020)
After graduating with a B.S.E. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Richard worked at Baxter Healthcare in the Operations Development Rotational Program. This consisted of three rotations over 27 months and included management roles in Technical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Compliance. This program provided a great opportunity to learn what a young, early-career professional can bring to the table in big pharma.

Monica Patel (B.S.E expected April 2017)
Monica is currently a senior at U-M pursuing her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering with a minor in business. She’s had three internship experiences: two R&D internships in the medical device industry with Carefusion and Beckton Dickinson (BD) and one in marketing in themedical diagnostic industry with Roche Tissue Diagnostics.