BioNJ is pleased to announce our second Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program opportunity as of July 1, 2019. The program was created to mentor, develop and train life sciences entrepreneurs in New Jersey.
 
We are seeking companies to host our second Fellow for a six month period between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2021.
 
Each Fellow serves for six months at each company where the Fellow is immersed in key functional areas including, but not limited to clinical operations, regulatory affairs, finance, market research, new product planning and business development. 

Participating host companies to date include Amicus Therapeutics, Pfizer, Photocure, OncoSec and Rafael Pharma.

 Our first fellow, Irina Katz, PharmD , is being hosted over a two-year period by Amicus Therapeutics, Pfizer, Photocure and Rafael Pharma. 

"The BioNJ Fellowship program is an excellent way for companies to access top scientific talent to enhance their workforces in the short-term, and evaluate long-term employment prospects in hands-on work settings. In 2018, Pfizer sponsored BioNJ Fellow, Irina Katz, for a 6-month rotation. She worked side by side Pfizer colleagues in business development, medical affairs and regulatory, contributing to evaluation of external opportunities and internal pipeline development. The rigorous interview process, conducted by BioNJ in concert with the Host Sponsoring Companies, identified a Fellow who had the right skills, work ethic, motivation and enthusiasm that made the experience a very beneficial and valuable one for Pfizer, the Sponsor and for the Fellow. With a modest investment, Pfizer was able to bring on a highly trained technical resource to immediately contribute to ongoing projects. In the process, Irina gained valuable work experience, preparing her to be an even more effective contributor to the NJ life sciences ecosystem."  
~ Monika Vnuk, M.D. , Vice President, R&D Business Development, Pfizer   and the first Host Company of BioNJ’s first Fellow Irina Katz, PharmD who will move to Rafael Pharma after the New Year.  
Host company benefits:  
  • Leverage a highly skilled and motivated individual for ongoing or special projects at a relatively low cost (salary and benefits covered by BioNJ, so no need to add to company health plan, etc.)

  • Enhance your company’s image by contributing to the growth of the life sciences industry in the region 

  • Build networks and relationships with future leaders of the life sciences industry

  • Access to Industry Pharmacist Organization’s (IPhO) proprietary Fellow Matching Portal for a direct pipeline of PharmD graduates with a passion to learn and the discipline to work independently

  • Advanced candidate screening and vetting to ensure best fit at your company and proper assessment of the candidate’s strengths with respect to available positions

  • Management of the Fellow’s FT employment by BioNJ, including administration of salary and fringe and health benefits 

  • Talent pipeline for potential hires once the Fellowship is completed

  • Offered in collaboration with IPhO, whose leaders have over 50 years of combined experience in successfully managing fellowship programs and recruiting high quality Fellows
Fellow benefits:  
  • Obtain experience and training necessary to secure a full-time position in an entrepreneurial New Jersey-based company

  • Establish business networks in the region

  • Build relationships with investors, executives and other key stakeholders in the life sciences industry

  • Experience what it takes to manage and maintain a company 

  • Work alongside industry leaders to learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur

  • Engage with BioNJ’s key business venture partners and incubator network

  • Receive mentoring and related support to start your own venture right here in New Jersey

  • Membership to the IPhO National Fellows Council gives you access to a national network of 500 PharmD Fellows participating in similar kinds of training programs at 70 different companies in the U.S.

  • Earn a competitive salary, including benefits and health insurance
State benefits:

• Maintaining and growing the life sciences
industry – source of highly-paid jobs

• Attracting an entrepreneurial, highly educated
workforce to New Jersey

• Reinforcing the image of New Jersey as a
leader in innovation and as a desirable place
to live and work
Interested in hosting a Fellow?  
For more information on BioNJ's Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program and to discuss how to develop a Fellowship program tailored to meet your organization's needs, contact Debbie Hart at [email protected] or 609-890-3185.
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