Pre-Conference Day | Monday November 18, 2024

FAST-TRACK JUNIOR SKILL SET TRAINING DAY

FAST-TRACK SKILLSET TRAINING DAY

Attend this series of short courses to refine your skill set across lab operations, facilities and related functions. Adopt one critical practical learning across each angle of operations to uplevel your technical and social skill set.

Concrete, real-world examples of operational success awaits!


8.30 - 9.15 Optimizing Your Information Consumption Using ELNs & Beyond To Free Up Your Operational Time

Move away from the pen and paper. Join in on this brainstorming and tool assessment course where you're able to hone in on your practical know-how for asset and facilities information gathering for boosted efficiency.

Jason Ho, Senior Lab Operations Manager, Deep Genomics


9.15 - 10.00 Tapping Into the World of Finance To Navigate Novel, Complex Documents & Better Influence Procurement Decisions

Unite with procurement experts to dissect W-9s, service contracts and budget preparation to play an active role in purchasing activities.

Piyali Sarkar, Associate Director, Amneal Pharmaceuticals


10.15 - 11.00 Familiarizing With ISO 50001 Standards To Solve Day-to-Day Problems in the Lab

From minimizing material waste, to energy management and productivity measurements, familiarize yourself with universal standards to ensure building and research compliance. Plan, Do, Check, Act Training as applicable to all ISO standards, and explore relation to 14001 & 14064.

Mike Korzelius, Senior Sustainability Manager, Crown Bio


11.00 - 11.45 Learning How to Interpret Engineering Plans & Paperwork To Harness your Inner Engineer To Understand Realistic Infrastructure Adaptations

Hear from an engineering expert to obtain must-know takeaways on critical HVAC functioning, tapping into room classification, required parameters, particle counts and compliance to maintain quality standards for your labs.

Alexis Anchundia, Senior Facilities Engineer, Noven Pharmaceuticals


11:45 - 12:45 Networking Lunch


12.45 - 1.30 Exploiting the Art of Motivation To Promote Continuous Workflow & Scientist Satisfaction

Learn how to optimize the power of motivation to support your scientists in their lab environment and become receptive to research pain points and demands.

Faith Ann Lawlor, Campus Manager, Business & Strategic Planner,Johnson & Johnson


1.30 - 2.15 Dissecting Your Role Within the Operations Hierarchy to Familiarize with Necessary Role Requirements vs Going the Extra Mile for Your Team

From managing up to scientist communication, familiarize yourself with the core values and principles of navigating an operations role for top-down and bottom-up management success.

Peggy Weber, Director, Laboratory Systems, Sarepta Therapeutics


2.30 - 3.15 Thriving in the Lab Operations Environment To Power Your Internal Teams & Future Research

Familiarize yourself with the mentality required to excel within operations and connected functions - learn how to adapt and remain curious in an environment that is constantly changing.

Drew Kimberlin, Lab Operations & Facilities Manager, Century Therapeutics


3.15 - 4.00 Securing Project Management Success To Manage Internal Workflows & Delegate Responsibilities Across Teams

Become equipped with the leadership know-how to manage your operations teams, effectively delegate and demonstrate must-have leadership qualities to thrive as a project manager.

Todd Holman, Senior Facility Manager, Editas Medicine


End of Training Day & Career Kickoff


Career Storytelling

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