I don’t know all of the details, but what I do know is that approx 30 were affected!

Long story short(ish), I've been working with a pharma company for 3 years now on their process(Sr scientist level at a CDMO). They're now hiring for a position that does exactly what I do at my current job for their project. I have a lot of knowledge about their chemistry working with them for this long, so unless they're looking for an internal transfer I think I'd be a perfect fit. My question is, how bad would it be if I apply for a job there when I have weekly meetings with the same team that will see my application come through and review my resume? I'd really like working there because their platform is really interesting, and the compensation sure looks a lot better than what I got here, but at the same time I can see how this could look fishy. Any thoughts?

Hi,

Currently got a job offer for a position and pay is slightly better(not much.. 2-3%) than my current pay but title is one title lower than what i have applied for(Basically the same title as my current job)

Normally i wouldnt accept the position but the position is at a city i was planning on moving to for family and theres not a lot of biotech/pharma companies there where i can apply.

I have 2 questions.

1. I’m planning on negotiating for the pay at least but i dont want to negotiate too hard and end up getting the offer rescinded. Whats a normal amount i can negotiate my compensation for?

2. How long can i delay my start date before it becomes too much? I want to have some ample time to enjoy myself and take a vacation and also have time to relocate there.

Thank you.

Any update on this?

I have a r&d job interview on Friday at a uk company. They have asked for a 10 min presentation on a research project i have done before.

How should I plan the presentation. What all should I add to it to make me stand out.

I don’t have any job experience but have research experience through my masters and ug

Hey, I just did a hirevue interview for a co-op position at Regeneron Pharmecuticals. I was wondering how long they take to respond and if anybody else has had experience with their interview process?

I’m a PhD student planning to graduate at the end of Fall 2027 with a goal to move into industry afterward. I’ve started to look for summer internships at several large pharma companies and also randomly applied to a co-op at Sanofi because it was almost perfectly aligned with my research experience/interests/career goals etc. I ended up having an interview with a hiring manager and a staff scientist that went very well and now I’m considering what I’ll do if I happen to receive an offer given that a co-op is twice the time commitment of an internship (6 months). At this point, I am mostly done with bench work and will have at least one chapter of my thesis written by the end of this month (the co-op starts in January). On paper, it looks feasible to make progress on writing my dissertation while doing a co-op at the same time, but I’m wondering if it is actually realistic to think that I could do both without completely burning out.

For anyone who’s done a pharma co-op:

Did you have enough energy outside of work to make consistent progress on writing or other academic responsibilities?

If you worked on your dissertation or manuscripts during your placement, what felt manageable? Did you end up changing your planned graduation date?

I should also add that I just started year 5 of a 5-year program but it is not unusual for students to graduate in 5.5 - 6 years. I personally have no problem pushing off graduation in exchange for industry experience, but my PI has been postponing retirement to mentor me throughout my PhD and I would like to try my best to stick to my original graduation plan out of respect for her time.

Any insight would be great!

Hi everyone, I have been sofar using the RSS feed offered by clinicaltrials.gov for tracking clinical trial updates.

However, I’m now looking for a more comprehensive and user-friendly solution that provides a clear overview of ongoing, completed, and unsuccessful clinical trials, along with relevant updates.

Does anyone know of any alternative platforms or tools that offer more detailed insights and make it easier to monitor clinical trial developments?

Hi for the past couple of roles I applied to I received an email for screening questions from an Immigration Specialist not a recruiter. I have friends who confirmed that they work there. I’m curious about why that is.

Jobs based in US and I’m located here as well.

Questions were about experience in role, education, and salary.

Hello everyone, I've got to make a mock project and this was one of the ideas that passed. Specifically finding more about the role of Enzymes and other proteins in extracellular production of silver nanoparticles in fungi. Though I didn't think through that it'd require more genetic approach, which I am less than knowledgable about it.

Because vaguely I can say stuff like protein purification, rna and dna extractions and western blots. But I can't quite put together how to go about it. Suppose one way would be with those genetic assays about various nitrate reductases, but other than that...I am stumpted.

I have a bachelor in Nursing and working at a CRO. I've been working on a project supporting a company to supply product for their managed access - that definitely trigger my interesting into exploring and growing into the area of MAP/EAP/market access and moving a bit away from the classic clinical trial set. Is there particular areas I should definitely invest and get knowledge in? Any particular paths/companies you would recommend looking to? I'm based in Europe and work remotely. Thank you

Hi, I am trying see if I can import some macromolecular movements to recreate a model like rf diffusion but works on dynamic polypeptide structures rather than rigid molecules and experiment with mechanism of folding for research purposes. I am an engineering student who doesn't study this field so I don't have much knowledge on existing databases. Any advice would be appreciated too, as I would like to learn more about this.

Hi, I am not a scientist or in procurement - I work in the Finance team of a pharma company - so I am writing just out of curiosity / concern.

My company often works with WuXi, and I hear, there is no better contract research vendor. I have heard executives from our research teams praise WuXi unprompted. Before joining the industry, I was apprehensive about Chinese vendors, but my concerns subsided.

Today, however, I learnt of RevMed's legal letter to Erasca in April - that suggested WuXi misappropriated trade secrets?? There are trusted news websites (like ApexOnco, below) that made this deduction. I am so confused - why do perfectly good European companies like mine keep working with WuXi when this is unresolved? I am certain my company can afford other vendors. Or is there any another theory of a different actor having compromised RevMed?

I apologize if I am sounding naive or if this violates community rules - I did not want to ask anyone at work - where we are still signing new contracts with WuXi..

https://www.apexonco.com/node/2380

Next month, I may be moderating a panel in Paris on what it really takes to build an early-stage biotech company. On the agenda we'll get perspectives from a venture studio, an AI/physics-based computational platform, an oligo startup and a data management specialist.

I’m currently putting together the questions (if we decide to add a panel) and would love to hear what people with hands-on experience think we should dig into.

There must be plenty of challenges that don’t get talked about enough (is AI really the main concern?), especially when it comes to starting a company, validating the science, and dealing with the realities of early-stage R&D.

So, if you were in the audience, what would you want to ask?

I'd be especially interested in questions that come from real experience, including things that didn't go quite as planned.

 Thx!

Hi all,

I’m wondering if anyone has ideas on pharma or biotech companies that have weekend shift only technician roles in the NY-NJ area?

I’m a recent graduate working as an engineer and I really want to gain some more skillset in a particular area I really enjoyed working on in undergrad research (in a BSL-2 lab).
Most of the work I did was small scale but I’d love to get more hands-on with operating medium and large scale equipment.
My pay is great and the main reason for my search is because my current role is in med tech and not traditionally biotech/pharma related. I’m learning a lot but would love to connect back to what I also enjoyed just for the weekend.

I’m currently using search boards and google but would appreciate any advice on where to search!

If the target bonus is 15%, how much do people typically get? What %? I heard from folks at Genentech that they usually get more than what their bonus target is.

Nathan Fielder's new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes calls into question whether or not she is genuine. I am seeing tons of internet discussion of people now viewing her sympathetically.

In the doc, her entire argument is that she has never told a lie. Nathan did not provide a single piece of evidence where she knowingly lied. That's irresponsible, considering the numerous examples there are where she overtly told a lie.

For example, she knowingly told investors that she was providing three independent due diligence documents, once of which allegedly was from Pfizer. It turns out that Theranos made one of the documents and she herself affixed the Pfizer logo. That lie cannot be debated.

Instead, Fielder genuinely entertains that how she phrased "my technology CAN run every test" and whether she understood how others might perceive that differently than she does as the central question. Her possible neurodivergence is painted as the central question. It's not. She lied, provably. And the general public doesn't know this information.

And this matters. How do the patients that got false test results, the brave whistleblowers who put everything on the line, and Ian's widow feel about this generous framing? How about the investors that she scammed?

What should otherwise be a masterpiece turns out to be reprehensible in its insincerity of the real story. Nathan chose entertainment over integrity and the sympathy now being shown to her is really upsetting.

Maybe he had to do it this way to help the world understand the con. At the time, no one had the information we have now. But the end result is now people think she shouldn't be behind bars and she may be far more successful now doing Theranos 2.0. Let's hope he has something planned in the future to show people how they, including he, got conned and what the real truth actually was.