The Guide

This section provides life scientists who are looking for a job in pharma, or who are already in the industry, with the tools they need to get hired and get ahead.

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This section provides life scientists who are looking for a job in pharma, or who are already in the industry, with the tools they need to get hired and get ahead. We address how to write an effective resumé in the Internet age, what a job board can and can't do for you, the value of business training, and more. Also, four leaders in pharma R&D talk about what their jobs are like, how they got there, and what they see ahead for their companies and the industry as a whole.

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