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MedImmune Careers

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.

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• Giving an infant a better chance to fight respiratory syncytial virus disease.
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Genetown (Lexington, Massachusetts)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance
The Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance (PV) will assist the Senior Director of PV in the medically- and scientifically-related services needed to accomplish good Pharmacovigilance practice for Cubist products in development and commercialization, and may be assigned to some other responsibilities as determined by the Senior Director.

Biotech Beach (El Segundo, California)

KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
Manager of Regulatory Affairs
The Manager shall ensure the timely preparation of requisite regulatory submissions and serve as a key representative in communications with the FDA and Health Canada regarding submission status and regulatory requirements.


Biotech Bay (South San Francisco, California)

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As a member of the Scientific Application Support team in R&D Informatics, provide technical and scientific partnership with scientists in Research and Development, especially in the medicinal chemistry, combinatorial chemistry and process chemistry areas.

BioNC (Raleigh, North Carolina)

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Process Engineer/Senior Process Engineer
Provide world class process engineering services to our clients in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. Participate in engineering project teams to design life science facilities.

Pharm Country (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)

ALS Biopharma LLC
Director of Pharmacology / Principal Scientist
The candidate will be responsible for the design and development of biochemical and binding assays, and the implementation of these assays for compound characterization in support of small molecule drug discovery.

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Career Fairs

June 24, 2009 Biotech Beach Career Fair

We are pleased to present the Biotech Beach Career Fair June 24, 2009 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, and medical device companies in the Southern California region.

Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, bioinformatics, chemistry, marketing, regulatory affairs, and research.

Click here to submit your resume for the Biotech Beach Career Fair Now!

Qualified candidates will receive their invitations and confirmation numbers via email 24 to 48 hours after their resumes have been submitted. Pre-screened and accepted candidates must bring a copy of their invitation with confirmation number to the event.

We look forward to seeing you at the Biotech Beach Career Fair!

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