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LUNCHTIME CAREERS EVENT - 8 MARCH 2012 - MANCHESTER

Everyone was welcome at this, our second Manchester careers event, which we were delighted to be presenting in association with Vitae NW Hub. It was free to attend for everyone, though primarily intended for post-docs and PhD students from the biomedical sciences departments within Universities, to meet with a number of medical communications (MedComms) professionals for a highly engaging session which presents medical writing and account management in MedComms as attractive career options. We explained how areas of the UK such as Oxfordshire, London and Cheshire are home to numerous leading medical communications agencies that serve the global pharmaceutical industry... and they're crying out for good staff! These agencies are looking for individuals with: a genuine enthusiasm for science and its application to the world of medicine the ability to work independently within a small-team environment. MedComms can literally take you all over the world and provides attractive long-term career pathways. Venue: University of Manchester Sackville Street Building, Sackville Street, M1 3NJ [Directions here] Timetable: 10.30 Registration and coffee 11.15 Welcome and Introduction by Peter Llewellyn, NetworkPharma and presentations by: Elif Fincanci-Smith, Director of Scientific Services, and Olga Dai, Account Director, Darwin Healthcare Communications The agency perspective; what we do, how we do it, what we look for in a new staff, and the training and career opportunities ahead. [VIEW PRESENTATION - PDF] Ryan Woodrow, Freelance Medical Communications Consultant Been there, done it, got the tee-shirt. Life in MedComms. [VIEW PRESENTATION - PDF] Carys Mills, Carys Mills Recruitment Tricks and tips for gaining that elusive first job. [VIEW PRESENTATION - PDF] 13.00-15.00 Lunch and informal discussion with senior staff from additional leading medical communications agencies; Amiculum, Adelphi Communications, Complete Medical Group Worldwide, Darwin Healthcare Communications, Fishawack Group, inScience Communications, KnowledgePoint360 Group, Nucleus Holdings, PAREXEL MedCom, The Prime Medical Group and Watermeadow Medical as well as representatives from European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) and The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) Abi Stevenson is an Associate Medical Writer at Watermeadow Medical and in this AudioBoo, recorded at today's MedComms Networking Careers event in Manchester, she talks briefly about how she made the journey in to MedComms and her experience of the job so far. Photos courtesy of Nucleus Holdings If you have any questions about the event please email Peter Llewellyn.

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