Why do I choose a candidate over another Bruno Pancorbo 2014-04-28 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 Express TM Headquarters & Quebec City, Canada cGMP facilities Research Triangle Park, NC, USA Pandemic Flu H5 – Phase III Canada Ongoing Seasonal Influenza – Phase II USA – Ongoing Product pipeline Rabies – pre-clinical Non-influenza VLPs and Biosimilars – R&D Acquired by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Philip Morris Agreements (2013) Quebec RTP

Plants Production Agrobacteria Production Seeding Fermentation Plant Growth Harvest Infiltration Incubation Harvest Digestion Centrifugation Depth Filtration Tangential Flow Filtration 1 Cation Exchange Anion Exchange Tangential Flow Filtration 2 3 Fill

My Professional Story • University of Florida. – B.S (Microbiology) 1996 • North Carolina State University. – M.S. (Biochemistry) 2000

My Professional Story con’t • AlphaVax 2000-2010 – Associate II, III, IV – Process Development Scientist I • Medicago 2011 – Present – Downstream Process Manager

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)

The right person for the right job work variety Less More Process Development QA Tech transfer Manufacturing Basic research QC 7

How company size determines the overall work environment Company size Large Small Compensation Financial reward potential Prestige Better potential for growth Stability Less resources Better toys Closer relations with colleagues More regulations 8

Q&A ADDITIONAL INFO 9

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? 10

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 11

How do I find people • 1 st I reach out people based on colleagues feedback • 2 nd Talk to local sources (BTEC, universities) • 3 rd Online resources • 4 th Head Hunters 12

So you have a job. Now what? 13

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

Make sure the interviewer knows why you are different from the rest!!! Not this kind of difference

Job opportunities at Medicago • Manufacturing – Facilities (engineer) – Production • Greenhouse (contract technician) • Upstream • Downstream – QC – QA • Development – Analytical Development – Process Development (engineer) – Tech Transfer