Transition Careers Jared Downard

I had a great conversation with Dan Mudra for my fourth episode! Dan and I had similar education paths before he decided to go back for his PhD.

The move was highly successful and allowed him to advance his career in the pharmaceutical realm. We cover a variety of topics including his desire to explore the business side of science, how he is motivated to always be learning, creating, and building and the importance of “wandering with purpose”

Overall, I think Dan has some fantastic advice for young scientists out there and some great general life advice as well!

In this episode, I am joined by Greg Loewen! Greg has an interesting back story and some great advice from his career path. That path includes starting out in the lab, becoming a director, and moving into business development.

We talk about how we was approached by colleagues to make several of his career moves, what leadership means to him, and much more!

Zach is my first guest! He went straight into industry with his bachelor's working at a pharmaceutical CRO. He then moved out of the lab into a study director role and currently works in business development.

In the episode, we discuss his big career decisions and the motivations behind them, and how networking and genuine curiosity are important for development!

The prologue episode! I have made some big decisions in my scientific career. For the longest time, I felt there were very defined and limited career paths I could take with my education.

After making my recent career transition, I know there are more options out there! You just have to find them and be open to learning and change!

Hear about my background, where I am currently, motivations for starting this project and most importantly what it will be about!