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From the Clinic to the Boardroom | A Career Talk for Science Graduates
Excerpts from career talk delivered to science MS and PhD students at the University of Michigan
Dealing with post academia identity shift
All you need to know about Consulting
Skill Stacking - How and Why?
Tapping into the Builder mindset
Keynote speech to startup founders
Vin speaks to a mixed cohort of biomedical, climate tech, and energy tech founders who had just completed an incubator programme and pitched their ideas to investors. It's a direct, practical talk about the gap between pitching well and building something that lasts.
Career Talk with a Lifesciences Consultant
Featuring Souro Chowdhury, PhD who joined a lifesciences consulting firm after obtaining a PhD in Chemical Biology from Imperial College, London.
Full Interview
Vitruvian Founder, Vin Gokhale interviews Souro Chowdhury, PhD to help answer a basic yet forever question for countless scientific researchers in academia - "what does it mean to work in the healthcare and lifescience industry?"
Vin and Souro discuss a range of topics that are top of mind for Master's and PhD candidates nearing the end of their academic stint.
PhD Experience
Souro talks about his experience of being a PhD candidate at Imperial College, the ups and downs through COVID, and shares advice for those working on their doctoral thesis on how to make the most of one's PhD experience.
Choosing an Industry Path
In this video, Souro talks about how he educated himself about available options after PhD, researched each option, and spoke to people with experience of specific sectors to determine the path he wanted to take.
CV Best Practices
Souro talks about how academics can refocus their CV, making it comprehensible from a business lens while leveraging one's scientific credentials and experience to appeal to industry employers.
What do Consultants do?
Have you wondered what scientists who become business consultants actually do? Listen to Souro describe what his job as a consultant for top pharma companies entails and why it is as scientifically rigorous as his PhD research was.
Skills Suited to Industry
Some skills from academic research are transferable to the industry while others need to be deliberately developed either while in academia or soon after the transition to industry. Listen to Souro share his take on what technical and soft skills are good to cultivate early to ensure you land on your feet in your first job outside of academia.
Culture Shift from Academia to Industry
Business moves at a different pace and is driven by different imperatives than academic research is. Listen to Souro describe what it was like adapting to the industry culture in his first job after PhD and what tips he has for those wanting to make this transition successfully.
Career Progression in Industry
Unlike academia, industry careers present one with multiple different potential paths and opportunities to pivot mid-career which some can find overwhelming and challenging to navigate. If that's you, don't stress! Listen to Souro's take on how to deal with uncertainty by capitalising on opportunities as they come along.
Questions from the Community
Souro answers FAQs from the lifescience Master's / PhD community:
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"I'm finishing my PhD and I don't know whether to look for a postdoc or go into industry. How do I make that call?"
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"I've applied to dozens of jobs and haven't heard back. What am I doing wrong?"
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"I feel like I'm the least qualified person in the room whenever I leave academia. How do I get over that?"