"What Can You be With Your Graduate Degree?" Symposium
Most graduate students do not know what they can do after they graduate. They have little awareness of what careers they can pursue with their graduate degree other than professorship careers.
“What can you be with a grad degree” will expose students to over 25 careers in the areas of Research & Development, Regulatory, and Business.
Did you know that that over 70% of graduates work in areas unrelated to their degree? At some point in their lives they abandoned the sunk cost fallacyof remaining in research and pivoted to a career that leveraged their love for science, while catering to their values and interests.
In this symposium, we will introduce you to the concepts of career exploration, and how to use a design thinking approach to find a career path that is perfect for you.
Event Agenda
Keynote Speaker
Ryan Perry, PhD
Assistant Scientific Director, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, CIHR
Dr. Ryan Perry is currently the Assistant Scientific Director for the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) – Institute for Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH). He is an innovative and trusted medical science professional with more than a decade’s worth of experience in key leadership roles within the health research and innovation system. Dr. Perry has particular expertise in provincial, national and international research and innovation environments, basic biomedical research, mentorship, training & early career development, team science, research impact frameworks, health research administration and managing peer-review funding mechanisms. Dr. Perry completed his PhD in Biochemistry from Dalhousie University, and his MSc in Experimental Medicine and BSc (Honours) in Physiology from the University of Alberta
Career Presentation Schedule
Concurrent sessions will be held on three topic areas: Business, Science & Administration. Job/Position titles covered include:
Science | Theatre 4
Session Chair: Dr. Derrick Rancourt
Administration | Clara Christie
Session Chair: Tarryn Bourhill
Business | Theatre One
Session Chair: Abdullah Al-Ani
2:10 p.m.
Clinical Trials Manager | Jonathan Graf
Communication | Mojtoba Esfandiari
Business Development | Shirshak Shretha
2:20 p.m.
Data Analyst | Fabian Hoitz
Risk Management | Miriam Nightingale
Competitive Intelligence | Pauline Mouches
2:30 p.m.
Medical Liaison | Ryan Plett
Grand Facilitator | Maryam Vatani
Market Analyst | Michael Esposito
2:40 p.m.
Project Manager | Michael Kuczynski
Human Resoureces | Amanda Beserra
Financial Analyst | Kapilan Panchendrabose
2:50 p.m.
Quality Control | Anja Behling
Information Management | Roofia Pishgar
Investor Relations | Jak Loree-Spacek
3:00 p.m.
Technical Support | Maryam Siddiqui
Policy | Olivia Bruce
Management Consulting | Phil Spanswick
3:10 p.m.
IP Manager | Lane Harper
Regulatory Affairs | Jacob Kennard
Stock Analyst | Destiny Francis
3:20 p.m.
Patent Agent | Kara Sidhu
Writer | Banafshe Felfeliyani
Venture Capitalist | Raied Aburashed
3:30 p.m.
Sales | Catherine Swytink-Binnema (Weiner)
Editor | Mohosin Rana
Entrepreneur | Luis Figueroa
The Career Connection
We at The Career Connection thought it was about time to take control of our career path, get out into the world of industry and use the skills we’ve built to make a difference (and some money)!
After you’ve explored the various career paths available to you, come and meet the professionals in these roles and ask them as many questions as you can! The Career Connection Dinner, is where you can talk shop with industry professionals from across the province. Food, friends, and your chance to make real connections with industry, government, and non-traditional companies, building your network and setting you up for success.
Sponsoring Partners
