Course 3: The Industry Connections Committee and Digital Health SIG presents: Charting Your Course: Successfully Navigating an Industry Career Path

There has been a sharp increase in demand from behavioral medicine scientists and clinicians for career advice to land jobs in industry sectors recently. In this session, SBM’s Industry Connections Committee (ICC) will provide a hands-on career navigation workshop with specific resume, job search, and career advice from our experienced industry SBM members.

Transitioning from traditional clinical and academic jobs to private sector industry jobs is an increasingly appealing career option for behavioral medicine clinicians and scientists. ICC currently hosts a popular annual speed networking event during SBM’s Annual Meeting, which provides an important opportunity for attendees to network with SBM members working in industry. The number of past participants indicates a growing interest in industry careers and the need for career guidance, yet the time constraints around this event do not allow for in-depth discussions about industry or personalized career advice. This proposed pre-conference workshop aims to close the gap between information about industry and actionable tips and insights to students and professionals looking to pursue a career in industry.

This pre-conference workshop will include three main parts: 1) Industry Overview , 2) Job Navigation, and 3) a Resume Workshop. Participants will be exposed to different types of industry sectors, including digital health, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies, as well as learn business acumen, transferable skills, and best practices for job searching and interviewing. Thirty minutes of the pre-conference workshop will be dedicated to a resume and cover letter workshop as well as a final Q&A discussion period with our ICC members. In this section, ICC members will lead breakout groups to share resume tips and provide live feedback. Overall, this workshop will give participants an inside look at the transition to an industry role and real-time practice tailoring their resume and cover letter to today’s job market.

Chair - Manal Baqer PhD  Student
Neamah Health Consulting

Co-Presenter - Sara Sagui-Henson PhD  Student
Modern Health

Co-Presenter - Jennifer Mandelbaum PhD, MPH  Student
Athenahealth

There has been a sharp increase in demand from behavioral medicine scientists and clinicians for career advice to land jobs in industry sectors recently. In this session, SBM’s Industry Connections Committee (ICC) will provide a hands-on career navigation workshop with specific resume, job search, and career advice from our experienced industry SBM members.

Transitioning from traditional clinical and academic jobs to private sector industry jobs is an increasingly appealing career option for behavioral medicine clinicians and scientists. ICC currently hosts a popular annual speed networking event during SBM’s Annual Meeting, which provides an important opportunity for attendees to network with SBM members working in industry. The number of past participants indicates a growing interest in industry careers and the need for career guidance, yet the time constraints around this event do not allow for in-depth discussions about industry or personalized career advice. This proposed pre-conference workshop aims to close the gap between information about industry and actionable tips and insights to students and professionals looking to pursue a career in industry.

This pre-conference workshop will include three main parts: 1) Industry Overview , 2) Job Navigation, and 3) a Resume Workshop. Participants will be exposed to different types of industry sectors, including digital health, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies, as well as learn business acumen, transferable skills, and best practices for job searching and interviewing. Thirty minutes of the pre-conference workshop will be dedicated to a resume and cover letter workshop as well as a final Q&A discussion period with our ICC members. In this section, ICC members will lead breakout groups to share resume tips and provide live feedback. Overall, this workshop will give participants an inside look at the transition to an industry role and real-time practice tailoring their resume and cover letter to today’s job market.

Chair - Manal Baqer, PhD,
Neamah Health Consulting

Co-Presenter - Sara Sagui-Henson, PhD,
Modern Health

Co-Presenter - Jennifer Mandelbaum, PhD, MPH,
Athenahealth