Have you checked your career toolbox recently? Are you ready for your next promotion? Come build your knowledge in these areas and join us on December 14th, 2019 at University of the Sciences – McNeil Technology Center (4308 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for a career development workshop held by the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association – Greater Philadelphia (SAPA-GP).

In this one-day event focuses on Getting Your Next Promotion – What You Need to Know, you will

• Construct your career toolbox with the guidance of experts experienced in career development, accent reduction, and intercultural communication
• Find the right resources you will need in building up your skillset
• Be inspired by experiences shared by talents who were where you are standing and are now making their tremendous contributions to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Explore the emerging career opportunities with frontrunners from various fields of life sciences

Tentative Agenda: 

9:30-10:00     Registration
10:00-10:15   Opening Remarks –Dr. David Cragin
10:15-10:30    Introduction of SAPA-GP – Dr. Jing Yang
10:30-11:10    Regulatory Sciences – Dr. Laurence Poli
11:10-11:50    Building your toolbox- How to continue preparing yourself for the next job –Dr.Cynthia Cai
11:50-13:20    Lunch
13:20-14:10    Parallel Sessions I
Session I-1: Facing Cross Roads: Making Effective Career Decisions – Dr. John Sun, Ms. Sara Ying Gao
Session I-2: Stones from Other Mountains: Advance Your Career with Skills from Consulting and Medical Communications- Dr. Yue Liu, Dr. Steve Wu
Session I-3: The Art of the interview: Do’s and Don’ts- Dr. Dennis Gross
14:15-15:00    Parallel Sessions II
Session II-1: Alternative career paths: Regulatory Affairs- Dr. Laurence Poli, Ms. Shirley Ruan
Session II-2: Polishing Your Speaking Skills for the Next Level- Ms. Lauren Supraner
Session II-3: Tips for a successful mentorship- Ms. Hao Sun
15:00-16:00    Networking

For sponsoring this, kindly reach out to bd@sapa-gp.org and career@sapa-gp.org.