Thursday, June 11, 2009 MedImmune is the worldwide biologics business for the AstraZeneca Group. The company has approximately 3,100 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland with facilities in Pennsylvania, California, Kentucky, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. With two marketed products and an advancing pipeline of promising candidates, we aim to be the next revolutionary force in biotechnology by delivering life-changing products, industry-leading performance, and a tireless commitment to improving patient health. Learn and achieve alongside professionals who know the selfless effort it takes to turn promise into reality. Enjoy the rewarding end result of your work, because you will be involved every step of the way. It may mean... • Giving an infant a better chance to fight respiratory syncytial virus disease. • Providing the first advance in flu technology in more than 60 years. • Or delivering the next great inflammatory disease-fighting breakthrough. Micro Careers By Peter Weddle The common view has been that we have one career. Typically, it was defined by both our occupational field--we are an attorney, a salesperson or a logistics professional--and our employer--we work at IBM or at Coca-Cola. Although we were often told otherwise, many of us believed that we would spend our entire career working for that one or, at most, two or three different organizations. In other words, we were convinced our careers would be relatively stable and long lasting. More... More Weddle's Wisdom Have a career related question and you don't know who to ask? Talk to the professional recruiters at Kelly Scientific through BioSpace's Career Talk Forum. You must be a member, so log in, register and you can begin. 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