Thursday, October 16, 2008 BioWorld Executive Compensation Report 2009 The only current objective study of executive compensation in the industry, providing a detailed picture of compensation packages at 224 publicly traded biotech companies. The new BioWorld Executive Compensation Report 2009 provides you with a variety of perspectives on compensation issues by means of key statistics and graphic analyses. With the BioWorld Executive Compensation Report 2009, you will be able to: • Determine where you rank among your peers in terms of compensation packages! • Look-up exact dollar amounts of individual salaries, bonuses, and stock options! • Analyze data on salary increases from the prior year! • Reference dozens of charts, tables, and graphs to illustrate executive compensation in the biotech industry! Click here for more information! Recovering From Interview Blunders By Sheng Wang -- Despite your best efforts, unexpected slip-ups can still occur during an interview. Here are some tips on how to minimize the damage and recover from common interview blunders. More... • Recovering From Interview Blunders More... • Five Signs You May Be on the Layoff List More... • Job Hunting: Selling Yourself in a Buyer's Market More... • Asking for a Raise? Five Dos and Don'ts to Keep in Mind More... • 10 Reasons You're Not Getting Promoted More... More Career Features   • Dr. Mel Spigelman, Director of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Appointed President and CEO of Global Alliance For TB Drug Development More... • Mark Sutherland Joins GenVault Corporation as Senior Vice President, Business Development More... • Aldagen, Inc. Appoints Lyle Hohnke, Ph.D. to Board of Directors More... • Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Appoints Leading Experts to Scientific Advisory Board More... • Inclinix, Inc. Announces Expansion of Regional Recruitment Manager Enrollment Support Team More... More Who's Who • Southern Pharm (Atlanta, Georgia) RTI Biologics, Inc. Biologics Representative Responsible for revenue and margin development in assigned territory. Work with RTI distribution partners to drive distribution of tissue into territory hospitals/surgery centers. • Biotech Bay (Pleasanton, California) Roche Molecular Diagnostics Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Project and resource planning with customers and staff. Monitoring project progress and customer and staff need and load balancing as needed. Communicating activities, and providing technical support and expertise to customers and staff. • Biotech Beach (Santa Monica, California) Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Instrumentation Technician III-IV This Instrumentation Technician will calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform repairs on the electrical and instrumentation systems. Prepare calibration reports. Understand the basic process and control theory of each critical system. • Bio NC (Northcove, North Carolina) Baxter International, Inc. Senior Mechanical Engineer- Radio Frequency (RF) Sealing Responsible for specifying, modifying, and installing pharmaceutical equipment used in the RF sealing production of IV solution bags. Develop and establish new / changed processes for RF sealing of plastic sheeting. • BioCapital (Wilmington, Delaware) Nemours Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellow (Neurobiology) The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary neurobiology research effort aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of neural repair. The major focus of the research is aimed at axonal mRNA localization and localized translational control. • Genetown (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) Lonza Biologics Associate Product Manager Coordinate internal project teams to address all client issues including technology transfer, generation of GMP documentation, equipment and raw material purchases, and shipping and delivery schedules. Liaison to customers across a variety of operational functions. • Pharm Country (Danbury, Connecticut) Mannkind Corporation Specialist I/II Primary responsibilities of this position include analyzing information, reporting research results, and reviewing data integrity/trends. Manage data entry and statistical analysis during product development, stability and clinical manufacturing phases. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! BioSpace's online interactive Forum! How active are you in online Life Science communities? With the advent of social networking sites and subsequent creation of niche communities within them, I am curious to know how scientific professionals utilize this new forum. Are you an active member of any life science groups? If so, how active are you? Join the discussion •  Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (PRX) Trims Generic Unit; Cuts 190 Jobs More... •  Severn Biotech Has Plans To Expand Site; Creating New Jobs in Kidderminster More... •  Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (NVN) Provides Corporate Update and Advancement Plans for HspE7, Hsp 6/11 and Poly-ICR; Company Announces Corporate Restructuring to Focus on Strategic Alliances and M&A, Reduces Staff by 60% More... More Top Stories October 27, 2008 BioMidwest Career Fair We are pleased to present the BioSpace Career Fair in BioMidwest Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook in Oak Brook, IL.. BioSpace Career Fairs give job seekers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the region's elite science industry employers while presenting the opportunity to interview for hundreds of specialized open positions. Click Here TO SUBMIT YOUR RESUME FOR THE BIOMIDWEST CAREER FAIR NOW! 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