One Nucleus March People Pathways 2022

March 2022

People Pathways Welcome to the March edition of the One Nucleus People Pathways newsletter.

This month’s newsletter is packed with news about our upcoming events, learning and development opportunities, vacancies, and mentoring. You will also find links to the on-demand content from our Building Life Science Adventures 2022 conference which took place earlier this month. The image below shows our expert speakers, Sponsors and Supporters of this year’s event.

We have been reflecting on the last 12 months as we bring together the content for the Annual Review and it has been great to see how organisations are growing and changing within Life Sciences and how the One Nucleus Learning and Development and People activities are evolving with this. Without giving away too many spoilers of this year’s Directory, we are delighted to share that over the last 12 months, 60 companies (44 members and 16 non-members) have accessed training via One Nucleus. We have also developed an online library of Employer of Choice webinars. These sessions covered topics such as diversity and LGBTQ+ inclusion, working with neurodiversity, women’s health and safety at work and reducing carbon footprint and are all available on the One Nucleus YouTube Channel. We look forward to future Employer of Choice collaborations.

Life Science Jobs Head of Computational Chemistry | Domainex read more Senior Scientist - Target Validation | Mission Therapeutics read more Operations Manager | MedCity read more Senior Director - Early Innovation Partnering | Johnson & Johnson read more Commercial Operations Scientist | Metrioin Biosciences read more Molecular Biology Senior Scientist | Neobe Therapeutics read more To view all other member vacancies please visit the One Nucleus website.

One Nucleus Training Courses 28 April 2022 | Laboratory Health and Safety (1 day course) - register 12 May 2022 | The Safe Use and Management of Laboratory Gases (1 day course) register 8-9 June 2022 | Online Introduction to Drug Discovery - From Idea to Clinical Candidate (2 day course) - register 9 June 2022 | Presentation Skills for Scientists - register 21-22 June 2022 | Biological Safety: Management and Practice (IOSH Approved) (2 day course) - register

One Nucleus Events 21 April 2022 | Employer of Choice Webinar: Biotech Talent Trends 2022 - register

Building Life Science Adventures 2022 This year’s Building Life Science Adventures conference attracted 194 registrants who engaged in insightful panel discussions and connected to share knowledge of best practice when seeking and creating amazing careers within the life sciences industry.

We are so grateful to our Sponsors and Supporters who helped bring the event together and shape the content of what was an excellent two days and a special congratulations to John McCafferty, CSO at IONTAS and CEO of Maxion Therapeutics, winner of the Life Sciences Inspiration of the Year Award 2022.

Thank You!

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Tuesday 28 - Wednesday 29 March 2023 Catch up on the BLSA 2022 on-demand content on the One Nucleus YouTube channel.

The Skills Network - Digital Skills Bootcamps The Skills Network has been selected to deliver Skills Bootcamps for Digital in the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority area as well as the East of England.

The government funded bootcamps are designed to upskill individuals (unemployed and employed) in these digital skills to enable them to apply for relevant roles or progress within their employment. The courses are fully online but do involve a significant amount of “live” tutoring. In the short term they would like to hear from employers who would like to interview those completing courses for vacancies they have.

They are also keen to hear from employers that might have an interest in shaping the programmes going forward. As well as upskilling, their own employers are using the bootcamps as a recruitment route.

The Skills Network also offer specialist digital apprenticeship courses in Digital Marketing, IT Technical Sales, Data Analysis, Software Development, Information Communications and Software Development so, if desired, the individual can then progress into the relevant apprenticeship.

Please contact Tara.Holland@theskillsnetwork.com if you would like more information or would like to be involved.

One Nucleus Mentoring Initiative Our chance to play our full role in connecting the expertise and know-how of our network to those that need it and thereby collectively enhancing the success of the cluster, we are here to help you find a mentor. Visit the Mentoring webpage on the One Nucleus website for more information.

Below is an example of an image that we will advertise inside our mailings and on our social media platforms.

We have collaborated with SLAS to provide you with a next level mentor experience and you can also receive a complimentary 6-month membership with SLAS. Find out more.

One Nucleus Member Appointments NanoSyrinx appoints R&D industry leader Dr Marie McAvoy as Chief Scientific Officer read more Justin Bryans has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer on the Early Discovery Charles River team read more PhoreMost promotes Dr Neil Torbett to Chief Executive Officer read more

Online Training for bioscientists

Coding Modelling Analysis SKILLS FOR 21st CENTURY BIOSCIENCE SysMIC is an online course developed in association with the BBSRC to provide effective training for the bioscience community. It involves approximately 120 hours of study over six months and has a flexible format designed to fit around research commitments. It is suitable both for PhD students requiring initial training or established researchers looking to enhance and develop their skills portfolio.

The course was put together jointly by academics from UCL, Birkbeck, the Open University and University of Edinburgh and since 2012 over 3,000 researchers have studied with us.

KEY FEATURES: ✓ online learning ✓ comprehensive materials ✓ tutor support

✓ flexible schedule

✓ events & workshops

✓ quizzes & exercises ✓ model answers

✓ community forums ✓ video tutorials

✓ certification of achievement

TESTIMONIALS: "This module was very useful and applicable to my work ... it will be easier to understand and apply computational methods in the future."

"I definitely understand biological models much better and can actually relate them to the mathematics I often run away from in papers"

"The flexibility of the course was very useful to me, as it allowed me to fit in with work commitments."

"The miniproject was the best part of the SysMIC … it provided a real opportunity to test and develop the modelling skills learnt in the course"

next start date: 1st November 2021

website: sysmic.ac.uk

cost: £1500 (discounted rates available)

contact: sysmic-team@sysmic.ac.uk

Listening to Ignite the Mind – With RiverRhee Elisabeth Goodman, RiverRhee

RiverRhee’s Owner and Principal Consultant, Elisabeth Goodman, has been exploring how to take her clients’ listening skills to another level.

Nancy Kline’s latest book “The Promise that Changes Everything. I promise I won’t interrupt”, formed the basis of a “Time to Think” course that Elisabeth recently attended.

You may already be familiar with the concept of “active listening”: a way of demonstrating to the thinker that you are giving them your fullest attention – through brief utterances, nodding, eye contact, and maybe even playing back some of the words that you have heard.

Nancy Kline’s latest work takes this art of listening further. She suggests that we promise not to interrupt the other person, not only until they have stopped speaking, but also until they have stopped thinking. That we do not say a single word until we are invited to do so, and that we give our fullest attention throughout.

The justification behind all of this is the finding that we think in waves and pauses, and we do variable amounts of thinking inside our heads rather than speaking aloud. Receiving this level of attention from someone else, and knowing we will not be interrupted can create a sense of safety and ease in our thinking that can ultimately ignite our minds.

Get in touch at elisabeth@riverrhee.com, call Elisabeth on 07876 130 817 or see www.riverrhee.com to explore listening and other management and ‘human’ skills through one-to-one, group and team coaching.

Biotech Talent Trends 2022 Tom Froggatt, Singular Talent

It’s a noisy marketplace. Demand for talent is higher than ever but so is the opportunity to secure and attract new talent as people are open to moving.

There’s been an increase in employee turnover since the pandemic. The initial reticence to move has been replaced by an increase in confidence and a desire to find a job that really works for them.

Biotech candidates hold more power than ever before: • •

Not only are there more jobs available but jobs have also become easier to find and easier to leave! There is better visibility, better online presence and accessibility.

Remote working has removed geographic barriers to increase the options open to candidates.

All this means they can take their pick.

Impact on employers • • •

You have to work harder to stand out and attract top talent. And to retain your talent A rise in counter-offers - in 2022 we’ve seen a third of biotech candidates have 3-4 job offers It’s hard for growing biotech businesses to match salary offers and the reputation of large-scale businesses.

Solutions It’s a complex mix to get right: • • • •

Talent marketing strategies - traditional recruitment approaches no longer work Review your candidate pool, employer brand, employee value proposition & onboarding.

Market insight - perceptions about your company & how to compete, get under the top reasons why Biotech candidates move jobs.

Candidate experience is key.

The overall vibe for 2022 is creating a place and position where candidates choose you.

For more information, book on the Employer of Choice Biotech Talent Trends 21 April 2022 webinar here. Attendees will also get a copy of the Singular Talent ‘Biotech Talent Trends Post-Covid Report 2022’ .