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YBC Life Science Career Fair
April 20-21, 2023
The Yale Biotech Club invites you to join us at our annual Life Science Career Fair on Thursday, April 20 and Friday, April 21, 2023.
We are delighted to announce that the 2023 YBC Life Science Career Fair will be a 2-day event with an all-day in-person series of events on Thursday, April 20th hosted at Alexion (100 College St) and an industry night networking event at Via Gastropub followed by an all-day virtual series of events on Friday, April 21st.
Stay posted for more information on this page throughout March!
Dates: April 20-21, 2023
Time: 12 - 8 pm
Location: Alexion (100 College St.)
Industry Night Location: Via Gastropub
Attendee Registration will Open soon!
Are you a Graduate or Undergraduate Student, Post-Doc, MBA, or Medical Student looking to connect with recruiters in the biotech space or exploring alternative career options?
The Life Science Career Fair will feature industry-leading companies across multiple fields, including:
Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Management Consulting
Venture Capital and Investment
Law
...and other non-academic careers!
Want to increase your visibility to companies? You will be able to submit your resume in our registration form for inclusion in the Resume Book that will be made available to the companies in attendance.
The virtual component of our Career Fair is free and open to current Yale students, trainees, affiliates, alumni, and ALL members of the broader biotech community.
If you would like to learn more about the career fair, register to attend one of our information sessions:
Information Session 1
Monday, March 20th from 6:30-7:30 PM EST on Zoom
Information Session 2
Tuesday, March 28th from 7:30-8:30 PM EST on Zoom
The Office of Career Strategy (OCS) and the Yale Biotech Club (YBC) are co-hosting two workshops for students and postdocs in preparation for the YBC Life Science Career Fair. Please join these workshops to gain practical and essential skills universal to job hunting for every career trajectory.
Workshop 1: Resume Writing
Registration TBD
Workshop 2: Best Practices in Networking
Registration TBD
Please email your questions to YBC's VPs of Career Development:
Ashley at ashley.abel@yale.edu and Zhongyu at zhongyu.yuan@yale.edu.
Welcome and Company
Showcase and Seminars
Career Fair Agenda
Thursday, April 20, 2023
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Welcome and Company
Showcase and Seminars
Gold and Sapphire sponsor companies present either a 10 minute showcase or an in-depth 20 minute seminar to students; lunch will be served.
1:30 - 5:00 pm
Company Booths
Students will have the opportunity to visit and interact with employees from your company at a booth (2 representatives per company can fit at one booth). The venue is the Alexion building at 100 College St., which is a short walk from the medical campus where the majority of graduate students attending the career fair work.
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Industry Night
at Via Gastropub
Connect with more Yale graduate students for the evening at Via Gastrobar, a new restaurant in downtown New Haven, which is only a short walk away from Alexion! We have rented out the entire restaurant and will have food and drinks available.
Friday, April 21, 2023
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote Address of the Day
A distinguished guest speaker will share their advice and insights to
Yale students.
10:00 - 11:25 am
Company Showcases and Seminar
10 minute showcases and in-depth 20 minute seminars will be presented to all attendees as a way for companies to gain additional
exposure to Yale students
11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Panel Discussion #1
Yale alumni and other prominent professionals with STEM PhDs in various career paths will answer questions from current Yale students about their career trajectories.
12:30 - 1:25 pm
Panel Discussion #2
Yale alumni and other prominent professionals with STEM PhDs in various career paths will answer questions from current Yale students about their career trajectories.
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Company Booths
Students visit virtual booths in the main conference room. Companies can interact at these virtual tables with up to 6 students at a time per booth.
3:30 - 6:00 pm
1-on-1 Company Conversations
Companies will have the chance to meet students 1-on-1 in the conversation sessions. Each session will be pre-scheduled.
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