MassBioEd Life Sciences Workforce 2020

June 2, 2020 1:00 PM - June 4, 2020 3:00 PM

Online Conference, Link will be sent in advance of the event.

Add to Calendar 6/2/2020 1:00:00 PM 6/4/2020 3:00:00 PM MassBioEd Life Sciences Workforce 2020 MassBioEd's Life Sciences Workforce Conference provides insights into the major trends affecting the industry in Massachusetts. This year, as the world adapts to conducting business remotely, topics will focus on the hiring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for industry operations. Attendees from academia and industry will convene remotely with expert panelists to address critical issues such as how the pandemic is affecting business, how to focus on recovery, including handling disrupted class schedules and the abrupt shutdown of graduate research projects, and how to build a flexible workforce. Breakout sessions will offer opportunities for networking and more in-depth discussion to share best practices. Influential leaders from universities, colleges, and industry will come together to work on building solutions to expand the workforce and create innovative pathways for candidates to develop skills and be better prepared for careers in the industry.  

Thank you to our Premier Sponsors: MilliporeSigma, Sanofi Genzyme, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Third Rock Ventures!

Registration is free for MassBio Members and Non-Members.

Panels

Panel I: Best Practices in Current and Future Workforce Management - Hiring, Onboarding, Remote Work
Panel II: Adapting Biotechnology Higher Education for Remote Learning - Stop Gap Measures or Paradigm Shifts?
Panel III: Solving Issues in Managing Foreign-Born Talent During Pandemic

  Online Conference, Link will be sent in advance of the event.
Secretary of Education, State of Massachusetts
As Massachusetts Secretary of Education, James Peyser directs the Executive Office of Education, which oversees early education, K-12, and higher education. Secretary Peyser sits on each of the boards governing the Commonwealth’s education agencies, as well as the University of Massachusetts system. He is Governor Charlie Baker’s top advisor on education and helps shape the Commonwealth’s education reform agenda. Before serving as Secretary, he was the managing director at NewSchools Venture Fund. He supported innovative education entrepreneurs in urban communities to transform public education. Secretary Peyser was Massachusetts Board of Education's chairman from 1999 to 2006. He also served as education advisor to Governors Bill Weld, Jane Swift and Mitt Romney. He developed state policies of standards and assessments, school accountability, and charter schools.

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