u/CCM_1995

Hey everyone,

I know CDMOs tend to have high turnover & can be very busy work environments, but I am looking to hear about people’s experiences working at CDMOs vs Big Pharma for R&D (process development, ideally).

I am interviewing with both big pharma companies and CDMOs, and getting to later stages now and trying to decide what my best move would be after my PhD defense in a few weeks.

What are the benefits to starting at a CDMO? Is it looked down upon at all by larger companies? Does the breadth of experience make you an ideal candidate for transitioning to larger pharma companies afterwards?

I’ll likely have to relocate with my partner & pets too, so I really want to be thorough in my assessment of pros/cons - any feedback is appreciated!!!

Anyone have any experiences working here at the Tustin, CA site? Specifically, Process Dev-related roles Scientist-level?

Hey everyone,

I’m finishing up my PhD in ChemEng, and looking for pharma roles. As we all are aware, the application process is a crapshoot & the industry is a complete mess.

I’ve been wanting to network more, and found who my supervisors/ADs would be for the roles I’m most interested in, and figured I’d take a stab at reaching out on LinkedIn. I’m fairly social and love meeting new people/conversing, contrary to my educational background haha. I have some previous pharma MFG work experience prior to my PhD as well, and I’d like to leverage that too, if I can.

What is the appropriate way to go about this? I’d like to, if possible, set up brief chats if they’re willing. Figured I’d introduce myself, my background (briefly), express interest, then ask a question or two about the dept and see if they’re willing to set up a brief conversation.

Only want to do this for roles where I really am a solid (hopefully top) candidate. Anyone have experiences or advice they could share?

Hey everyone,

I’m finishing up my PhD in ChemEng, and looking for pharma roles. As we all are aware, the application process is a crapshoot & the industry is a complete mess.

I’ve been wanting to network more, and found who my supervisors/ADs would be for the roles I’m most interested in, and figured I’d take a stab at reaching out on LinkedIn. I’m fairly social and love meeting new people/conversing, contrary to my educational background haha. I have some previous pharma MFG work experience prior to my PhD as well, and I’d like to leverage that too, if I can.

What is the appropriate way to go about this? I’d like to, if possible, set up brief chats if they’re willing. Figured I’d introduce myself, my background (briefly), express interest, then ask a question or two about the dept and see if they’re willing to set up a brief conversation.

Only want to do this for roles where I really am a solid (hopefully top) candidate. Anyone have experiences or advice they could share?

Hey guys,

Looking for some lesser known nu metal bands that I can jam out to in the gym. I’m pretty familiar with a lot of metal subgenres, and love nu metal, so I’m looking for some more obscure stuff…thinking bands that were overshadowed bc of the bigger names like Korn, bizkit, Slipknot, etc

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

Just grabbed this the other day. On day 2 now. How do y'all dose this? Just a single cap? Any benefits or diminishing returns with 2 caps?

Thanks!