Transcript Finding a Career in Biomedical Engineering

 Resources available to
you
 How to find companies
 Important keywords &
codes
 How to network and
find posted positions
 Let’s find some
contacts!
 Services:
 Guidance and instruction to
career resources
 Where:
http://www.library.drexel.edu/careers
 What:
 Careers blog
 Contact info
 Workshop PowerPoint
 Vault Career Insider
 Biomedical Engineering
research guide
 Career development in
bioengineering and biotechnology
 Career opportunities in
biotechnology and drug
development
 Opportunities in Biotechnology
Careers
Biomedical Engineering
Research Guide
•Research companies, industries, and professions
•Download full PDFs of Vault Career Guides
•Get career advice, sample resumes and cover letters, and
much more!!
 ES&P archives in
DrexelOne
 Company directories
and databases
 FDA drug approvals
 FDA device approvals
 Patent searching
 Some important words to use
in your search:
 Biotechnology
 Medical Devices
 Biomaterials
 Bioprocessing
 Pharmaceuticals
 Nanotechnology
 Biodevices
 Imaging
 Subject-specific keywords
 Search industries by Industry
Codes
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SIC Codes
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2833- Medicinal Chemicals &
Botanical Products
NAICS Codes
 Some relevant SIC codes:
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2834- Pharmaceutical Preparations
2835- In-Vitro and In-Vivo
Diagnostic Substances
2836- Biological Products, except
Diagnostic Substances
3841- Surgical & Medical
Instruments & Apparatus
3842- Orthopedic, Prosthetic &
Surgical Appliances and Supplies
D&B Million Dollar Database
Find companies only located
where you are looking
Find companies in specific
industries using SIC or
NAICS industry codes
Find the contact
information for these
companies in your results.
HOOVERS
Research the companies you
find
Read a company description
Look at how the company is
making news, and what
they’re making
Check out other similar
competitors
Look up contacts in HR or
Engineers in the R&D
departments
 Find FDA-approved drugs
and the companies that
manufacture them
 Drugs@FDA includes most
of the drug products
approved since 1939
 http://www.accessdata.fda
.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatf
da/index.cfm?fuseaction=
Reports.ReportsMenu
 Find FDA-approved
medical devices
 Recently-approved devices
 Each listing contains info
on what medical uses the
device is approved for
 For more info visit the
EngLibrary blog on the
Library’s website
 Latest FDA Medical Devices
approvals
 Use the EngLibrary blog to find
patent-searching resources,
like the US Patent and
Trademark Office database
 Try searching by company name
in the ‘Assignee Name’ field.
Build your
network
 Professional
Associations
Sustain your
network
 LinkedIn
 Professional associations
 Industry-specific job listings
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Try the Biomedical Engineering
Career Guide for BiomedSpecific job sites
 DragonJobs
 General job sites
 Using 3 different resources
discussed here, find 3 target
companies and at least one
contact person for each
company.
To view & download this
presentation, visit my reference
page at
library.drexel.edu/careers and
click on the Finding a Career in
Biomedical Engineering
workshop
 Suggested resources:
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 D&B Million Dollar Database
 Hoovers
 FDA Drug & Device Approvals
 LinkedIn
 Professional Associations