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Why do I choose a candidate over another Bruno Pancorbo 2014-04-28 1 Company Overview Focus Vaccines / Biosimilars Manufacturing Transient expression in tobacco technology Vaccine technology Virus-like particles Discovery platform VLP

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Why do I choose a candidate over another

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Bruno Pancorbo 2014-04-28

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Company Overview

Focus

Vaccines / Biosimilars

Manufacturing technology

Transient expression in tobacco

Vaccine technology

Virus-like particles

Discovery platform

VLPExpressTM

Headquarters & cGMP facilities

Quebec City, Canada Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Product pipeline

Pandemic Flu H5 – Phase III Canada Ongoing Seasonal Influenza – Phase II USA – Ongoing Rabies – pre-clinical Non-influenza VLPs and Biosimilars – R&D

Agreements

Acquired by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Philip Morris (2013)

RTP Quebec

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Seeding Fermentation Infiltration Incubation Plant Growth Harvest Harvest Digestion Fill Anion Exchange Cation Exchange Tangential Flow Filtration 1 Depth Filtration Centrifugation Tangential Flow Filtration 2 Plants Production Agrobacteria Production

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My Professional Story

  • University of Florida.

– B.S (Microbiology) 1996

  • North Carolina State University.

– M.S. (Biochemistry) 2000

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My Professional Story con’t

  • AlphaVax 2000-2010

– Associate II, III, IV – Process Development Scientist I

  • Medicago 2011 – Present

– Downstream Process Manager

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Manufacturing/Quasi Process Development

  • Currently my team includes:

– 1 Ph.D. Chemical Engineer – 1 M.S. Chemical Engineers – 5 B.S. (Chem. Engineers and Biochemistry)

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The right person for the right job

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QC Process Development Basic research Tech transfer Manufacturing QA

work variety Less More

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How company size determines the

  • verall work environment

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Stability Financial reward potential Better potential for growth Prestige Compensation

Company size Large Small

Better toys Less resources More regulations Closer relations with colleagues

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Q&A ADDITIONAL INFO

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What am I looking for in a candidate?

  • Can I get along with that person

– Motivation – Drive – Demeanor – Likes new things or is happy with the same work everyday?

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What am I looking for in a candidate? Con’t

  • Can it perform the required tasks.

– Skills set – Previous experience in the same field – Management experience (if needed) – Problem solving capabilities

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How do I find people

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I reach out people based on colleagues feedback

  • 2nd

Talk to local sources (BTEC, universities)

  • 3rd

Online resources

  • 4th

Head Hunters

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So you have a job. Now what?

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Don’t

  • Do not burn bridges

– Help sometimes come from unexpected places.

  • Value your reputation

– Small industry – At most three degrees of separation

Do

  • Keep Networking
  • Work hard and be engage with what you do
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Make sure the interviewer knows why you are different from the rest!!!

Not this kind of difference

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Job opportunities at Medicago

  • Manufacturing

– Facilities (engineer) – Production

  • Greenhouse (contract technician)
  • Upstream
  • Downstream

– QC – QA

  • Development

– Analytical Development – Process Development (engineer) – Tech Transfer