Landscape of Business Careers for Scientists

Are you curious about careers in business but don’t know where to start or which role you are best suited for? This four-session mini-series will provide an opening overview of roles for PhDs in the business landscape and how they tie into each other. We will then be joined by panels of business professionals to take a deep dive into the skillsets required for success in careers in venture capital, quantitative research and trading, and management consulting.

Course Dates:  February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th | 5:30 – 7 pm
Course Capacity: 30
Location: IN-PERSON and on campus! Dinner will be provided.
Registration end date: Registration end date Feb 5th.

Contact myCHOICE with questions: mychoice@uchicago.edu

Session Content

Session 1: Overview of business/commercialization careers
Led by UChicagoGRAD and myCHOICE, in this session, you will get an overview of the different fields that comprise business/commercialization and their interactions in the business landscape. This overview will expand beyond the three areas that will be covered in the following panel discussions.
Session 2: Bio Equity Research and Venture Capital
Session 3: Quantitative Researchers and Trading
Session 4: Management, Life Science, and Boutique Consulting

You can register for any of the sessions. To help us efficiently organize this course, please register only if you are committed to attending.

Participating Business Professionals

Altamash Hasan, PhD

Life Sciences Specialist, L.E.K Consulting

Biomedical/Medical Engineering PhD
Northwestern University ’21

Ashley Sample, PhD

Associate Director, Magnolia Innovation

Cancer Biology
University of Chicago ’17

Ilona Ambartsumyan, PhD

Quantitative Researcher, Citadel Securities

Mathematics PhD
University of Pittsburg ’18

Qisen Lin, PhD

Research Developer, Headlands Technologies LLC

Physics PhD
University of Chicago ’22

Grayson Rich, PhD

Formerly Manager, Bain and Company

Physics PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’17
Postdoc, UChicago

Michael Schultz, PhD

Venture Operations, Portal Innovations

Biological and Biomedical Sciences PhD
Harvard Medical School

Jackson O'Brien, PhD

Biotechnology Analyst, Lincoln Park Capital

Physics PhD
UChicago ’21

Hao (Billy) Lee, PhD

Quantitative Researcher, Optiver

Mathematics PhD
University of Chicago ’23

James, Schwabacher PhD

Senior Consultant, Beghou Consulting

Chemistry PhD
Northwestern ’20

Sarah Schram, PhD

Biotechnology Equity Research Associate, William Blair

Neuroscience PhD
University of Illinois Chicago ’19

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