Welcome to our first newsletter for the year.
Cheers
Marilyn Jones
In this edition you might want to check out:
- Our latest mexec musings from Marilyn Jones
- Check out our NEW SECTION on candidates seeking opportunities
- Register for Upcoming events
Blog from Marilyn Jones
At mexec we often get asked a lot of questions like “Why don’t we like 2 column CVs?”. Hopefully, this month’s list of helpful snippets may be of assistance. These are just some of the ‘Whys’ that Sue Forrest covers in the mexec jobstrategy™ program.
Click here to continue reading the full Musing which includes tips on how to increase your chances of getting through to the interview stage of a job application.
 | Marilyn is privileged to be invited onto Australia’s Cell and Gene Catalyst Expert Steering Group for Workforce Development. A national joint venture of the industry peak bodies AusBiotech and Medicines Australia, the Catalyst aims to accelerate Australia’s cell and gene therapy industry to ensure everyone in Australia has access to world-class advanced therapeutics. |
Experiences – Senior Level Opportunities: Senior Pharmaceutical Business Development / Licensing Professional Medium Level Opportunities: Senior Field Clinical Engineer Technical Recruiting & Resourcing Role Do you know about the hidden job market? We filled 5 roles in the last few months WITHOUTadvertising! We’ve filled a lot of roles recently with some really great people. To make sure you don’t miss out on your ideal role create a job alert via our website. |
Candidates Seeking Opportunities
Experienced in Drug Development and manufacturing of small molecules and biologics. Managed external collaborators, pre-clinical, CMC and clinical programs. Established several research laboratories, workshops, and manufacturing sites, supervised acquisition of cGMP certification, and implementation of QA Management Systems. Achieved several IND and Class 1 filings for Asia Pacific companies. Available immediately
Available for contracts and short-term assignments.
Experienced in all aspects of regulatory affairs. Expertise in gap analysis and document review. Participated in Regulatory Simplification Project for a major multinational pharmaceutical company. Has managed submission and approval of multiple NCE applications.
Senior project manager with current PMP® certification and cross functional experience in drug development. Over 15 years of combined experience in discovery of biomarkers, drug and vaccine targets, and pre-clinical and clinical development of diagnostics and therapeutics. Available immediately.
| ** NEW SECTION** |
- Significant value savings on all PRAXIS training
- Career development opportunities
- Sector-specific information, tools, resources
- Career development coaching workshops
The Latest in AI for our Sector
AI cannot be Patent ‘inventor’, UK Supreme Court Rules in Landmark CaseAI Can Detect COVID and Other Conditions from Chest X-RaysAI Discovers New Class of Antibiotics to Kill Drug-Resistant BacteriaAutomated Employment Decision Tools Formalizer – Turn the spicy thoughts into classy ones, or visa versa.
mexec memberships
mexec is proud to partner with organisations across the recruitment, life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. We understand the importance of embedding ourselves within these sectors, and these partnerships help us to understand and ask the right questions to meet our clients and candidates needs.
Today, we highlight Marilyn’s membership of VECCI.
Marilyn joined VECCI – the Victorian Chamber of Commerce in the middle of COVID. They have been very helpful in providing advice around many areas including employment law and provision of a list of grants and funding available in Victoria. Recently Marilyn also undertook a full day’s training in Leadership and Operational Management which was a timely update to assist the mexec business in managing our processes and how to implement KPIs effectively. There is always something new to learn. Any Victorian based business can join.
Industry News
The Top Ten Stories at Retraction Watch in 2023Future-Proof your Business in 2024Internet Vacancy IndexMedical Technology Skills-Education Gaps RoadmapMTPConnect – Report for TGA on ‘Cell, Gene and Tissue Regulatory Framework in Australia: Stakeholder Perspectives’ PublishedBiomedical Translation Fund – See PolyActiva, one of our clients, and how they have benefited from BTFClosing Loopholes: Additional Fair Work Act ChangesValue of MedTech ReportBarriers to Collaboration and Commercialisation Inquiry into Approval Processes for New Drugs and Novel Medical Technologies in AustraliaThe Situation has Become Appalling: Fake Scientific Papers Push Research Credibility to Crisis PointClassification of Digital Interventions, Services and Applications in Health: A Shared Language to Describe the Uses of Digital Technology for Health
Papers of Interest
Nature – How can Scientists Make the Most of the Public’s Trust in them?American Physiological Society – Physiology of Sedentary BehaviourInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition – Benefits of Exercise Depends on Hours Spent Sitting: New ReviewNature – Move Over, CRISPR: RNA-Editing Therapies Pick Up SteamACS Publications – Genetic Transformation of Plasmid DNA into Escherichia coli Using High Frequency Electromagnetic Energy
Recent Events
WILD for Stem Launch
Feeling inspired after attending the WILD for STEM‘s 2024 Launch event held in Sydney recently.It was fabulous to hear about the journey of Anna Bligh, the first female premier of Queensland, who shared her pearls of wisdom on leadership, diversity and overcoming the fear of failure. Here’s to a year of growth, success, and endless possibilities for 2024 WILD Program cohort! We look forward to watching with interest the WILD women on their journeys as they transition in their careers
Lorne Cancer
Great to be back in person at Lorne Cancer conference to start the year off.
It was a very busy conference with many local and international delegates.
Talks and posters covered many areas of cancer including themes of paediatric and adult brain tumours, cancer dependencies and functional genomics, breast cancer genomics and oncology translational research.
Lorne Genome
Conference 2 for the year was all about genomics. Another great turn out and learnings on the latest in genomics including chromosome structure, regulation of gene expression and RNA regulation systems biology.The opening welcome to country and smoking ceremony was particularly inspiring.
Lorne Infection & Immunity
Antimicrobial resistance is of particular interest to me and it was a very fascinating talk from Trevor Lithgow from Monash on utilisation of phages to treat bacterial infections.
Their group is discovering multiple new phages across Melbourne’s water systems and collaborating with Aboriginal elders to name them. They are building a very comprehensive biobank ethically. Fascinating research and impact.
BioMelbourne mRNA
Marilyn and Sue attended the 2024 BioMelbourne, mRNA Victoria and the State Government 2024 mRNA Lecture in February.There were many key take home messages including outlining the difficulties around delivery systems, potency, manufacturing and regulations. Of particular interest was how to build the mRNA workforce capacity, capability and experience in Australia.Great to hear about how Monash Centre for Advanced mRNA Medicines Manufacturing and Workforce Training is developing tailored professional development programs to address mRNA skills gaps.
BioMelbourne Event – Advancing Non Animal Models in Biomedical Research
Sue was able to attend an in person BioMelbourne event on Advancing Non Animal Models in Biomedical Research.
Non-animal models have significant potential benefits: they reflect human-specific diseases, could reduce drug development time and costs, decrease drug failure rates in clinical trials and result in more effective and cheaper treatments for patients.
Laura Thomas outlined CSIRO’s recent report on this subject. Ella Robinson from Australian Ethical Investment gave some great insights into the ethics around investing into companies with an ethical lens.
Christos Papadimitriou, from Tessara Therapeutics facilitated the discussion.
MDHS Graduate Research Conference
Sue Forrest and Marilyn Jones had the privilege of presenting the mexec jobstrategy™ program to Ph.D & Masters students at the recent The University of Melbourne Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) Graduate Research conference satellite meeting.One of the areas we covered included the key practicalities and formulae on how to write an engaging CV for the many different roles across industry and academia. Standing out from others is essential and ensuring that your writing and pitch is clear, different, and succinct.
Monash University Postgraduate Association Career Networking Evening
Sue was invited to be part of the panel discussing career opportunities and how to stand out from other applicants. The session focused on moving from Academia to Industry and what challenges that might present. The speakers had some common threads including; Be authentic, network, develop business acumen, and develop interpersonal skills.
Upcoming events
Is your conference not listed here? mexec aims to be inclusive of conferences and events across the STEM sector in Australia for both academia and industry. Reach out to us if you are not listed, and we are very happy to include your event.
| March | |
 | Connect Virtual Care 7 – 8 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | NSW Women in Life Science Luncheon 2024 8 March 2024 Sydney See Marilyn there! Register Now |
 | Australian Precision Oncology Symposium 8 – 9 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | PTA Congress 2024 11 – 13 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | MCIA ACannabis Conference 12 – 14 March 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Engage Sydney 2024 14 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | ProsTIC Preceptorship – Precision Oncology in Practice 14 – 16 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | BioSymposium – Crossing the Rubicon in AI Decision-Making: A Clinical Dilemma 18 March 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Bio-Europe Spring – Springtime Partnering Event 18 – 20 March 2024 Barcelona Register Now |
 | World Indigenous Cancer Conference 2024 18 – 20 March 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | 33rd Annual Medico Legal Congress 19 – 20 March 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | Australian Governance Summit 20 March 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Science Meets Parliament 20 – 21 March 2024 Canberra Register Now |
 | Menopause – Workforce Impact 25 March 2024 Online Register Now |
| April | |
 | Ca-PRI Conference 17 – 19 April 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| May | |
 | Bio Korea 2024 8 May 2024 Seoul Register Now |
 | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles Annual Meeting 8 – 12 May 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Asia-Pacific Vaccine and Immunotherapy Congress 14 – 17 May 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | BioMelbourne Network – Connecting Women Lunch 17 May 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | BPD Annual Conference 20 – 21 May 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | AusMedtech 2024 22 – 23 May 2024 Adelaide Register Now |
| June | |
 | BIO International Convention 3 – 6 June 2024 San Diego Register Now |
 | IPBC Global 10 – 12 June 2024 San Francisco Register Now |
 | London Tech Week – Shape the Future: Uniting Global Tech to Drive Sustainable Innovation 10 – 14 June 2024 London Register Now |
 | ARCS 2024 12 – 14 June 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | National Dementia Conference 12 – 13 June 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| Cosmetic Surgery Safety Conference 14 June2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Global Health Security Conferences 18 – 21 June 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | 2nd Australasian Conferences on Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases 20 – 22 June 2024 Bangkok Register Now |
| Health Insurance Summit 24 – 25 June 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| July | |
| Mental Health Models & Facilities Forum 25 July 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| Bio Connections Australia 29 July 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| August | |
 | PSA24 2 – 4 August 2024 Sydney Register Now |
 | International Mass Spectrometry Conference 17 – 23 August 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | National Disability Summit 19 – 20 August 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| September | |
 | Biomolecular Horizons 2024 22 – 26 September 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
| October | |
 | The Medtech Conference 15 – 17 October 2024 Toronto Register Now |
| November | |
 | AusBiotech 2024 30 October – 1 November 2024 Melbourne Register Now |
 | Metabolic Diseases – Breakthrough Discoveries in Diabetes and Obesity Meeting in 2024 17 – 20 November 2024 Lorne Register Now |
Links of Interest
UBS Global Wealth Report 2023: Exploring The Fall In Global Household WealthA Total Ban Against Genetic Discrimination in Life Insurance is Needed in AustraliaScientific Research Needs a Radical Restructuring12 Days of BusinessSamsung gets FDA Approval for Sleep Apnea Feature on Galaxy WatchSticking with Sport During School Years Linked to Academic SuccessRecruitment Experiences and Outlook SurveyNot sure about what AI really is? The Federal government has provided a free course for 1 million Australians to help you understand AIMenopause – Workforce Impact Meeting – Share the details of this Online Panel to your relevant colleagues, friends and family networks. Awareness on this topic is so important
A quick tip!
Always running out of power?If you’re at a hotel and run out of charger plus, the TV usually has a USB plug in the back. |
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance with your job search or executive recruitment.
With best wishes,
Marilyn Jones
Executive Director
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