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Anubhav Saxena
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Deeksha Gupta
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Outline
1. Career vs. Job
2. Career management cycle
a) Self assessment
b) Skill assessment and career objective
c) Career development plan
3. Career options in Industry
4. Summary
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1. Career vs. Job
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What is Career Management?
Conscious & Structured Planning to get -
• Personal fulfillment
• Goal achievement
• Financial security
• Work/life balance
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Where are you currently in your career?
Audience Survey Question
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• Pursuing a Masters of Science
• Pursuing a Ph.D.
• Pursing a Post doc
• Currently working in a job
• Other (Tell us more in the chat)
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2. Career Management Cycle
1. Self Assessment
2. Skill Assessment
& Career Objective
3. Career Development
Plan
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a) Self Assessment
Who am I?
Both are stars with very different strengths and SKILL-SET
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Does your current job/course give you satisfaction?
Audience Survey Question
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• I love it and couldn’t be happier
• I enjoy it, but I still want something better
• I dislike it and I am currently looking
• I dislike it, but I don’t have many choices
• Never thought about it, any job is fine
Choice (Loved since childhood)
Default (Got good marks)
Else (Wanted to do something
else)
Science Education
Yes (Love my domain)
No (Need job to survive)
Undecided (Course is not
interesting but job might be)
Passion for Specialized
Domain
Salary
Satisfaction
Stability
Perception for Career
Selecting right combination is a KEY for a successful career
a) Self Assessment
Where am I?
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Your strengths and passion should drive your decision
ACADEMIA
• Higher compensation
• Common team goal - Speed Matters
• Cutting edge infrastructure
• Require continuous learning and
development
INDUSTRY
• Reasonable compensation
• Autonomy (Control over
research direction)
• High job stability
Salary
Satisfaction
Stability
Perception for Career
No silver bullet for career
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What is your career priority?
Audience Survey Question
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• Salary
• Job satisfaction
• Stability (less risk to lose the job)
• Other (Tell us more in the chat)
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Science Jobs - Indian Scenario
Statistics
~ 35% of faculty positions remain
vacant in IITs, IISERs and central
universities
Ratio for academic position and
number of applications = 1:250
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b) Skill Assessment & Career Objectives
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Tips for Skill Assessment
& Career Objectives
Test both technical and soft skills
Focus on job Specific skills vs.
Generic skill
Use appropriate skill assessment
tools
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# ACS tool : Chemidip.acs.org
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Research & Development Cycle
Skill set
Balance
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Ph.D. is more than a degree. A typical Ph.D. normally involves:
• Literature review to understand research trends and define PhD project
• Conduct original research experiments and developing testing protocols
• Analyze the complex research results, data analysis and draw conclusions
• Ability to present research findings in a comprehensive and precise way in
form of research publications and presentations in conferences
• Writing up thesis and defending your thesis in an oral viva voce exam
Skill Building – Ph.D. Example
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Problem Solving
Conviction
Decision Making
Communication Skills
Emotional Intelligence
Skill-sets
Have you developed these skills?
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How can we
build these
skills
proactively?
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Have you added any new skills in the last 2 years?
Audience Survey Question
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• I continually add new skills frequently
• I have added a new skill or two recently
• I have not added new skills
• Do not know or never thought of it
• Other (Tell us more in the chat)
c) Career Development
Plan
Make an ambitious
personal commitment
Develop a roadmap
and action plans
Take action Self-reflection
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Tips for Career
Development Plan
• Ambitious Goal
• Believe in yourself
• Aggressive but practical timelines
• Find good mentor
• Self-awareness and periodic evaluation
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Source: IndiaBiosceince
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3. Early Career Options in Industry
Research Scientist
Analytical Scientist
Product Steward
(Regulatory expert)
IP Analyst
Product Development
Scientist
Process
Chemist/Engineer
Application Scientist
Technical Services
Project Manager
Patent
Agent/Lawyer
Quality control
chemist/Manager
Computational Scientist
Open Innovation
Specialist
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Role and
Responsibility
Responsible
for designing, undertaking
and
analyzing
information from controlled laboratory
-
based
investigations, experiments and trials
for
new
product development
Technical skills
•
Expertise on literature survey
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Synthetic/formulation expertise
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Command on data interpretation
Competencies
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Critical thinker
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Creativity
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Team player
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Safety mindset
Research/ Product Development Scientist
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Role and
Responsibility
Responsible for detailed characterization of raw
materials, intermediates and new products by
developing new methods using various
instrumentation techniques
Technical skills
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Expertise in instrumentation
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Strong physical chemistry knowledge
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Data interpretation and statistical
understanding
Competencies
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Analytical mindset
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Collaborative thinking
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Problem-solving mindset
Analytical Scientist
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Role and
Responsibility
Scouting the new technologies by collaborating
external partners to build R&D Innovation
pipeline
Technical skills
• Broad understanding of different chemistries
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Good understanding of market trends
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Intellectual property knowledge
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Agreement writing skills
Competencies
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Analytical thinking
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Judgment and decision making
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Collaborative thinking
•
Excellent communication
Open Innovation Scientist
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Role and
Responsibility
Computer simulation
to assist in solving
chemical problems. Use methods
of
theoretical chemistry, incorporated into
efficient
computer programs
, to calculate the
structures and properties of
materials.
Technical skills
• Knowledge about computer modeling and
statistical analysis methods.
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Having some background in core material
that includes kinetics, thermodynamics
and quantum chemistry
Competencies
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Analytical mindset
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Collaborative thinking
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Critical thinking
Computational Chemist
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Role and
Responsibility
Responsible
for developing prototyping as
per
customer’s
need and also solve
customer
complaints
Technical skills
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Market trends and application understanding
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Formulation and testing expertise
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Proficiency in developing tools
Competencies
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Customer centricity
•
Problem-solving mindset
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Excellent communication skills
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Networking skills
Application Scientist
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Role and
Responsibility
Provide
following decisions to technology and
business
teams
by thorough patent analysis –
a)
Filing new patents
b)
Free to operate new products in market
c)
Patent landscape- identifying key areas of interest
Technical skills
•
Expertise on writing & understanding patents
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Understanding of patent laws of different countries
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IT skills (software usage)
Competencies
•
Excellent writing skills
•
Judgment and decision making
•
Analytical thinking
•
Customer service mind-set
IP Analyst
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Role &
Responsibility
Environmental/Health/Safety (EH&S)
product development. Developing
Technical skills
Knowledge of regulatory compliance
IT skills (SAP etc)
Competencies
Quality & safety mindset
Excellent writing skills
Excellent communication skills
Product Stewardship
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Continuously upgrade
technical skills
Collaborative mind-set
Emotional intelligence
Flexibility
High personal benchmark
Always focus on your strengths
Keep a positive attitude
Respect mentor and leverage
effectively- Learn from feedback
quickly
4. Summary
You are responsible for your career
Take Ownership of Everything You Do
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Anubhav Saxena
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