Pioneering New Paths For PhDs. Meet Cheeky Scientist.
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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
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 PhDs transition into top companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Tesla, 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.
Rayanne Hoopes
COO
Geoffrey Rose
Software Engineering Manager
Ellidie Salladay
Graphic Designer
Destiny Amour
Transition Support Specialist
Abha Chalpe-Ghosh, PhD
Lead Transition Trainer
Brichelle Warren
Transition Support Specialist
Meera Mishra, PhD
Transition Trainer
Suneeva Abraham, PhD
Transition Trainer
Robert Coleman
Transition Specialist
Kyle Whetstone
Transition Specialist
Alejandra Viviescas, Ph.D.
Arya Ashok, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Thatcher, Ph.D.
Yuri Klyachkin, Ph.D.
Heather Brown-Harding, Ph.D.
Rebba Boswell-Casteel, Ph.D.
Elliott Brecht, Ph.D.
Ramya Raman, Ph.D.
Arunodoy Sur, Ph.D.
Rubenka Campbell, Ph.D.
Emma Lirette, Ph.D.
Jo Ramos-VonRitchie, Ph.D.
Monika Vinish, Ph.D.
Regina Gonda, Ph.D.
Kasey Hemington, Ph.D.
Tim Bushnell, Ph.D.
Nathalie Fiaschi, Ph.D.
Deepak Kumar, Ph.D.
Gad Sabbatier, Ph.D.
Sonali Pandhe, Ph.D.
Orly Levitan, Ph.D.
Alex Woychek, Ph.D.
Vinojini Nair, Ph.D.
Rupsa Basu, Ph.D.
Shobeir Seddington, Ph.D.
Brian Getson, Ph.D.
Don Asher, Ph.D.
Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.
Marlies Ozias, Ph.D.
Georgia Mundin, Ph.D.
Mathura Shanmugasundaram, Ph.D.
Sunayana B. Banerjee, Ph.D.
Aaron Kellogg, Ph.D.
Evguenia Alechine, Ph.D.
Anand Devasthanam, Ph.D.
Clare Chang, Ph.D.
Somsuvro Basu, Ph.D.
Vidhi Thakkar, Ph.D.
Robyn Marty-Roix, Ph.D.
Mansi Khanna, Ph.D.
Lavanyaa Manjunatha, Ph.D.
Vanessa A. Enriquez, Ph.D.
Karine Pozo, Ph.D.
Ruth Reitzel, Ph.D.
Priyasri Shotton, Ph.D.
Jessica S. Ellis, Ph.D.
Stefanie Hassel, Ph.D.
Coyte Cooper, Ph.D.
Christine Ichim, Ph.D.
Luis Gomez, Ph.D.
Aparna Srivastav, Ph.D.
Joydeep Pal, Ph.D.
Bhavin Bhayani, Ph.D.
Harish Handral, Ph.D.
Hank Cheng, Ph.D.
Antonio Martins, Ph.D., MBA
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
Alice Jones, Ph.D.
Ratika Datta, Ph.D., MBA
Natalie C. Fredette, Ph.D.
Desyree Jesus, Ph.D.
Evan Dubiel, Ph.D.
Klodjan Stafa, Ph.D.
Lilian Josephson, Ph.D.
Ravikiran Ravulapalli, Ph.D.
Abha Chalpe, Ph.D.
Debdatta Sinha Roy, Ph.D.
Lara Iverson, Ph.D.
Ruchira Sharma, Ph.D.
Valeriia Sherina, Ph.D.
Adwait Ranade, Ph.D.
Anne-Isabelle Henry, Ph.D.
Ved Prakash, Ph.D.
Saptashati Biswas, Ph.D.
Shrivatsav Pattabiraman, Ph.D.
Susmita Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
Bhushan Mahadik, Ph.D.
Julie Dela Cruz-Mulders, Ph.D.
Bryant Moeller, Ph.D.
Sedef Iskit, Ph.D.
Eugene Cilento, Ph.D.
Matthew Jefferson, Ph.D.
James Wadsworth, Ph.D.
Mandeep Sharma, Ph.D., MBA
Vincent Genest, Ph.D.
Tracy Moreira-Lucas, Ph.D.
Olga Rodriguez-Sierra
Chad Iverson, Ph.D.
Yaping Moshier, Ph.D., sMBA
Dignesh Shah, Ph.D.
Airama Albisa, Ph.D.
Alick Tan, Ph.D.
Hoda Erjaee, Ph.D.
Ankita Thakkar, Ph.D.
Elisabet Ortiz-Tudela, Ph.D.
Asif Khan, Ph.D.
Mariano Cardenas, Ph.D.
Abhigyan Sengupta, Ph.D.
Banu Mukund, Ph.D.
Melisa Soland, Ph.D.
Nilesh Bokil, Ph.D.
Supraja Narasimhan, Ph.D.
Klaus Kaiser, Ph.D.
Bibhudatta Mishra, Ph.D.
Maria Castillo, Ph.D.
Lois-May Young, Ph.D.
Alessandra Audia, Ph.D.
Elaine Lima de Souza, Ph.D.
Kevin Adam, Ph.D.
Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.
Santi Suryani Chen, Ph.D.
Manindra Singh, Ph.D.
Gurlovleen K Rathore, Ph.D.
Robert Low, Ph.D.
Sheniqua Banks, Ph.D.
Tanya Henderson, Ph.D.
Dion Gnanakkan, Ph.D.
Martina Thomas, Ph.D.
Tushi Baul, Ph.D.
Seila Selimovic, Ph.D.
Oindree Banerjee, Ph.D.
Annette Padilla, Ph.D., MPH, sMBA
Prince Nana Amaniampong, Ph.D,
Yue Zou, Ph.D.
Prakamya Gupta, Ph.D.
Jean-Sebastien Michaud, Ph.D.
Amanda Nelson. Ph.D.
Tahseen Kamal, Ph.D.
Erika Spear, Ph.D.
Marie-Catherine Wavreille, Ph.D.
Theodore Lee, Ph.D.
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"Hi Isaiah - I just want to inform you that I've accepted a job offer from Sandoz, Inc. I want to say a special thank you to you and your dedicated staff for all your help and support throughout the job search stage."
"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Scientist in Pharma Division at NeoGenomics Laboratories! After all the trainings and advice I could get a 25% increase in my salary! So I’m very happy for that."
"Thanks to Cheeky Scientist, I now have an offer letter in my hand and a new career in the industry, which makes me incredibly happy and excited for the future. The training Cheeky Scientist provided was successful since it helped me to carefully consider my skills and improve how I approached my job search. I gained more confidence talking to recruiters and engaging in on-site interviews thanks to the many training modules and live sessions Cheeky Scientist offered. I had a lot of back-and-forth interactions with prospective employers as offers came in, and Cheeky Scientist helped me be a good negotiator. Through Cheeky Scientist, I could ultimately search for, negotiate, and select my best career route."
"I am happy to share I am starting a new position as Principal Fatigue Specialist at Qantas!"
"I got a job offer from a pharma company, which I am going to accept..thank you for your amazing support!"
