[IEEE-JHC] Get the Inside Scoop on Jobs in Biotech, Health and Pharmaceutical Industries

Sun Apr 4 18:00:21 EDT 2004

Check out the end of this email for information on a New Training Initiative to provide computer-types with some inside knowledge
regarding jobs in the Biotech, Health and Pharmaceutical Industries.

    Triangle Area Job Hunt Collaborations

The purpose of this moderated receiver list is to 
share information of interest to job seekers in the 
NC RTP Area. The intent is to collect information 
and redistribute in the form of a weekly news letter. 

To submit information to be shared, please send it to 
     <mailto:ieee-jhc-owner at rtpnet.org>.

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             JOB OPPORTUNITIES

* Temporary .Net & SQL Server Software Developer
http://www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/show.cgi?9/571

--- To Post and Register for notification of Job Opportunities
  via the Triangle Networking Group.
http://www.trianglenetworkinggroup.com/register.htm
--- To post job opportunities, please visit 
www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/show.cgi?9/9
--- To Register for notification of Job Opportunities
  via the Eastern North Carolina Section of the IEEE.
www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/board-profile.cgi?action=register

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            NETWORKING EVENTS

 * Triangle Amateur Robotics
www.triangleamateurrobotics.org
 > Monday, April 5, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
N.C. State University Campus

 * SoCRA
Juliette_Nelsen at med.unc.edu
 - HIPAA Security and Part 11
 > Monday, April 5, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
North Pavilion on the Duke Campus

 * MS Corporation Security Summit & Training
www.microsoft.com/seminar/securitysummit
 > Thursday, April 8, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Raleigh Convention Center

 * Association of Information Technology Professionals
http://www.rtp-aitp.org
 - Handling Regulatory Compliance through the use of Technology
 > Thursday, April 8, 5:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Holiday Inn $30

 * Triangle Business and Professional Women
http://www.trianglebpw.com/events.html
 > Thursday, April 8, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wyndham Garden Hotel off of I-40 and Miami Blvd. $20

 * STC Carolina
http://www.stc-carolina.org/
 - Technical Communication Tools
 > Thursday, April 8, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: TBD

 * Triangle Linux User Group (triLUG)
http://www.trilug.org
 - Linux based Geospatial solutions
 > Thursday, April 8, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dreyfus Auditorium

 * CED Biotech Forum
http://www.cednc.org/cgi-bin/irCom.pl?7720/1/db/351/0/0/28/0/0/0/2042
 - Joining Forces: Collaborating in Today's Marketplace
 > Monday, April 12, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
North Carolina Biotechnology Center $40

 * NC PMI IS-LIG
www.ncpmi.org under LIGs
 - Introduction to the Rational Unified Process - RUP
 > Monday, April 12, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Procom Services, 3000 RDU Center Drive

 *  IEEE EMC Society
www.ieee.org/encs : Calendar
 - The "Ground" Myth
 > Tuesday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Underwriters Laboratories RTP

 * Triangle New Technology Users Group
www.tntug.org/meetings.htm
 - Microsoft - ISA Server Firewall - David Roundtree
 > Tuesday, April 13, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
RTI International's Dreyfus Auditorium

 * trinugsig General Meeting .NET
http://trinug.org/
 - Preview of Indigo
 > Wednesday, April 14, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
GSK Auditorium - Elion-Hitchings Building

 * Part Eleven Electronic Records & Signatures group
http://peers.onsphere.com/
 > Thursday, April 15, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Quintiles Riverbirch building

 * Business Expo 04
http://www.raleighchamber.org/bizexpo/
 > Thursday, April 15, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Raleigh Convention Center

 * NC Regulatory Affairs Forum
www.ncraf.org / http://calendar.yahoo.com/esther_mlus
 - Mammography Quality Stds and FDA Meeting
 > Thursday, April 15, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Elion Hitchings Building, GlaxoSmithKline $20

 * NC Project Management Institute
www.ncpmi.org/meeting
 - Value Based Project Selection & Prioritization
 > Thursday, April 15, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Sheraton $20

 * Perl Mongers
http://raleigh.pm.org/
 - Web Application Security
 > Thursday, April 15, 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Tekelec

 * National Finals at UNC Kenan-Flagler
Megan_Harvey at unc.edu
 - Venture Capital Investment Competition
 > Friday, April 16, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Koury Auditorium (requires Non-Disclosure Agreement)

 * Triangle Java User Group (triJUG)
http://www.trijug.org/
 - Aspect-oriented programming
 > Monday, April 19, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
MCNC, 3021 Cornwallis Rd., RTP

 * Embedded Systems
www.ieee.org/encs : Calendar
 - Single Board Computers
 > Wednesday, April 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ISA

 * RTP Software Process Improvement Network
http://rtpspin.org/meeting.html
 - Sizing a Software QA Group
 > Thursday, April 22, 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM
EMC at 62 TW Alexander Dr

 * Triangle Information System Quality Association (TISQUA)
www.tisqa.org
 - When to Send Testing Work Offshore and How to Manage the Risks
 > Thursday, April 22, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Centra Software $5

 * Sigma Xi Center Grand Opening
http://www.sigmaxi.org/invite.shtml
 > Friday, April 23, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3106 East NC Highway 54

 * Biotech/Health/Pharmaceuticals JHC Meeting
http://www.rtpnet.org/ieee/bhpjhc/
 - Manpower sponsored BHP Training
 > Monday, April 26, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ISA, 67 T.W. Alexander Dr, RTP

 * Triangle eXtreme Programming User's Group xpug
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TriangleXpUsersGroup
 > Monday, April 26, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Borders on Buck Jones

--- IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section Community
https://www.ieeecommunities.org/encs
--- Job Seekers Support Groups
http://www.unc.edu/~hwm/ec/notes.html
--- RTP Technical User and Special Interest Groups
http://www.pobox.com/~burnett/triangle/groups.html
--- RTP Business Events Calendar
http://www.eventswire.com/triangle/index.shtml#rtpevents

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              TRAINING 

* Free Training for Displaced Engineers
Mentor Graphics, a developer of electronic design automation tools, 
is offering free training to unemployed U.S. designers and engineers. 
Students should have B.S. or M.S. degrees in electronic engineering 
or comparable experience. Classes take place at Mentor Graphics 
Training Centers in locations such as Austin, Boston (Marlborough), 
Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver (Longmont), Portland, and San 
Jose. For a list of courses and enrollment information, go to
<http://www.mentor.com/es/dwp/>

 * ASP.NET
http://trinug.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=24
 > Wednesday, April 7, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * UML SIG
http://trinug.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=24
 > Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * Wake Tech
851-1313
 -  Grants - What You Need to Know
 > Monday, April 12, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BIC Center, Cary

 * SBTDC's SBIR/STTR Workshop
http://www.sbtdc.org/events/sbir/workshops2004/
 > Tuesday, April 13, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill

 * Pragmatic Web Dev
www.trinug.org
 > Tuesday, April 20, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * Architecture and Patterns
www.trinug.org
 > Tuesday, April 20, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * Java Software Development Workshop
http://www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/show.cgi?8/472
 > Friday, April 23, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Eva Perry Library

 * Multi-Threaded Applications SIG
http://trinug.org/
 > Monday, April 26, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * XML Web Services SIG
http://trinug.org/
 > Monday, April 26, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
GSK MERIDIAN SITE

 * Manpower of NC and Greenwood CVR
http://www.rtpnet.org/ieee/bhpjhc/prelim_training_cvr.htm
 - Training for breaking into the FDA Regulated Industry!
 > Monday, April 26, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
ISA, 67 T.W. Alexander Dr, RTP

*** Wake Tech Information Technology (IT) Academy 
 - Open House: April 19
The Information Technology (IT) Academy offers accelerated training for IT certifications. Courses meet from 4 to 20 hours per week
and from 4 to 16 weeks.

Abbreviated tracks are being offered for the 10 week summer semester. These abbreviated tracks include: Cisco Certified Network
Professional (CCNP, 2 of 4 courses), Oracle9i Database Administrator (2 of 4 courses),  and Oracle9i Developer  (2 of 4 courses), C#
(C-Sharp), Linux (online), and VB.NET Certification Prep. 

Enrollment in any IT Academy certification track is arranged in person (not through the college's online or telephone registration),
due to the prerequisite requirements and limited seating. 

Contact us:
    -  To learn more about the IT Academy and possible scholarship assistance
    -  To be added to our mailing list
    -  For updated scheduling information
    -  To learn about the open house being planned for April 19  

H1B Grant
    -  The IT Academy admits full pay as well as grant eligible students.
    -  The Academy was created under a grant called the H1B Grant.  This 
        grant was designed to help individuals in Wake or Johnston counties 
        that are unemployed or are considered an incumbent worker.  If you live 
        in one of these counties and show proof of unemployment or are an incumbent
        worker, you may be eligible for tuition and textbooks that would be covered 
        by the grant.  

Please contact either:
    Anna Clay McAdams, Counselor, <acmcadam at waketech.edu>, 919.661.3230 
    Michael Cromartie, Project Coordinator, <mjcromar at waketech.edu>,  919.661.3230 

To Register, please contact: 
    Billy Bradshaw, Admissions Counselor, <wbradsha at waketech.edu>, 919.773.4758  

--- Research Triangle Software Java Symposium
www.nofluffjuststuff.com
 - "No Fluff, Just Stuff" Java Symposium
 > June 11-13
There is a special discount of $50 available to all User Group members which is valid thru 5/14/04 
Please use the discount code "rtssjug575". 
After 5/14/04, the registration fee will be $725/person.

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             GENERAL INTEREST

 * Satisfying a Hunger for Knowledge Through Experiential Learning
http://www.todaysengineer.org/Feb04/learning.asp

 * Avoid These Mistakes In Your First Few Days
http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/management/20040217-hirsch.html

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Announcing New Training Initiative 
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Preliminary Details

Starting April 26, Manpower of NC and Greenwood CVR will offer a 5-class series to our group. There will be a fee (amount TBD). I
hope to have web registration for the fees.

The fee will cover the expenses for these classes - food, handouts + binders, room rental and building security. The plan is to
begin Monday, April 26 (6:30-8:30pm), and run for 5 weeks (5 consecutive Monday nights). Then take a break, and run the 5 weeks
again (for people who miss some sessions). The person from Manpower and Greenwood CVR was involved in the FDA Regulations elective
offered at TechEngage in August 2003, and these classes will cover some of that same material. The per-class fee will be less for
people who sign up for the 5-class series than for people who sign up for fewer sessions. Class dates will be April 26, May 3, May
10, May 17, and May 24.

Courses will be taught by leading area managers or consultants. These are "real world" people with the true hands on knowledge of
the FDA regulations. Great opportunity to learn more about the various industry needs and get first hands knowledge on what it will
take to make this transition. 

The topics are introductory, geared to computer-type people with no background in Pharma. Some of these topics are available for
less money (and more time in class) via the community college BioWork program. The topics are meant to target transitions into these
sorts of jobs:

Technical Writer (biotech/pharma) 
Medical device testing (software or hardware) 
Computer Validation Engineer (related to 21 CFR Part 11) 
Possibly entry-level data management job, like Clinical Data Associate II
Planned Topics:

cGMP Overview 
Documentation/SOPs 
Part 11 overview 
Validation (computer system, not chemistry/process) 
Data management or GMP manufacturing overview
Questions for the Group (please send comments to esther_L at ieee.org):