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Our Members Get Hired At Top Industry Companies

Our Story

Our story is likely much like yours. A group of former PhDs who, after years of toiling in the academic sector, found themselves feeling disenchanted by the frustration, limitations, and red tape that came with our work. Feeling stuck by our own success, we started to ask ourselves a simple question: Could the experience, skill-sets, and expertise gained through our years in academia pave the way for success in industry as highly sought-after professionals?

The answer, we found, was yes. A resounding yes. We discovered that top companies in industry were eager to add highly qualified and highly distinguished PhDs to their roster. They just had to find these PhDs first.

And so Cheeky Scientist was born, a company built by PhDs, working to help other PhDs get hired into their dream careers so they could finally have the impact, recognition and compensation they deserve.

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We are industry PhDs dedicated to helping PhDs get into industry

In addition to our overall mission above, we aim to:

  • Place 1,000,000 PhDs into industry positions.
  • Support all our PhD programs by providing industry mentoring to PhD students, postdocs, and researchers.
  • Enact change that requires principal investigators and academic advisors to receive management and financial mentoring.

We help PhDs find jobs in their desired industry

Our programs help PhDs like you overcome top industry transition challenges.

  • Networking with limited time
  • Determining which position is a good fit
  • How to get referrals after networking
  • Overcoming the fear of the unknown
  • Overcoming the fear of failure after leaving academia
  • Salary benchmarking and job offer negotiation
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Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Isaiah Hankel, Ph.D.

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Isaiah Hankel is the Founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist. His articles, podcasts and trainings are consumed annually by millions of PhDs and other professionals in hundreds of different countries. He has helped professionals transition into top companies like Pfizer, Tesla, Amazon, Pearson, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Syngenta, the CDC, UN and Ford Foundation.

Dr. Hankel has published 3X bestselling books and his latest book, The Power of a PhD, debuted on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list. His methods for getting PhDs hired have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Nature, Forbes, The Guardian, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine and Success Magazine.

Meet Our Executive Team

Rayanne Hoopes

Rayanne Hoopes

COO

Geoffrey Rose

Geoffrey Rose

Software Engineering Manager

Ellidie Salladay

Ellidie Salladay

Graphic Designer

Destiny Amour

Destiny Amour

Transition Support Specialist

Brichelle Warren

Brichelle Warren

Transition Support Specialist

Meera Mishra, PhD

Meera Mishra, PhD

Transition Trainer

Suneeva Abraham, PhD

Suneeva Abraham, PhD

Transition Trainer

Robert Coleman

Robert Coleman

Transition Specialist

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Our Program Leaders

Alejandra Viviescas, Ph.D.

Alejandra Viviescas, Ph.D.

Arya Ashok, Ph.D.

Arya Ashok, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Thatcher, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Thatcher, Ph.D.

Yuri Klyachkin, Ph.D.

Yuri Klyachkin, Ph.D.

Heather Brown-Harding, Ph.D.

Heather Brown-Harding, Ph.D.

Rebba Boswell-Casteel, Ph.D.

Rebba Boswell-Casteel, Ph.D.

Elliott Brecht, Ph.D.

Elliott Brecht, Ph.D.

Ramya Raman, Ph.D.

Ramya Raman, Ph.D.

Arunodoy Sur, Ph.D.

Arunodoy Sur, Ph.D.

Rubenka Campbell, Ph.D.

Rubenka Campbell, Ph.D.

Emma Lirette, Ph.D.

Emma Lirette, Ph.D.

Jo Ramos-VonRitchie, Ph.D.

Jo Ramos-VonRitchie, Ph.D.

Monika Vinish, Ph.D.

Monika Vinish, Ph.D.

Regina Gonda, Ph.D.

Regina Gonda, Ph.D.

Kasey Hemington, Ph.D.

Kasey Hemington, Ph.D.

Tim Bushnell, Ph.D.

Tim Bushnell, Ph.D.

Nathalie Fiaschi, Ph.D.

Nathalie Fiaschi, Ph.D.

Deepak Kumar, Ph.D.

Deepak Kumar, Ph.D.

Gad Sabbatier, Ph.D.

Gad Sabbatier, Ph.D.

Sonali Pandhe, Ph.D.

Sonali Pandhe, Ph.D.

Orly Levitan, Ph.D.

Orly Levitan, Ph.D.

Alex Woychek, Ph.D.

Alex Woychek, Ph.D.

Vinojini Nair, Ph.D.

Vinojini Nair, Ph.D.

Rupsa Basu, Ph.D.

Rupsa Basu, Ph.D.

Shobeir Seddington, Ph.D.

Shobeir Seddington, Ph.D.

Brian Getson, Ph.D.

Brian Getson, Ph.D.

Don Asher, Ph.D.

Don Asher, Ph.D.

Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.

Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.

Our Board Members

Marlies Ozias, Ph.D.

Marlies Ozias, Ph.D.

Georgia Mundin, Ph.D.

Georgia Mundin, Ph.D.

Mathura Shanmugasundaram, Ph.D.

Mathura Shanmugasundaram, Ph.D.

Sunayana B. Banerjee, Ph.D.

Sunayana B. Banerjee, Ph.D.

Aaron Kellogg, Ph.D.

Aaron Kellogg, Ph.D.

Evguenia Alechine, Ph.D.

Evguenia Alechine, Ph.D.

Anand Devasthanam, Ph.D.

Anand Devasthanam, Ph.D.

Clare Chang, Ph.D.

Clare Chang, Ph.D.

Somsuvro Basu, Ph.D.

Somsuvro Basu, Ph.D.

Vidhi Thakkar, Ph.D.

Vidhi Thakkar, Ph.D.

Robyn Marty-Roix, Ph.D.

Robyn Marty-Roix, Ph.D.

Mansi Khanna, Ph.D.

Mansi Khanna, Ph.D.

Lavanyaa Manjunatha, Ph.D.

Lavanyaa Manjunatha, Ph.D.

Vanessa A. Enriquez, Ph.D.

Vanessa A. Enriquez, Ph.D.

Karine Pozo, Ph.D.

Karine Pozo, Ph.D.

Ruth Reitzel, Ph.D.

Ruth Reitzel, Ph.D.

Priyasri Shotton, Ph.D.

Priyasri Shotton, Ph.D.

Jessica S. Ellis, Ph.D.

Jessica S. Ellis, Ph.D.

Stefanie Hassel, Ph.D.

Stefanie Hassel, Ph.D.

Coyte Cooper, Ph.D.

Coyte Cooper, Ph.D.

Christine Ichim, Ph.D.

Christine Ichim, Ph.D.

Luis Gomez, Ph.D.

Luis Gomez, Ph.D.

Aparna Srivastav, Ph.D.

Aparna Srivastav, Ph.D.

Joydeep Pal, Ph.D.

Joydeep Pal, Ph.D.

Bhavin Bhayani, Ph.D.

Bhavin Bhayani, Ph.D.

Harish Handral, Ph.D.

Harish Handral, Ph.D.

Hank Cheng, Ph.D.

Hank Cheng, Ph.D.

Antonio Martins, Ph.D., MBA

Antonio Martins, Ph.D., MBA

Michael Smith, Ph.D.

Michael Smith, Ph.D.

Alice Jones, Ph.D.

Alice Jones, Ph.D.

Ratika Datta, Ph.D., MBA

Ratika Datta, Ph.D., MBA

Natalie C. Fredette, Ph.D.

Natalie C. Fredette, Ph.D.

Desyree Jesus, Ph.D.

Desyree Jesus, Ph.D.

Evan Dubiel, Ph.D.

Evan Dubiel, Ph.D.

Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.

Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.

Lilian Josephson, Ph.D.

Lilian Josephson, Ph.D.

Ravikiran Ravulapalli, Ph.D.

Ravikiran Ravulapalli, Ph.D.

Abha Chalpe, Ph.D.

Abha Chalpe, Ph.D.

Debdatta Sinha Roy, Ph.D.

Debdatta Sinha Roy, Ph.D.

Lara Iverson, Ph.D.

Lara Iverson, Ph.D.

Ruchira Sharma, Ph.D.

Ruchira Sharma, Ph.D.

Valeriia Sherina, Ph.D.

Valeriia Sherina, Ph.D.

Adwait Ranade, Ph.D.

Adwait Ranade, Ph.D.

Anne-Isabelle Henry, Ph.D.

Anne-Isabelle Henry, Ph.D.

Ved Prakash, Ph.D.

Ved Prakash, Ph.D.

Saptashati Biswas, Ph.D.

Saptashati Biswas, Ph.D.

Shrivatsav Pattabiraman, Ph.D.

Shrivatsav Pattabiraman, Ph.D.

Susmita Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Susmita Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Bhushan Mahadik, Ph.D.

Bhushan Mahadik, Ph.D.

Julie Dela Cruz-Mulders, Ph.D.

Julie Dela Cruz-Mulders, Ph.D.

Bryant Moeller, Ph.D.

Bryant Moeller, Ph.D.

Sedef Iskit, Ph.D.

Sedef Iskit, Ph.D.

Eugene Cilento, Ph.D.

Eugene Cilento, Ph.D.

Matthew Jefferson, Ph.D.

Matthew Jefferson, Ph.D.

James Wadsworth, Ph.D.

James Wadsworth, Ph.D.

Mandeep Sharma, Ph.D., MBA

Mandeep Sharma, Ph.D., MBA

Vincent Genest, Ph.D.

Vincent Genest, Ph.D.

Tracy Moreira-Lucas, Ph.D.

Tracy Moreira-Lucas, Ph.D.

Olga Rodriguez-Sierra

Olga Rodriguez-Sierra

Chad Iverson, Ph.D.

Chad Iverson, Ph.D.

Yaping Moshier, Ph.D., sMBA

Yaping Moshier, Ph.D., sMBA

Dignesh Shah, Ph.D.

Dignesh Shah, Ph.D.

Airama Albisa, Ph.D.

Airama Albisa, Ph.D.

Alick Tan, Ph.D.

Alick Tan, Ph.D.

Hoda Erjaee, Ph.D.

Hoda Erjaee, Ph.D.

Ankita Thakkar, Ph.D.

Ankita Thakkar, Ph.D.

Elisabet Ortiz-Tudela, Ph.D.

Elisabet Ortiz-Tudela, Ph.D.

Asif Khan, Ph.D.

Asif Khan, Ph.D.

Mariano Cardenas, Ph.D.

Mariano Cardenas, Ph.D.

Abhigyan Sengupta, Ph.D.

Abhigyan Sengupta, Ph.D.

Banu Mukund, Ph.D.

Banu Mukund, Ph.D.

Melisa Soland, Ph.D.

Melisa Soland, Ph.D.

Nilesh Bokil, Ph.D.

Nilesh Bokil, Ph.D.

Supraja Narasimhan, Ph.D.

Supraja Narasimhan, Ph.D.

Klaus Kaiser, Ph.D.

Klaus Kaiser, Ph.D.

Bibhudatta Mishra, Ph.D.

Bibhudatta Mishra, Ph.D.

Maria Castillo, Ph.D.

Maria Castillo, Ph.D.

Lois-May Young, Ph.D.

Lois-May Young, Ph.D.

Alessandra Audia, Ph.D.

Alessandra Audia, Ph.D.

Elaine Lima de Souza, Ph.D.

Elaine Lima de Souza, Ph.D.

Kevin Adam, Ph.D.

Kevin Adam, Ph.D.

Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.

Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.

Santi Suryani Chen, Ph.D.

Santi Suryani Chen, Ph.D.

Manindra Singh, Ph.D.

Manindra Singh, Ph.D.

Gurlovleen K Rathore, Ph.D.

Gurlovleen K Rathore, Ph.D.

Robert Low, Ph.D.

Robert Low, Ph.D.

Sheniqua Banks, Ph.D.

Sheniqua Banks, Ph.D.

Tanya Henderson, Ph.D.

Tanya Henderson, Ph.D.

Dion Gnanakkan, Ph.D.

Dion Gnanakkan, Ph.D.

Martina Thomas, Ph.D.

Martina Thomas, Ph.D.

Tushi Baul, Ph.D.

Tushi Baul, Ph.D.

Seila Selimovic, Ph.D.

Seila Selimovic, Ph.D.

Oindree Banerjee, Ph.D.

Oindree Banerjee, Ph.D.

Annette Padilla, Ph.D., MPH, sMBA

Annette Padilla, Ph.D., MPH, sMBA

Prince Nana Amaniampong, Ph.D,

Prince Nana Amaniampong, Ph.D,

Yue Zou, Ph.D.

Yue Zou, Ph.D.

Prakamya Gupta, Ph.D.

Prakamya Gupta, Ph.D.

Jean-Sebastien Michaud, Ph.D.

Jean-Sebastien Michaud, Ph.D.

Amanda Nelson. Ph.D.

Amanda Nelson. Ph.D.

Tahseen Kamal, Ph.D.

Tahseen Kamal, Ph.D.

Erika Spear, Ph.D.

Erika Spear, Ph.D.

Marie-Catherine Wavreille, Ph.D.

Marie-Catherine Wavreille, Ph.D.

Theodore Lee, Ph.D.

Theodore Lee, Ph.D.

Here's What Others Are Saying

"Extra thrilled...I now have a full-time job lined up before I even graduate. Yay! Cheeky Scientist helped me get my internship, 3 offers, and the offer I wanted at a competitive salary because I had other offers to leverage. All before I even graduated."

Srishti Dasarathy, PhD

Srishti Dasarathy, PhD

AI Research Engineer

at Lockheed Martin

"I am deeply grateful for all the incredible support, professional and personal, I got here and was essential for me to get here. I just completed 4 months at my present company and successfully transitioned, from the training process to working full-time in the team in the team I was hired for, this last week! I never fully thanked Cheeky for all the help they gave me in the training in the job search process, in a way that I was able to realize succes on one of the first jobs I applied for, only a bit more than a couple of months after joining the association. I heard and was told it was possible to have such quick results,but I never believed that it would happen to me; for this I am deeply grateful for you all! Joining CSA was one of the best decision I have ever made, and is something that will still help me for many years to come, for as long as my career goes on!"

Jose Hugos Elsas

Jose Hugos Elsas

Geophysical Researcher

at CGG

"Thank you so much for all the help. I got so much help and inspiration by joining Cheeky!"

Hasala Lokupitiya

Hasala Lokupitiya

Senior Polymer Scientist

at Lyten

"New offer - went ahead and signed contract today - - excited and thank you for the confidence booster - grateful for investing in Cheeky Scientist."

Wael Bahnan

Wael Bahnan

Senior Scientist

at Minervx ApS

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position!"

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Senior Development Scientist

at Haleon

"I started working with you all back in October 2022 and it took me about four months to secure my new role. I actually had two six figure salary offers in the learning and development arena! One was from a prestigious HBCU and the other one was with a scientific research organization. I signed my six figure offer letter for a Head of Talent Development role with the scientific research organization on March 1st. I negotiated and received a $7,500 increase in salary and I also received an increase in my relocation package. I cannot thank you all enough!"

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Head of Talent Development

at Southern Research

"I attended the Transition CHALLENGE and VIP Modality and, as a result, in less than 2 months I have participated in 8 interesting interviews and been offered a wonderful job full of opportunities! Thank you so much for all the great and necessary work you do!"

Veronica Pascual

Veronica Pascual

Research Projects Coordinator

at SEMERGEN

"Thank you for the assistance from the CSA these last couple of months. I was offered the position with a life science investment firm this week and I happily accepted the offer. Growth with the company is guaranteed and I hope that this will be the last time I have to interview in NYC (lol)."

Ilke Roelofse

Ilke Roelofse

"BIG NEWS!! Lufthansa offered me the gig!!"

Marco Milesi

Marco Milesi

at Lufthansa

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Senior Manager, Project Management -Medical Affairs at Horizon!"

Geeta Peverada

Geeta Peverada

Senior Manager, Project Management - Medical Affairs

at Horizon

"Thank you for your support. I greatly benefited from your DD talks on the importance of networking on LinkedIn and resume-building tips. Your team member Meera was very helpful in building my LinkedIn Profile and resume. Thank you!"

 Taranum Sultana

Taranum Sultana

Research Administration

"I proceeded with the offer we were discussing and i signed the contract a few days ago. I would like to thank you so much for your support throughout this process. it was really helpful and beneficial!"

Samir Tohme

Samir Tohme

Project Engineer, Optical Development & Simulation Expert

at EDL Rethschulte GmbH (FEV Group)

"Hi Isaiah - I have news to share! I applied for a position on Monday night. I had an interview Tuesday and was just offered the position! (Wednesday). I can't believe it! All the hard work. The LinkedIn Messages. The resume building All your keys. I countered 5k more than they offered and they accepted it! I am so over the moon right now and so excited!"

Brittni Levasuar

Brittni Levasuar

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Clinical Scientist at Arvinas!"

Ana Luiza C. Zaninotto

Ana Luiza C. Zaninotto

Clinical Scientist

at Arvinas

"I'm happy to share that I will be starting a new position as MSL at Sanofi! I want to thank everyone that took the time to speak with me about their MSL experience and to help me land this position!"

John Crawford

John Crawford

MSL-Vaccines

at Sanofi

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