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Career Paths in Biotech & Pharma

Are you curious about the myriad of career paths available in the bioscience industry? Check out the various opportunities and resources below curated specifically for STEM PhDs.

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Understand the Drug Development Process: A Conversation with Timothy Zheng PhD ’99, Chief Scientific Officer at Siduma Therapeutics

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Alumni Spotlights

Arjel Bautista (PhD ’10 Chemistry)

PhD, STEM
  • Senior Director, ESG Performance and Reporting Bristol Myers Squibb
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Jeff Chen (PhD ’20, Immunobiology)

PhD, STEM
  • Director BridgeBio
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Timothy Zheng (PhD ’99, Immunobiology)

PhD, STEM
  • Chief Scientific Officer Siduma Therapeutics
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Elenoe Crew Smith (PhD ’12, Cell Biology)

PhD, STEM
  • Director Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Keerthi Shetty (PhD ’15, Immunobiology)

PhD, STEM
  • Associate Director Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
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Catherine Hofler PhD 11′ Genetics

  • Director of Research Emerald Therapeutics

Gayan Mirihana Arachchilage, PhD 16′ Kent State University

  • Senior Scientist PTC Therapeutics

Siyu Feng PhD ’19 at UC Berkeley-UCSF

  • Scientist BridgeBio

Valerie Su PhD ’21, Pharmacology

  • Scientist Sanofi

Jennifer Saucier-Sawyer PhD ’15, Biomedical Engineering

  • Principal Scientist Sarepta Therapeutics

Harvey Chin PhD 10′, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

  • Principal Pharmacokineticis Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Daniel Schlingman PhD ’11, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

  • Manager Product Development Abbott
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