Life Sciences LCI

Upcoming Session

These virtual meetings are held during the Month. Click More Informatioin above to see additional details for the currently scheduled meeting.

Special Event

Claudia Campbell presented to the Pharmaceutical Industry Project Management Group (PIPMG) on March 30, 2023, on the topic: "Project Management for Medical Devices and the Application of Agile Methodologies to Device Development". The recording and PDF slide deck are available here:
Project Management for Medical Devices and the Application of Agile Methodologies to Device Development - PIPMG - Pharmaceutical Industry Project Management Group

Learn More about Life Sciences in NJ

• Statistics on the Life Sciences industry in NJ courtesy of BioNJ: bionj-and-new-jersey.
• BioNJ YouTube video on Life Sciences in NJ
• NJEDA - Life Sciences in NJ
• "Solving the Puzzle: A Closer Look at Project Management Careers in Life Sciences". Published Mar 18, 2020 by Porschia Parker-Griffen.

Rutgers iJOBS

PMINJ’s Life Sciences LCI collaborates with the Rutgers University “iJOBS” program (Interdisciplinary Jobs for Biomedical Students (About | Rutgers School of Graduate Studies) to create awareness of life sciences PM career pathways, opportunities, skills and more for Ph.D. and post-doctoral biomedical students. Links to student blogs on our recent events:

• Pharma Drug Development Process and the PM, with a career panel discussion, Oct 19, 2022
• Partnership with PMINJ’s Rutgers Alliance – Agile in Life Science Projects, Oct 14, 2021
• Partnership with PMINJ’s Education Outreach team – Life Science PM career pathways, Mar 10, 2021

Mission

To create a forum for project management professionals with an interest in the Life Sciences industry* to:

• Network, collaborate, and share experiences from managing and/or working on Life Science project teams.
• Discuss and learn about topics and activities specific to Life Science projects, such as validated projects, quality assurance issues, and project execution within a highly regulated environment.
• Educate and share knowledge about the Life Sciences industry with the larger project management community.
• Act as champions in support of required project activities related to compliance with FDA or other healthcare-related regulations.
• To mentor, develop, and foster growth of the next generation of Life Science project managers.
• Leverage best practices, tools & techniques from other industries, such as Agile.

*The Life Sciences industry is intended to include pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and healthcare/medical organizations.

The LCI Core Team is planning speaker presentations and other activities during the year; details will be posted here as they become available. Please feel free to make suggestions or propose topics which may interest you.

Scope

What state is home to 12 of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical, medical technology and diagnostics companies, over 400 biotechnology companies, the world’s largest clinical research organizations and has the world’s highest concentration of scientists and engineers in the world?

With nearly 3,200 facilities operating across all sectors and $30.1 B estimated annual expenditures the New Jersey life sciences industry directly employs over 112,000 people, second only to California (with a population 30x larger).

That’s a lot of projects to be managed!

PMINJ has formed the Life Science LCI to serve as a forum for project management professionals with an interest in the Life Sciences industry (pharmaceutical, medical devices, biotechnology, and healthcare / medical organizations) to network, collaborate, and share knowledge and experience.

The Life Sciences LCI will work in cooperation with the PMINJ Chapter to provide additional value to PMINJ members and people in the community with a focus on and/or interest in project management within Life Science organizations.

The email list carries the Life Sciences LCI announcements, and also allows members of the list to share career opportunities, events etc. Only members of the list may email to the list.

PMINJ chapter members can subscribe / unsubscribe to the Life Sciences email list via the chapter website. To check or change your subscription status:

1. Click the Login menu entry at the top right.
2. Enter your PMI preferred email address and your PMINJ password (same as used for online registration) and click Login (or use the Forgot Password link to create a new password).
3. On the next screen, click Customer Information Area.
4. On the Customers Pages, click Customer Information and history ...
5. Towards the middle of the page, Review your "Current Mailing List Memberships" and click the button if you need to change this status.
6. The change will be effective immediately.

Note also that:

• The email address used is the one registered at PMI.ORG. If you need to change your email address, login to www.pmi.org and make the change there. Note that the NJ chapter receives a data feed from PMI periodically, so it may take up to four (4) days for the email address change to be effective at PMINJ.
• New PMINJ members start with Forgot Password.
• Do NOT reply to a Life Sciences email with an unsubscribe request - that sends your request to every member of the list!