901 Advizers
Angel
Assistant Program Manager
American Biotech Co.
University of California, Davis
University of Oklahoma, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (2022); University of California, Los Angeles, Masters in Business Administration (2025)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelmtorres/
UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Biotechnology
Project Management
Manufacturing
1:17
"I integrate the program logistics for all of our capital expenditure projects into the site to make sure that we're, the site's manufacturing processes are, are not being affected, nor are the projects affecting each other."
Q2Main responsibilities
Project Management
Teamwork
Communication
3:52
"Most importantly is we make sure that we're not affecting the manufacturing process."
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Leadership
Project Management
1:34
"For my job...is people skills. Be nice, the good dude theory, or just be a good person. Treat everybody like a person."
Q4Most important skills - role
Biotechnology
Patient Care
Project Management
2:37
"I continue to have a feeling of serving a cause bigger than self."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Overcoming Challenges
Industry Realities
Career Development
1:07
"applying transferable skills, I think is a good way to summarize that"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Healthcare
Biotechnology
Project Management
0:51
"it's continuing to feel like you're part of something bigger than self."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Innovation
Resourcefulness
Uncertainty Tolerance
1:27
"You have to be innovative, comfortable with uncertainty. Those who fear change end up like Blockbuster - not lasting."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Communication
Project Management
Biological Sciences
1:22
"I probably would've appreciated if somebody told me to learn more about biological sciences."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Entry-Level Positions
Internship Opportunities
Biotechnology Careers
1:19
"To support what they do, you still need engineers, you still need folks that know how to move products, that know supply management."
Q10Entry-level positions
Leadership
Communication
Project Management
1:24
"to be successful...is to be humble and listen. You cannot know everything and you will never know everything."
Q12College ideas for success
Interdisciplinary Studies
Empathy and Compassion
Comfort Zone Expansion
2:17
"I think as an undergrad, one important thing is for you not to focus on just one thing."
Q13How identity impacted career
Veteran Affairs
Hispanic Heritage
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
4:57
"So no matter where I enter a room, the first thing that people see is what I look like. And you can't truly change that. So you have to embrace that and never be ashamed of it."