Transition Spotlights

In this interview with Sujoy Lahiri, PhD, he tells us about how he used a laser-targeted resume to land his job as Scientist III at ThermoFisher Scientific. Sujoy is enjoying being well paid for his work and well supported by his colleagues and supervisors in industry.

In this interview with Jessica McKlveen, PhD, she tells us about how much she is enjoying her job as Science Officer for Ripple Effect Communications, Inc. She has been able to give back to others through informational interviews, been honoured at a conference and feels supported by her employer to develop in her career.

In this interview with Pallevi Srivastva, PhD, she tells us how she is enjoying developing technologies that will have practical applications. She loves the collaborative industry environment where research is driven by customer need. For her, persistence and networking were key to her successful industry transition.

In this interview with Julie Dela Cruz, PhD, she talk about how she used networking and perseverance to successfully transition into industry. She wants other PhDs to know that, as a PhD you are a master of learning and you can learning anything. Julie transitioned from neuroscience into dermatology, and is loving it.

In this interview with Shanta Boddapati, PhD, she talks about how took initiative while in academia to gain the skills she needed to transition into industry and then leveraged that experience to land an industry position where she makes a real contribution to the development of cancer therapeutics.

In this interview with Valeria Daniele, PhD, talks about how she felt undervalued and frustrated in academia. But once she learned about the many opportunities available to PhDs in industry, she successful made the transition into a data scientist role!

In this interview with Aaron Kellogg, PhD, he explains how he used the CSA resources to gain the skills he needed to transition into industry. He was able to land an excellent MSL position at a top company with no prior industry experience.

In this interview with Adwait Ranadec, PhD, he talks about how with help from CSA he lined up an industry research scientist position before he had even graduated! He was even able to leverage his PhD and negotiate a salary increase and signing bonus.

In this interview with Desyree Jesus, PhD, she explains how she is enjoying the truly collaborative environment in industry. And she has transitioned into a position that she loves and is good at, being named one of the top performers of the year!

In this interview with Seila Selimovic, PhD, she explains how it was her persistent networking that got her the interview and her excellent credentials that got her the job. As a PhD you have many advantages over other job candidates, but without networking you will likely be ignored.

In this interview with Morgan H. Bye, PhD, he talks about how his position in industry has an almost immediate and tangible impact on patients, something that he only saw happening in the very distant future during his academic career. He reminds PhDs that they are valuable, and that no matter what their academic careers looks like there is a position in industry where they can thrive.

In this interview with Bishnu Joshi, PhD, he talks about how developing a strategic job search strategy allowed him to transition into a scientist position where he is constantly learning and able to contribute to the advancement of human health in an impactful way.