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Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering

Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering. Brendan Johnson http://www.library.drexel.edu/careers. Resources available to you How to find companies Important keywords & codes How to network and find posted positions Let’s find some contacts!. Topics for today:. Services:

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Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering

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  1. Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering Brendan Johnson http://www.library.drexel.edu/careers

  2. Resources available to you • How to find companies • Important keywords & codes • How to network and find posted positions • Let’s find some contacts! Topics for today:

  3. Services: • Guidance and instruction to career resources • Where: http://www.library.drexel.edu/careers • What: • Careers blog • Contact info • Workshop PowerPoint • Vault Career Insider • Biomedical Engineering research guide Career Services Library Assistant

  4. Career development in bioengineering and biotechnology • Career opportunities in biotechnology and drug development • Opportunities in Biotechnology Careers Career Exploration: Books and E-Books

  5. Biomedical Engineering Research Guide

  6. Vault Career Insider • Researchcompanies, industries, and professions • Download full PDFs of Vault Career Guides • Get career advice, sample resumes and cover letters, and much more!!

  7. ES&P archives in DrexelOne • Company directories and databases • FDA drug approvals • FDA device approvals • Patent searching Finding Companies

  8. Some important words to use in your search: • Biotechnology • Medical Devices • Biomaterials • Bioprocessing • Pharmaceuticals • Nanotechnology • Biodevices • Imaging • Subject-specific keywords Keywords & Codes

  9. Search industries by Industry Codes • SIC Codes • NAICS Codes • Some relevant SIC codes: • 2833- Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products • 2834- Pharmaceutical Preparations • 2835- In-Vitro and In-Vivo Diagnostic Substances • 2836- Biological Products, except Diagnostic Substances • 3841- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus • 3842- Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances and Supplies Keywords & Codes

  10. Find companies only located where you are looking D&B Million Dollar Database Find companies in specific industries using SIC or NAICS industry codes Find the contact information for these companies in your results.

  11. HOOVERS Research the companies you find Read a company description Look at how the company is making news, and what they’re making Check out other similar competitors Look up contacts in HR or Engineers in the R&D departments

  12. Find FDA-approved drugs and the companies that manufacture them • Drugs@FDAincludes most of the drug products approved since 1939 • http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reports.ReportsMenu FDA Drug Approval Reports

  13. Find FDA-approved medical devices • Recently-approved devices • Each listing contains info on what medical uses the device is approved for • For more info visit the EngLibrary blog on the Library’s website • Latest FDA Medical Devices approvals FDA Approvals of Medical Devices

  14. Use the EngLibrary blog to find patent-searching resources, like the US Patent and Trademark Office database • Try searching by company name in the ‘Assignee Name’ field. Patent Searching

  15. Sustain your network Build your network • Professional Associations • LinkedIn Networking

  16. Finding posted BioMed positions • Professional associations • Industry-specific job listings • Try the Biomedical Engineering Career Guide for Biomed-Specific job sites • DragonJobs • General job sites

  17. Using 3 different resources discussed here, find 3 target companies and at least one contact person for each company. • To view & download this presentation, visit my reference page at library.drexel.edu/careers and click on the Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering workshop • Suggested resources: • D&B Million Dollar Database • Hoovers • FDA Drug & Device Approvals • LinkedIn • Professional Associations Job Search Activity

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