Pharma Mini Career Event: Supporting Your Colleagues in Their New Career Journey

Purpose:

The purpose of the panel session is to provide insights from the perspective of industry professionals, coaches and jobseekers on job seeking after a career transition as LGBTQI+ within the STEM/life science field.

Summary:

The panel session will focus of how it is to present your true self in a job-seeking environment, particularly after a career transition.

This session will allow a discussion to begin surrounding the challenges of job hunting as a LGBTQI+ person within the life science sector and how to overcome this. With our own lived experiences as well as the countless years of experience as industry-leading coaches, recruiters and early career starter in this exact field will allow us to truly give an overview of how to be resilient in such a difficult area.

Finding a job requires resilience and is often a lonely activity which counters what queer people have historically required: community. However, with building up a network of advice, we will allow people to feel connected and apply for jobs with intention as their true queer selves.

Expected outcomes:

Improve attendees capacity to look for jobs with intent, with advice from industry professionals and coaches
Aid candidates to feel confident as who they are, with their differences and present as their true selves

Share your CV with our recruiters in the pharmaceutical industry here.

Join the free workshop here: Turning the Page: Designing a Successful Career Transition (Workshop)

Speakers:

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Jae Sloan

Consultant, Coach, Writer, Speaker, Artist
Apis Consultancy Group

I am an organisational development consultant, executive coach and mentor with expertise in business strategy, performance, inclusion & diversity, leadership and change. I have 20 years’ experience working in a multinational pharma organisation as well as more than 5 years of professional experience working in education/non-profit community organisations. I have my NTL Organisational Development certification and am an APECS Certified Professional Executive Coach. As an OD Consultant I have supported individual leaders to lead their teams more effectively, have been the lead on large, global-scale change projects impacting thousands and everything in between. I primarily specialise in working with senior leaders and leadership teams to understand the root cause of a problem that needs to be solved and then work with the leader(s) to design and deliver solutions to resolve the problem in alignment with their overall business strategy and plan. I use a coaching approach, so leaders take active ownership of the process and solutions, while building their own leadership capabilities. When needed as part of a project, I also work with extended leader groups and support teams, most often to build their capability to lead change, to lead their teams and to deliver organisational goals more effectively. As an out queer (non-binary, gay) person I have nearly 10 years of leadership in inclusion and diversity with an emphasis on LGBTQ+. I have been recognised twice as an Involve Top 50 OUTstanding LGBT+ Future Leader. I am a Co-Founder and current Co-Chair of the Proud Science Alliance, a collective of healthcare and life sciences sector LGBTQ+ networks and partners who work together to raise the bar on LGBTQ+ inclusion within their organisations and the sector as a whole. I have mentored emerging inclusion leaders across multiple companies and am regularly invited to speak at events. As a reverse mentor, I have worked with corporate executive team members to support their growth as inclusive leaders. While working in the corporate, non-profit and educational sectors for more than 25 years, I have integrated personal study and practice across the mind-body-spirit continuum. I have done this formally through graduate degrees, an MSc in Exercise Physiology from Springfield College and an MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, gaining in depth understanding of how our bodies work. Building on this foundation, I have used other formal learning opportunities, workshops, reading and practices such as exercise, yoga, meditation and chakra healing techniques to gain practical understanding of how our minds and spirits intersect with our bodies. With further formal training in interpersonal/group dynamics and Gestalt, I am skilled in working with individuals and groups to build knowledge and awareness of how we can better know ourselves, heal our bodies and stand in our power.

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Marine Duthil-McArthur

Masters Student in Plant Science
University of Copenhagen

I am currently a student studying their MSc in Agriculture Science, specialising in Plant Science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. I have spent much of my early career trying to understand what I would like to do in life, whilst truly aligning with my morals. This has taken me down many different career pathways and has allowed me to truly understand the significance of turning up as my true self to work. One of these pathways has lead to me becoming the Operations Co-Lead for LGBTQ+ Life Science charity, the Proud Science Alliance. I am truly passionate about bettering the world, in as many aspects as possible. Whether that is by improving our agriculture systems to uplifting our working conditions as LGBTQ+ in the STEM field. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marine-duthil-mcarthur

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Gyongyver Szabo

Talent coach, career transition guide
Best Chapter Limited

My talent is helping you find and talk about yours. I am a talent coach and career transition guide. In my previous chapter, I spent 25 years working in Human Resources in the Life Sciences sector, holding various European and global leadership roles. My years in HR and talent management provided me with unique insights into how organizations attract, develop, and promote talent in alignment with their strategy and future capability needs. I also have extensive experience in reorganizations. Beyond my coaching skills, I bring my professional expertise to the table, advising my clients on how to own their talent and successfully navigate their career crossroads. I am particularly passionate about guiding individuals through midlife career transitions. In a world where longevity is increasing, I recognize the importance of embracing innovative career models that support lifelong learning and earning. I collaborate with my clients to design resilient, future-proof career paths, addressing ageism head-on. In addition to my one-on-one coaching practice, I am now embarking on a new adventure, taking like-minded explorers on a unique, luxurious personal development retreat to the South African wilderness. I am an immigrant woman; I speak English with an accent, but I don’t think with one. Email: gyongy@bestchapter.live Web: https://www.bestchapter.live/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/for-the-talent-in-everyone/

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Laura Thomas

Head of Executive Search
Reckitt

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	Date & Time	Feb 29, 2024 11:00 GMT
	Location	Online