Why do I choose a candidate over another

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Bruno Pancorbo

2014-04-28

Company Overview

Focus Vaccines / Biosimilars

Manufacturing

technology Transient expression in tobacco

Vaccine technology Virus-like particles

Discovery platform VLPExpressTM

Headquarters &

cGMP facilities

Quebec City, Canada

Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Product pipeline

Pandemic Flu H5 – Phase III Canada Ongoing

Seasonal Influenza – Phase II USA – Ongoing

Rabies – pre-clinical

Non-influenza VLPs and Biosimilars – R&D

Agreements Acquired by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Philip Morris

(2013)

RTP Quebec

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Seeding Fermentation

Infiltration

Incubation

Plant Growth Harvest

Harvest

Digestion

Fill

Anion Exchange

Cation Exchange

Tangential Flow Filtration 1

Depth Filtration

Centrifugation

Tangential Flow Filtration 2

Plants Production Agrobacteria Production

My Professional Story

• University of Florida.

– B.S (Microbiology) 1996

• North Carolina State University.

– M.S. (Biochemistry) 2000

My Professional Story con’t

• AlphaVax 2000-2010

– Associate II, III, IV

– Process Development Scientist I

• Medicago 2011 – Present

– Downstream Process Manager

Manufacturing/Quasi Process Development

• Currently my team includes:

– 1 Ph.D. Chemical Engineer

– 1 M.S. Chemical Engineers

– 5 B.S. (Chem. Engineers and Biochemistry)

The right person for the right job

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QC

Process Development

Basic research

Tech transfer

Manufacturing

QA

work variety

Less More

How company size determines the

overall work environment

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Stability

Financial reward potential

Better potential for growth Prestige

Compensation

Company size

Large Small

Better toys

Less resources

More regulations

Closer relations with colleagues

Q&A

ADDITIONAL INFO

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What am I looking for in a candidate?

• Can I get along with that person

– Motivation

– Drive

– Demeanor

– Likes new things or is happy with the same work

everyday?

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What am I looking for in a candidate?

Con’t

• Can it perform the required tasks.

– Skills set

– Previous experience in the same field

– Management experience (if needed)

– Problem solving capabilities

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How do I find people

• 1st I reach out people based on colleagues feedback

• 2nd Talk to local sources (BTEC, universities)

• 3rd Online resources

• 4th Head Hunters

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So you have a job. Now what?

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Don’t

• Do not burn bridges

– Help sometimes come from unexpected places.

• Value your reputation

– Small industry

– At most three degrees of separation

Do

• Keep Networking

• Work hard and be engage with what you do

Make sure the interviewer knows why

you are different from the rest!!!

Not this kind of difference

Job opportunities at Medicago

• Manufacturing

– Facilities (engineer)

– Production

• Greenhouse (contract technician)

• Upstream

• Downstream

– QC

– QA

• Development

– Analytical Development

– Process Development (engineer)

– Tech Transfer