Breaking Into the Healthcare and Biotech Industry

Event description
Please join us for part two of a two-part series on diverse opportunities in healthcare and biotechnology and how to build a satisfying career path. Healthcare is a complex ecosystem that relies on multiple skills and capabilities to serve the interests and needs of people everywhere. There are career opportunities from research and development through to clinical application, education and payment for services. In part two, a panel of accomplished healthcare and biotech professionals will discuss the roles, responsibilities, rewards and challenges of their current positions. A diversity of skills and opportunities will be showcased. Panelists will also lead a short breakout session to guide attendees in developing short personal statements and describing a challenge and their response in preparation for networking and interviewing. Networking and refreshments are a hallmark of every HBA event and will be included. Attendees of part one will be entitled to a 20% discount on part two.

Learning objectives
1. Identify a range of careers where your skills and experience may be applied
2. Describe one or more career paths that could contribute to innovation and/or advances in healthcare and biotech
3. Practice short personal statements and responses to interview questions

Agenda
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM   Check-in, refreshments, brief welcome
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM   Introductions
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM   Panel discussion
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM   Breakout sessions with panelists
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM   Panelists present final thoughts, networking opportunities

Event location
UCI Institute for Innovation
5141 California Ave., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92617
949-824-2683

Directions

Special instructions:
Parking free of charge onsite, building does not have signage (Starbucks in building next door)

Sponsors
UCI GPS-Biomed

UCI Institute for Innovation

Speakers

Darina Byrne
Senior director, quality systems, Johnson and Johnson

Katherine Held, PhD
Senior scientist, Allergan

Deepali Shinde, PhD, PPM
Clinical genomics scientist, Ambry Genetics

Erica Smith, PhD
Clinical genomics scientist, Ambry Genetics

Joanna Gerry-Paul
Associate director, quality assurance and compliance, Isis Pharmaceuticals

William Chiu, PhD
Research scientist, ResearchDx

Milos Lazic, PhD
Consultant, One World Lab

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online registration deadline: October 28, 2015
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Member rate:
$25.00 until October 27, 2015
$35.00 after October 27, 2015

Nonmember rate:
$40.00 until October 27, 2015
$50.00 after October 27, 2015

GPS trainee rate:
$25.00 until October 27, 2015
$35.00 after October 27, 2015

Space is limited to 30 registrants.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by 10/20/15; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Chapter contact for event: Erica Smith at erica.degrange.smith@gmail.com or 858-243-0111
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Online registration assistance: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
1 - Regular Registration	$50.00 / €30.00
2 - GPS Trainee Registration	$35.00 / €30.00	$35.00 / €30.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.