‘Career Options: Business Development’
2017 TechVenture Challenge
Jan. 16, 2017—New announcement about TechVenture Challenge: Dear Vanderbilt Community, We are excited to announce a call for participants in this year's TechVenture Challenge. The TechVenture Challenge is a 6-week business plan competition (February through March 2017) designed to accelerate the commercialization of Vanderbilt technologies that culminates in a pitch to industry experts and executives. TVC has...
Spring Pre-Flight Program at the Wond’ry now accepting applications through January 30th!
Jan. 13, 2017—Wond'ry Pre-Flight Accepting Applications: Ever thought entrepreneurship will play a role in your life? Have an idea for a new product, technology, or new way of doing something? The Wond’ry in partnership with Vanderbilt’s CTTC and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center will offer a new session of PreFlight sponsored by Waller Lansden Dortch, & Davis, LLP...
Award winning Management and Business Principle Module, now accepting applications
Oct. 28, 2016—Business principles affect all organizations. In today’s highly competitive and highly complicated working environments, understanding these principles gives leaders and managers a strategic advantage, enabling them to handle situations more effectively and make decisions more effectively. In spring semester 2017, the BRET Office of Career Development is offering a module for biomedical PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, Business...
Beer and Biotech, May 10
Apr. 27, 2016—For Life Science TN-Academic Alliance's final installment during this academic year of Beer with Biotech, we will have an informal gathering for all those who have enjoyed coming to our events in the past as well as anyone who participated in this year's TVC. This will provide the opportunity for everyone to network with each other...
SBIR Road Tour: America’s Largest Seed Fund is Coming to Nashville, TN!
Mar. 16, 2016—Are you an Innovator? Entrepreneur? Researcher? Small Technology Firm? Could you or your company use up to $1.5 million in research funding? If Yes, SAVE THE DATE SOUTH EAST TOUR Nashville, TN | April 20th, 2016 Powered by Launch Tennessee Discounts available through LaunchTN for Vanderbilt graduate students, see below for details! The SBIR Road...
2016 Intensive Management Training Course via ASCB & Keck Graduate Institute
Feb. 18, 2016—The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), in partnership with the Keck Graduate Institute, is offering a one-week intensive management training course from July 11-16, 2016, at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. This course will accommodate 50 graduate students and postdocs (international and domestic). The course registration fee is $300, with an additional,...
ASPIRE Internship: Tennessee Brew Works, Nashville, TN
Feb. 8, 2016—Tennessee Brew Works Brewery Intern 809 Ewing Ave. Nashville, TN 37203 Tennessee Brew Works is a locally owned and operated brewery founded in August of 2013. We are dedicated to producing high quality beer. We are committed to ethically conducting our business. We are passionate about enjoying great beer. This internship will provide an...
Internship Opportunity: Launch TN Specialist Program
Oct. 23, 2015—Would you like the opportunity to engage in Tennessee's entrepreneurial ecosystem and learn about what it's like to work for a start-up? Launch TN's Specialist Program is now accepting applications for their Spring and Summer internship program. The Specialist Program kicked off in May 2014 providing students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The...
Job Opportunity: Life Sciences Associate, Open Philanthropy Project
Jun. 5, 2015—The Open Philanthropy Project is looking for Life Sciences Associates to help us explore a wide range of possible approaches to funding life sciences research. These possible approaches include funding work on neglected diseases and conditions, supporting breakthrough fundamental science, and working to improve science policy and infrastructure. We are looking for someone who can...
2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium: Science Careers That Put Your Communication Skills to Work!
Apr. 3, 2015—The BRET Office of Career Development, in partnership with the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association and training grants in biomedical sciences, are happy to announce the annual Career Symposium – “Science Careers That Put Your Communication Skills to Work!” — on Friday, May 29, 2015, at the Student Life Center on the Vanderbilt University campus. Explore many...
PhD Career Connections: Health Outcomes Research
Dec. 4, 2014—Join us as Elizabeth Rula, PhD, discusses her role as a Health Outcomes Researcher at January’s PhD Career Connections seminar. Friday, January 16, 20159:15-10:15am **NOTE ADJUSTED TIMELight Hall 208 Registration is requested. Elizabeth Rula, Ph.D., is an Executive Director and Principal Investigator at the Healthways Center for Health Research. In this role, she leads a team of...
PhD Jobs: How To Transition From Academia Into Business
Sep. 17, 2014—“I sent resumes to over 200 companies during my last year of graduate school and heard back from exactly zero of them. It was embarrassing. And confusing. I guess I just assumed that big corporations would fall all over themselves trying to hire me once I had a PhD. Not so much. Getting my PhD turned...
Job Posting: Hedge Fund Biotechnology Associate, Orbimed, NYC
Sep. 9, 2014—Company Description: OrbiMed is a leading investment firm dedicated exclusively to the healthcare sector, with approximately $11 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed invests globally across the spectrum of healthcare companies, from venture capital start-ups to large multinational companies. OrbiMed’s team of more than 80 employees manages a series of private equity funds, public equity funds,...
“Careers in Finance for STEM PhDs” panel through The VersatilePhD
Jan. 29, 2014—There are many roles for science and math PhDs in the finance industry, a broad category that includes banking, investing, real estate, insurance and other finance-related fields. Quantitative analysis, risk assessment, model-testing, etc. are critical to all finance industry endeavors. Many STEM PhDs (not just mathematicians) have enough of those skills to enter the field....