Thursday, November 20, 2008 Bioscience Career Review Tips to Make a Career Switch to the Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry By John Chambers While medical device and diagnostics (MD&D) jobs are sometimes passed over for other opportunities, industry growth shows few signs of slowing. "Focused on the prospect of jobs at biotech and pharma companies, many life scientists overlook MD&D...," one industry publication states. However, medical device and diagnostics initiatives are still strong, driven by advances in areas such as genomics, bioinformatics, nanotechnology and biomaterial. ... More More Bioscience Career Reviews | About John Chambers • Protecting Your Privacy When Job Hunting More... • Finding A Job Is People First, Resume Second More... • Feel Like You're Talking Too Long In An Interview? You Probably Are More... • That 'Noncompete' Can Really Tie You Down; Employees Should Think Twice Before Signing; Employers Going to Court More... • They Never Write, They Never Call... More... More Career Features   • Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SVNT) CEO Christopher Clement Resigns More... • MDS Inc. (MDZ) Chairman Mayberry Resigns, MacDonald Steps In More... • Konstantinos Andrikopoulos, Ph.D., J.D., Joins RXi Pharmaceuticals as VP, Legal Counsel & Chief IP Counsel More... • Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation Announces Board Resignations and Audit Committee Chairman Appointment More... • Inhibiton Therapeutics Announces the Addition of Aaron A. Grunfeld to Its Board of Directors More... More Who's Who • Southern Pharm (Duluth, Georgia) Merial Director of CMC, Pharma New Projects The incumbent is responsible for providing leadership for the chemical manufacturing and control (CMC) group as it relates to new pharmaceutical products. The job includes coordination of data to support CMC sections of US, EMEA, and International dossiers. • Biotech Bay (Redwood City, California) Genomic Health, Inc. Director Data Management The Director of Data Management will provide guidance for the development and validation of clinical and analytical data management systems, processes, and solutions. These systems include innovative data collection and management solutions for large scale clinical studies, patient registries and analytical measurement. • Biotech Beach (Los Angeles, California) Applied Biosystems Sr. Manager, Global Tech Support, LIMS Directs 24/7 global helpdesk operations for SQL*LMS customers worldwide. Coordinates first level support across multiple physical regions in a follow-the-sun model of continuous call support and issue resolution. Defines and manages escalation of support issues as required. • Bio NC (Wilmington, North Carolina) AAI Pharma Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs The Associate Director will direct the Wilmington-based Regulatory Affairs group and be hands-on particularly in the compilation and submission of chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) documentation for NDAs, ANDAs and other regulatory filings. • BioCapital (Ashburn, Virginia) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Technician - Anatomy/Histology The Research Technician works in support of scientific research, assists in determining suitable methods to be used in research and performs scientific investigative procedures requiring application of professional judgment and technology. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Regenerative Medicine Research Investigator (Ph.D) The candidate will lead a research team dedicated to the development of epithelial tissue assays to identify novel therapeutics. The group will model specific processes in epithelial regeneration and wound healing, including epithelial stem cell function. • Pharm Country (Ridgefield, Connecticut) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Scientist III - Molecular Biology & Antibody Engineering Independently design and generate constructs for the expression of therapeutic proteins such as monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, as well as non-antibody target proteins. Implement procedures to engineer lead antibodies/proteins. • 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! Brand new to the CRA field... I am currently working as a Project Assistant for a Clinical Research Organization. I have been in this position for 8 months. I received a four year Bachelor's degree in Anthropology/Sociology two years ago. I am very interested in pursuing a CRA I position. Would you say that I have enough "industry" experience? I've read many CRA job descriptions and the main qualifications are: monitoring experience. Seeing I do not have monitoring experience, but project management experience and a four year degree, is this enough? I am trying to learn as much about the industry as I can, i.e. GCP guidelines and Federal Regulations, etc. Working as a Project Assistant has been eye-opening thus far, but the position does not offer the challenges I am looking for. I appreciate the advice! PA in Ohio JOIN the Discussion •  Wyeth (WYE) (JOBS) Cuts 300 Jobs At Manufacturing Plants More... •  Novartis AG (JOBS) to Shift 100 Jobs to India More... •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Plans $2.5 Billion in Layoffs, Cuts More... More Top Stories January 28, 2009 Biotech Bay Career Fair BioSpace and DeviceSpace are joining forces to present the Biotech Bay Career Fair on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at the South San Francisco Conference Center in South San Francisco, CA. The Biotech Bay Career Fair will provide unlimited opportunities to individuals in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics fields. Qualified job seekers and top companies in the industry can come together in one convenient location to interview for hundreds of open positions. Click Here to sumit your resume for the Biotech Bay Career Fair. 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. 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