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Zurich Life Science Day Username ZURICH_LIFE_SCIENCE_DAY_2021 Password ******************** Log in to your future career Career talks CV checks Job ads 1-on-1 company meetings Going live on 4th February 2021 Register here: vzlsd21.vfairs.com or Registrations open on 9th November 2020 Platinum Partner: Platinum Partner: Table of contents Program 3 Quick guide to your vZLSD 4 Talk 1 - Strategy Job Search (8:30-9:15) 7 Talk 2 - ETH Career Center (9:20-10:05) 8 Talk 3 - VC/Investment (10:10-10:55) 9 Talk 4 - Clinical Trials (11:00- 11:45) 10 Talk 5 - Consulting (11:50- 12:35) 11 Talk 6 - Food Science (12:40- 13:25) 12 Talk 7 - Regulatory Affairs (13:30-14:15) 13 Talk 8 - Medical Affairs (14:20-15:05) 14 Talk 9 - Regulation/Ethics (15:10-15:55) 15 Talk 10 - Medical Writing & Publishing (16:00-16:45) 16 Talk 11 - Panel discussion (16:50-17:35) 17 Talk 12 - Plant Science (17:40-18:25) 18 Keynote (18:30-19:15) 19 Company advertisements 22 Imprint 46 Special thank you goes to Boehringer Ingelheim & Takeda, our Platinum Sponsors! 2 Table of contents Program ZURICH_LIFE_SCIENCE_DAY_2021 08:30-09:15 “Strategic Job Search” Bruno Casimiro, Career Coach Consultant 09:20-10:05 ETH Career Center: “Tips and tricks for your job interview” Anja Pauling & Franziska Liese 10:10-10:55 VC/Investment: “What are life science venture capitalists doing?” Dr. Jakob Loven & Niresh Berinpanathan, Nextech Invest Ldt. 11:00-11:45 Clinical Trials: “Working on a Clinical CRO, a rst work experience to look for or to scape from?” Ursula Herranz, CROss Alliance 11:50-12:35 Consulting: “Scientists in Consulting: From Bench to Boardroom” Dr. Matthias Bünte & Dr. Victoria Strouvelle, Life Science Roland Berger 12:40-13:25 Food Science: “ Science in the food industry - research as a game changer” Dr. Patrick Rühs, Head of Science Planted Foods 13:30-14:15 Regulatory Aairs: “Regulatory Aairs in Pharma” Dr. Lori Clay, Director Regulatory Aairs at Abbvie AG 14:20-15:05 Medical Aairs: “Bridging two halves of my brain” Christian Gentili, Disease Area Specialist - Myeloid Disease Lead at BMS 15:10-15:55 Regulation/Ethics: “Working for the Government” Dr. Giovanna Giacalone, Federal Oce of Public Health (BAG) 16:00-16:45 Medical Writing & Publishing: “A career in scientic publishing - insights from a Nature editor”, Dr. Christine Horejs, Nature Reviews Materials 16:50-17:35 Panel discussion “Science Careers at Roche” Dr. Christian Klein,Dr. Susanne Page,Victoria Beindl,Dr. Volker Herdtweck 17:40-18:25 Plant Science: “Helping Farmers. Fighting Climate Change.” Dr. Stefano Torriani, Lead Fungicide Resistance Research at Syngenta 18:30-19:15 Keynote Lecture: “Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life” Prof. Dr. Frances Arnold, California Institute of Technology + Company exhibition + CV checks + Informal meetings 3 Quick guide to your vZLSD Quick guide to your vZLSD Quick guide to your vZLSD Lobby Visit a Booth To visit your booth of interest, simply click on the respective company logo in the main hall or enter the exhibit hall by clicking on “Exhibit Hall” or click “Exhibit Hall” from the main navigation bar (see p. 7 of the manual). Book a CV-Check slot Click on the CV-check booth and book a slot to have your CV reviewed by an expert (see p.14 of the manual). The Job Wall By clicking on the illustration “The Job Wall” in the lobby or by clicking at the “Job Wall” in the main navigation bar, you will be able to access the information of all the public job vacancies from the participating companies (see p. 13 of the manual). Help Desk Click on the Help-Desk booth if you need assistance on the day (see p. 13 of the manual). Auditorium If you are interested in a specific talk click on “Auditorium” in the lobby or click on “Auditorium” in the main navigation bar to join the talk (see p. 11 of the manual). Exhibit hall Click on the exhibit hall to access all the company booths or click “Exhibit Hall” from the main navigation bar 1 4 Quick guide to your vZLSD Quick guide to your vZLSD Booth View Clicking on a booth name will take you inside that company’s booth as seen below. Below the booth, you can see a first tab bar containing different fields of information on the company 1. Description: A brief profile of the company. 2. Documents: Displays a list of Documents available which can be viewed by clicking on the view button. 3. Videos: Displays a list of Videos available which can be viewed by clicking on the view button. 4. Job Vacancies: Displays all job postings done by the company. 5. Chat: Clicking on the chat button will take you to the new window “Live Chat room” 6. Links: Clicking on “Website” will redirect you to the companies website 7. Reserve a 1-on-1: Clicking on the the button will show you the available or already reserved 1-on-1 meeting slots of the company representatives (details are described on p.14 of the manual) 5 2 Quick guide to your vZLSD 8:30-9:15 Strategic Job Search Auditorium To view the webinars and the agenda of the event, click on the main illustration in the auditorium. To view the list of the webinars, you can click on the respective keynote lecture, morning or afternoon sessions. To access a webinar, simply click on the button “join the webinar“on the right in green available 2 min before the start of the webinar. Please turn off your camera and microphone when you join the Zoom Webinar, after the talk there will be a Q&A session. Please write your question in to the chat the moderator will ask it as soon as possible. You will be directed to a broadcasted Zoom-Webinar to listen to the talk. If you have any questions concerning the topic of the talk, you can ask them by writing them into the chat during the Q&A Session. 3 6 Quick guide to your vZLSD 8:30-9:15 Strategic Job Search “STRATEGIC JOB SEARCH” Bruno Casimiro, Career Coach Consultant Talk Content: Bruno is a Program Director for the Ex- ecutive Development team of UBS Bank • Understanding the global job in Zurich Switzerland, where he focuses market on Leadership & Strategy under UBS Uni- • Career Tools CV & Cover Letter – versity. Dos and Donts • The Hidden Job Market Previously to this role, Bruno was the Ca- • Linkedin as a tool to Network reers & Talent Development Manager for and build relationships that will the MBA program at the University of St help secure a role Gallen and the Talent Lead responsible • Develop your elevator pitch for the MBA level Masters in Finance at • Live Networking London Business School. Bruno is an experienced professional with over 18 years’ experience in varied industries including Investment Banking where he performed roles from graduate to Senior Associate level at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley Investment bank. For the past 10 years Bruno has coached and helped develop business leaders, entrepreneurs and senior executives across the globe in diverse industries. He has delivered programs at universi- ties across the UK, Portugal, Switzerland, and at MIT in Boston US. 7 9:20-10:0511:00-11:45 ETH Clinical Career Trials Center 10:10-10:5511:50-12:35 VC/Investment Consulting “TIPS AND TRICKS FOR YOUR JOB-INTERVIEW” Anja Pauling & Franziska Liese Anja Pauling joined the ETH Career Center in June 2019. Her portfolio in- cludes professional activities in the manufacturing industry, the pub- lic sector, non- profit organizations. Amongst other things, Anja has worked as controller/consultant in the HR- Department of the Canton of Zurich. Anja Pauling Franziska Liese Anja has very good knowledge of the Swiss job market thanks to her broad During this session, the audience will work experience. She gladly passes on have the opportunity to watch a film her knowledge and experience to stu- produced by the ETH Career Center and dents and doctoral students during our in which actors portray a typical job in- Career Center events or during individu- terview. al counselling sessions. The audience will view and reflect on different scenes from the video so that Franziska started working at the ETH they can become familiar with typical Career Center in August 2020, having interview questions, acceptable and in- previously held various HR positions adequate answers, and other classic mis- and industries. With a stint at the Finan- takes to avoid. cial Times when she was in Belfast, her development led her to the Talent De- Thanks to the video sequences and the velopment department at Credit Suisse. facilitators’ explanations and comments, There Franziska headed the Center of the audience will learn what to expect Competence for Coaching and Mentor- from a job interview, why the interview- ing and was responsible for the Business er asks certain questions and how to Management in the Leadership Devel- opment department. In her further ca- reer, Franziska worked as HR Business Partner for the University Hospital Zurich and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Franziska combines her passion for coaching and mentoring people facing career issues with her experience from various indus- tries and corporate cultures. 8 9:20-10:0511:00-11:45 ETH Clinical Career Trials Center 10:10-10:5511:50-12:35 VC/Investment Consulting “WHAT ARE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURE CAPITALISTS DOING? “ Dr. Jakob Loven & Niresh Berinpanathan, Nextech Invest Ltd. Nextech is a global, cancer therapeu- tics-focused venture capital firm head- quartered in Zurich, Switzerland. We focus almost exclusively on oncology therapeutics, and on helping to drive val- ue creation for our portfolio companies.
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