902 Advizers
Jon
CEO
Start-up Biotech Company
University of Leeds (UK) 2002
N/A
Q1Career path
Career Development
Overcoming Challenges
Executive/Leadership
3:15
"If you want to do a job, uh, do, do itself. So that's what I've done."
Q3Day in the life
Investment
Data Analysis
Executive/Leadership
1:17
"It is a pretty broad scope. Um, and I think flexibility is the key, cuz every day does tend to be a bit different from the one before."
Q4Most important skills - role
Resilience
Adaptability
Persistence
1:31
"Good things don't come easily. There's always bumps in the road, in any growing company, um, any development project. "
Q5Favorite parts - role
Executive/Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Biotechnology
1:20
"The opportunity to build something and develop something that will contribute towards saving patient lives is pretty big motivator."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Process Development
Fundraising
Executive/Leadership
1:45
"With, with more funding, we'll be able to go ahead and actually recruit more people and move things faster."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Cell Therapy
Clinical Trials
Biotechnology
1:43
"It's moving so quickly as we have more clinical data, as these therapies are being used, every week there's something significant new and that just changes the way we see things."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Risk-Taking
Curiosity
Empirical Approach
1:45
"In this industry it's so fast paced. If you stop learning, then you're out of date within a week."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Communication
Leadership
Overcoming Challenges
2:22
"I wish I'd known that no one has all the answers."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level Jobs
Science Careers
Biotechnology
1:05
"Certainly cell biologists are coming in as a lab scientist or a technician. That's definitely a very common graduate position."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Achieving Goals
Executive/Leadership
0:44
"Be brave and seize opportunities when they come up. Doubt can really cloud your judgment."
Q12College ideas for success
Industry Connections
Networking
Career Exploration
1:57
"reach out to people in industry...Google the company and email 'em"

