T2B Monthly | April 2024

Lots to cover in this issue… Catch up on our first AMA, get the details for Thursday’s May Comm Convo on navigating the biopharma comms hiring landscape, grab some tips on how to communicate for impact, and read about an unconventional use case for ChatGPT (one that doesn’t involve a company AI policy or confidential info!). If you’re here for the donuts, you’ll have to read on a bit to see where that comes in.

PS - Grand reveal of our first premium offering coming next month! 🪄🎩🐇 

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In This Edition

Making Sense of the Biopharma Comms Hiring Landscape

Let’s be honest. Yes, there are more biopharma comms jobs emerging, but with the recent spate of layoffs that hasn’t quite relented, the talent pool is large and competition fierce.

On Thursday (yes, THIS Thursday), tune into our May Comm Convo, where recruiter Alma Villaseñor Hembree will dig into those things that aren’t on a website’s careers page or in the LI job description.

All kinds of communicators, and at all career stages, are invited. Whether you're actively thinking about your next career move or just want to know what’s happening within the industry, this Comm Convo will provide at least one new nugget to consider. Click the button for more details and to sign up.

☝️ Friendly reminder: Comm Convos are free but open only to our T2B community. Confirm your eligibility, and complete our two-minute intake form if you’re not already a member.

So, We Asked Exec Recruiter Scott White Anything and Everything. Here’s What We Learned

Hot Takes on Community and Connection

All throughout April we’ve been discussing how to create different kinds of connections, even in unlikely places, and the value of community, whether that’s location-based, values-rooted, or shared via some other kind of bond.

In our most recent community discussion, we explored nontraditional networking opportunities. Check it out!

Welcome, Rising Stars of Fierce Pharma West!

This year, we teamed up with Fierce Pharma to take their Rising Stars program up a notch. We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Rising Stars of Fierce Pharma PR & Communications Summit West! While these Rising Stars come from a variety of backgrounds and organizations, they’re all united by their shared passion for scientific storytelling and communication. Please join us in congratulating the West cohort!

April Comm Convo Recap: A Lesson on How to Communicate for Impact

During our fireside chat on April 3rd, Sarah noted that as communicators, we’re uniquely positioned “to see all of the moving parts of an organization and to start to really think about…. how can we do more.”

View one of this Comm Convo’s highlights reels (above) on the impact community engagement and supporting social impact initiatives can have on an organizations and its employees.

Feeling Inspired? Give Back With These Life Science Cares Initiatives

If you’re looking to find new ways to give back, exploring an LSC initiative is a great place to start! Support a community-based nonprofit in Boston, San Diego, or NYC by clicking on the links below and purchasing a much-needed item--or two--for someone in need. In doing so, you’ll be joining LSC in its mission of disrupting the cycle of poverty and inequality in our communities. (Note, you don’t have to reside in these cities to contribute.)

🍎 LSC Boston: Support Young Man with a Plan’s new wellness space
Young Man with a Plan creates a culture of brotherhood, respect and achievement among young men of color in Boston in order to improve their post-secondary (college, career and life) outcomes.

🧠 LSC San Diego: Support Serving Seniors with stimulating brain games and fun activities
Serving Seniors is a nonprofit in San Diego that provides wraparound services for low-income and unhoused senior citizens including access to affordable housing, healthy meals, health services, and community centers.

🔬 LSC NYC: Support Biobus by sending handheld microscopes to students
BioBus's mission is to build inclusive and accessible scientific communities where every New York City student can fulfill their academic, financial, and personal potential in science.

This Month’s Biopharma Beats Bulletin Features DD&D Pharma Editor Brian Buntz

In the April edition of Biopharma Beats Bulletin, Brian discusses the ways he “connect the dots” between emerging technologies like AI and biopharma advances. Find out more about Brian’s reporting priorities and approach, as well as what makes a pitch truly “captivating,” in the full bulletin, available on T2B Slack.

T2B Community Voices & Insights

🔎 Reflecting on her career shift, Shannia shares, “I had always been interested in communications—especially in an era where misinformation runs rampant. I found that serving as the intermediary, someone who could communicate with both scientists and general public, was work not only enjoyable, but also incredibly important.”

We couldn’t agree more!

Join us! T2Bmeet @ BIO on June 4th in San Diego

Connect with the T2B community–your people–at our free breakfast mixer in San Diego at BIO. T2Bmeet is open to all Ticket To Biotech members. Whether you're based in SoCal or visiting for BIO, we hope to see you there!

And, if you see value in our programming and believe in our vision, please support us by sponsoring T2Bmeet. We have the passion and the grit to continue growing and improving T2B, but unfortunately, those qualities aren't valid forms of payment for things like venues and mini donuts (who doesn’t like mini donuts 🍩?).

☝️ BIO International Convention registration not needed, but advance breakfast signup is requested. If you're new to T2B, first confirm that you're eligible and fill out this form to join our community.

Seen on Social

If you’ve been contemplating the right time to try ChatGPT with non-confidential information, we might’ve found an at-home use case for you!

AI marketer Nicole Leffer recently shared on LinkedIn how she turned to none other than ChatGPT for help fixing a malfunctioning garbage disposal. Not only could ChatGPT provide advice specific to her model of garbage disposal, but it successfully guided her through troubleshooting the problem.

We think this perfectly encapsulated how a future with AI will look! 🤖 Are you experimenting with generative AI? What unique applications have you discovered?

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