Career Development in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
Traveling for work or pleasure in our international economy has been implicated in the spread of the novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak. Now, most of the world has implemented social distancing and travel bans to "flatten the curve." In the longer term, business travel may never be the same.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, dual-career couples make up almost half of married couples in 2018 (as opposed to 31% in 1970). Among married couples with children, 63% saw both parents working.
These dual-career households have many advantages, including increased financial stability and the chance for both partners to pursue career fulfillment. However, dual-career couples also have a variety of challenges facing them.
Editorial note: It's impossible to leave the stresses of life (whether financial, relationship, health, etc.) at the door before entering your workplace each day. At Genentech over the last six years, I have been surrounded by caring co-workers and able to take advantage of many benefits (e.g., therapy/counseling, medical expert second opinion, mindfulness activities) so that I can bring my best self to work. Thus, I was absolutely thrilled that Nancy Vitale, the former senior vice president of human resources at Genentech, who was likely responsible for nurturing the workplace culture as well as for my employee benefits, agreed to share a guest post about her vision for wellbeing.
...continue reading "5 Ingredients for ‘Total Wellbeing’ that leaders should integrate into their teams – Guest Post"Editorial Note: Path Forward recently contacted me about several returnship opportunities at a pharmaceutical company. These opportunities reminded me of the article that Michelle shared on our Facebook page about a program helping people in STEM fields return to work after a career break. Therefore, I invited Path Forward to share a guest post. Here, they highlight the mission of the organization and describe currently open positions. Please share this with your network.
Editorial note: Pharma often features prominently in the U.S. political news, from Trump blaming pharma for the impeachment probe to lowering drug pricing. Medicines and health technologies play an integral role in health systems around the world. Thus, it's really important that we, professional women in pharma, play a role in advocacy. We can make an impact as experts on relevant topics as well as constituents affected by policies. But as busy professionals, how do we get involved with the causes we care about? I recently met Dr. JoEllen McBride, Advocacy Director of a local women in science group; I asked her to write this guest post to help women in pharma get started in advocacy.
...continue reading "Time for Advocacy: Getting started with advocacy for high impact – Guest post"