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2023-2024 Past Events
Join Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) and Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology (WEST) for an inspiring evening celebrating the achievements and contributions of women of color in STEM. This dynamic event will feature a panel of accomplished professionals sharing their personal stories, career journeys, and insights on overcoming challenges in the field. Engage in a thought-provoking panel discussion on topics such as:
There will be plenty of networking time to connect with fellow attendees, panelists, and industry leaders in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. This is a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and expand your professional network. Panelists include:
Location: Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Ave, Suite #2500, Boston, MA 02199 GPS Your Career: Navigating Unique Career Paths Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring local seasoned experts sharing their career transformation stories. Whether you're considering a career change or simply want to explore your options, this session offers valuable insights into navigating transitions. Discover firsthand how these professionals successfully made the leap from one function, industry, or career landscape to another. This session is a more intimate forum for learning from the experts why they changed, how they changed – and the impact this has had on their career journey. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable lessons and discover new possibilities in your own career journey. This event will be moderated by Jyothsna Visweswaraiah, Director, Drug Creation, Seismic Therapeutic. Panelists will include:
Location: Seismic Therapeutic, 250 Arsenal Place, Suite 210, Watertown, MA 02472 Mapping Your Career: How to Find the Way to Your Ideal Position You enjoy your work, and yet you know you want more in your career. In this interactive workshop, you will explore what is most meaningful and important to you in your career. We will look at what energizes you most in your work and how you can become more engaged and challenged as you move forward. Location: Pfizer, 610 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02139 Invest in Your Finances: Personal Finance Strategies 6 Money Questions Women should be asking about their Finances Seminar is a high-level overview to help women become comfortable with and understand the importance of investing. The aim is to create awareness around the importance of getting started early and staying on track to achieve desired financial success.
Simplify Your Spending and Saving Strategies Seminar is an educational program designed to help clients and prospective clients sharpen their spending and saving strategy. Participants will learn about:
This session will be led by Steven Lindale, a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Location: Zoom Empowering YOU: How to Be a Great Coach or Mentor Embark on a journey to uncover the key points of coaching & mentoring in the workplace. Explore the nuances (differences and similarities) between the two powerful approaches while digging into the foundational elements of the coaching relationship. Discover how to create an intentional coaching alliance setting the stage for success for you and your team. Dive into practical, hands-on exercises (on active listening and powerful questioning) to immediately kickstart and get the most out of your coaching and mentoring journey. Plus, learn invaluable techniques for giving and receiving feedback from all stakeholders. Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop where learning meets action! Location: Monte Rosa Therapeutics, 321 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118 Breaking Boundaries: Stories from Asian & Pacific Islander Trailblazers in Science & Technology Join WEST to promote and engage talent diversity in the biotech industry. This event is focused on enhancing the representation of Asian & Pacific Islander groups in science and technology, breaking barriers, navigating challenges, and building relationships with the community and peers. There will be a panel discussion and networking. This panel will be moderated by Lesley Chan, Senior Director, CMC lead of Sickle Cell Disease Program, bluebird bio. Panelists include:
Location: Bayer Co.Lab Cambridge, 238 Main St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 Introverted & Influential: Strategies for Visibility & Presence Visibility and presence play crucial roles in shaping career trajectories. While it may seem that those with an extraverted preference tend to receive more recognition, those with a preference for introversion have many unique qualities that can help drive their professional visibility and success. This 90-minute session, led by Laurie Bohn, will highlight the strengths and strategies those with introverted preferences can use to support their growth. Focusing on practical and achievable approaches, the workshop will offer insight on how to effectively leverage natural tendencies to build a strong, impactful presence at work, proving that success is not about how loud you are, but the significance of your contributions.
Location: Zoom WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are great opportunities to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Location: Beam Therapeutics, 238 Main St., 6th floor, Cambridge, MA Women Leaders in Food & Agricultural Science & Technology Please join us for networking and an engaging panel discussion featuring amazing local leaders sharing about their careers in agricultural science and technology. This Earth Day event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights from pioneering women who are shaping the future of food and agriculture. In addition to thought-provoking discussions, we'll provide delicious food and refreshing drinks to fuel your networking experience. Don’t miss the chance to connect and cultivate new professional relationships. As a special interactive activity, you'll have the opportunity to get hands-on and create seed bombs to take home. These seed bombs not only serve as a fun DIY project but also contribute to environmental sustainability by promoting green spaces and biodiversity. Come join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the achievements and contributions of women leaders in agricultural science and technology. Panelists include:
Location: Inari, One Kendall Square, Building 600/700, Suite 7-501, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139 Accelerate Your Career Through Personal Branding & Marketing Yourself When we use the term “marketing”, most people think of products, services, and commodities. How about ourselves – marketing our talents, accomplishments, and value – inside our organizations and outside within our profession, industry, and community? Are we comfortable talking about ourselves in this way? More importantly, are we prepared to talk about ourselves in this way – packaging our talents and accomplishments – showcasing them, leveraging them, and presenting our value internally within our organizations and externally within our chosen fields, industries & communities? Successful professionals know what they have to offer, what they want, and how to advocate for themselves. Identifying, creating, and articulating one's “personal brand" empowers us to 'own our career', seize opportunities we aspire to achieve, tell our stories, and self-advocate. Personal branding and the ability to market ourselves are essential ingredients for successful career management at all stages of our careers. Learn how to create a framework to embrace and develop this core competency. Key Objectives:
Location: Zoom GPS Your Career: Know Your Why When it comes to your career, are you traveling on the path you intended? For many of us, our work life has changed in ways we would not have anticipated. It is natural to pause, reflect periodically, and ask yourself: Is this job working for me? What is important about the work I do in this career, industry, role, or company? WHY am I doing this?
This is the second session in a 3-part series focused on Career Mapping and Planning. During session 2, you will reflect on your career experiences to articulate the priorities that have influenced your professional choices. In this interactive session, you will identify the values that drive your work preferences and assess the degree to which you are aligning certain choices with your values. This will enable you to consider how your values may (or may not) be shaping the decisions that are driving your career.
Speakers will Include: Tammy Gooler Loeb - Executive Coach, Author, & Podcast host, Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting Location: Zoom WoW- WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are great opportunities to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Location: Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02199 How to Advocate for Yourself We negotiate every day. At work we negotiate not just our jobs and salaries, but research priorities, budgets, staffing, deliverables and time tables. At home some of us negotiate child care pick up and drop off, who is making dinner and who stays home when the kids are sick. While men and women are equally skilled negotiators, women face some additional challenges. Not only were many of us not raised to advocate for our own interests, but we sometimes pay a social cost when we assert our needs and interests. We’ll dive into what we negotiate, our beliefs around advocating for ourselves, how to mitigate others’ negative perceptions when we assert our interests and two tools for increasing our effectiveness. You will leave with a better understanding of what is getting in your way and what to do about it. This event will be led by Amy Rebecca Gay, the Founder of Iris Bridge Coaching & Consulting. Location: Zoom Conquer Your Imposter Syndrome to Achieve Your Goals Do you hesitate to speak up because you worry that you’ll sound foolish? Do you question whether you have what it takes to successfully perform your role? Do you worry that the people around you are so much better qualified than you are? If so, you likely struggle with Impostor Syndrome, a term for the feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy many professionals face, particularly as they reach higher levels of success. Here you'll gain a deeper understanding of Impostor Syndrome and its effects on high-achieving professionals. You’ll also identify common triggers of impostor syndrome and key strategies for overcoming feelings of self-doubt. This session will be led by Kim Meninger. Location: Zoom GPS Your Career: Plotting Your Career Coordinates Are you curious about how to map out your career? Wondering how best to put some great dreams and aspirations into a gameplan for the future? Maybe you’re looking at what you need to grow into the next great role? Have we got the event for you! This is the first session in a 3-part series, focused solely on Career Mapping and Planning. For session 1, we look at how to evaluate your current strengths, skills, experience and development areas, and how to connect that with where you want to go, providing some tools and tricks to consider when “GPS-ing” your career. Speakers will Include: Jyothsna Visweswaraiah - Director, Drug Creation, Seismic Therapeutic Location: Bayer, 238 Main St., 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA International Women's Day Networking, Panel, & Concert Join Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology (WEST) and Kendall Square Orchestra (K²O) to celebrate the trailblazers of music and science this International Women's Day! The evening will start with networking and appetizers hosted by WEST followed by a panel featuring leaders from both the life science and classical music fields. The panel will focus on the theme for International Women's Day 2024 - Inspire Inclusion - and will explore the similarities and differences between the sciences and the arts on topics relating to career development, representation, and what has inspired them on their career journeys. Finally, enjoy K²O's concert and witness the world premiere of Francine Trester's 'In Her Element,' a musical tribute to pioneering women scientists, alongside powerful performances of Grazyna Bacewicz's 'Overture' and Amy Beach's 'Gaelic' Symphony. This special concert honors the innovative contributions of women, past and present. Don't miss this inspiring journey of resilience, innovation, and groundbreaking discoveries!
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Location: Sanders Theater, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Rockstar Lunch If you would love to learn about industry achievements and experiences first-hand from some of the most respected leaders in their fields, you won't want to miss this event WEST's Rockstar Lunch. Join us for an intimate event where the panel of leading women in venture capital will share their roles, career journey, professional achievements, lessons learned, inspirations, advice, and more. The panel will feature Christine Brennan, Managing Director at Vertex Ventures and Marian Nakada, Vice President of Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson-JJDC. Registration for this event is limited to maintain an intimate, engaging environment. Location: Zoom Get to Know WEST Sponsorship Open House Join us for a special open house event for companies interested learning more about partnership and sponsorship opportunities with WEST. You can network with WEST Board Members. We will talk about the benefits of partnering with WEST and going to WEST events, how our programming can be a resource, and much more. Location: Zoom Leadership of Innovation: Building Strategic Leadership Skills in Science & Technology Leaders in the science and technology industries face extraordinary challenges – and opportunities – because they work in highly innovative organizations which feature rapid change, fast growth, and shifting priorities. This presentation will cover the key skills required for effective leadership in science and technology organizations, the challenges faced when leading innovation, and ways to improve leadership practices. In this high-impact session, attendees gain actionable takeaways on:
This program is custom crafted for those working in science and technology who want to maximize their impact in their organizations. Location: Zoom Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking: Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, & Strategic Pricing This panel is designed to help you think about your career path and the different options that are open to you. The panel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing their career paths, a look at what their job entails, transferrable skills for those looking to make a change, tips for uncovering opportunities, advice for others, and how to make brave leaps. This event will be moderated by Alissa Brown of Sanofi. Panelists include:
Location: Zoom Unconscious Bias: How Do We Recognize It In Ourselves? In this very interactive session, attendees will look at Unconscious Bias and apply what we learn to work together in a cohesive environment using proven communication and connection strategies. Throughout the session, attendees participate in role-playing using real-life examples to help us recognize our own unconscious bias and how it impacts the organization. This is done through self-awareness and self-reflection. These examples will help us consider "How did that situation make us feel?", what you thought about while the situation was happening, and" what did you learn about yourself and others?" Kevin Coleman will provide practical tips that help you manage situations positively and productively. Learning Points:
Location: Zoom Rockstar Breakfast If you would love to learn about industry achievements and experiences first-hand from some of the most respected leaders in their fields, you won't want to miss this event. WEST's Rockstar Breakfast will feature Sarb Shergill, Corporate VP at Novo Nordisk and Marie Louise Sveen, Head of US R&D Operations at Novo Nordisk. Join us for an intimate event where they will share their roles, career journey, professional achievements, lessons learned, inspirations, advice, and more. Registration for this event is limited to maintain an intimate, engaging environment. Location: Novo Nordisk, 75 Hayden Ave., Lexington, MA 02421 Wake Up & Wondershift: A Journey to Personal Transformation Drawing from over three decades of experience working with individuals and teams, Judy explores five core areas of focus that she has identified as crucial for instigating profound and enduring shifts in both business and in life. These insights have been cultivated over her extensive career, during which she has guided countless individuals and teams in their pursuit of a more harmonious, imaginative, and purpose-driven existence. This session will be led by Judy Goldberg. Location: Agios Pharmaceuticals, 88 Sidney St., Cambridge, MA 02139 2023 WEST's 6th Annual Holiday Networking Event WEST and Cooley invite you to a Holiday Cocktail Party for an evening of networking and festive food and drinks. Please join us to celebrate the holidays, connect with members, exchange ideas, learn about job openings and more. Location: Cooley, 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 Networking Night with Alnylam's iThrive & SAGA ERGs, OUTbio, & WEST WEST's networking events are some of our most popular and well attended programs. We are thrilled to be partnering with Alnylam's iThrive & SAGA ERGs along with OUTbio for a Networking Night. We welcome all to register to join us for appetizers, drinks, and networking with other STEM professionals. Registration for WEST attendees is limited to 50 people, so don't miss your chance to register! Location: Alnylam, 675 W Kendall St., Cambridge, MA 02142 WEST Mentoring Program To help mentees achieve a personal or career goal by using small mentoring groups (pods) to obtain diverse perspectives that will provide an enriching experience for mentees and enable execution on goals through focused actions. During the application process, mentees will rate their interest in key career and personal development topics that will be used for matching their core pod. Mentees will also have the opportunity to explore the other topics offered and/or mentors for their flex pod time each session. Location: Zoom Giving & Receiving Feedback: Discover How to Make These Conversations Easier- For Both of You! The goal of this workshop is for participants to understand that giving and receiving feedback is not one-size-fits all. They will reflect on what they need to feel safe/comfortable receiving feedback and they'll learn how to customize their feedback for anyone on their team—including their manager.
Participants will learn 4 basic steps to giving meaningful feedback in a way that feels safe for both the giver and receiver.
They'll learn the importance of appreciation in offering feedback.
They'll walk away with three questions they can use to start any feedback discussion.
This workshop will be lead by Etta Jacobs.
Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 More Information: https://www.westorg.org/2023-11-28-giving-receiving-feedback WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are great opportunities to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Location: Bayer USA, 238 Main St., 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA Get on Board: Inside the Board of Directors If you would like to serve on a board, are already on a board, or work with a board, join us for Get on Board! The panelists are directors of both for-profit and nonprofit organization boards, and will address issues relating to service as directors, including the combinations of skills and experiences that boards are seeking, how to best position yourself for nonprofit or for-profit board candidacy, resources available to help you identify and take advantage of both paid and volunteer board opportunities, what it’s like to serve as a director on a board, and issues particular to women on boards. This event will be moderated by Kellye Eversole, President, Eversole Associates. The panelists will include: Ann LaFrance, former law partner, global executive and strategic advisor Location: Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02199 Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking: Clinical, Regulatory, Patient Reported Outcomes & Analytical Development This panel is designed to help you think about your career path and the different options that are open to you. The panel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing their career paths, a look at what their job entails, transferrable skills for those looking to make a change, tips for uncovering opportunities, advice for others, and how to make brave leaps. The panel will be moderated by Siennah Greenfield, Principal Scientist, DMPK, Pfizer. Panelists will include:
Location: Zoom Stories in STEM: Successfully Navigating Burnout to Thrive on the Other Side During our 60 minutes together, we’ll dive into the topic of burnout, specifically:
This will be the interactive session you’ve been craving. You will hear from a variety of people including stories from people who have overcome the challenges of burnout. You’ll walk away with a start to a personalized action plan with effective self-monitoring strategies to avoid getting caught in another burnout circumstance, and to thrive in your career. The workshop will be lead by Yasha Dwivedi and Karin von Hodenberg. Location: Zoom How to Be Inclusive When Differences Are Less Visible Diversity and inclusion strengthen organizations by bringing a variety of perspectives that reflect individual strengths to collectively generate better ideas. Join WEST, Pfizer, & RANGAM for a panel discussion on advancing inclusion when differences are less visible. The panelists will share experiences and suggestions for what organizations can do to be inclusive of these kinds of differences. This event will be moderated by Dave Kearon, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Rangam. This event will include catered appetizers. Panelists will include: Kate Doyle, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Biotech Operations Pfizer, Inc. Location: Pfizer, 610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Quiet Leader, Loud Results Author Chat A practical primer to help you grow in your comfort and authenticity as a leader In an increasingly complex world where leaders are in short supply, people of all personality types are needed to lead. This is a book by a quiet leader for current and aspiring quiet leaders, building on the experiences of experienced quiet leaders who have also road-tested different ways to be effective without being the loudest person in the room. Location: Takeda, 300 Massachusetts Ave., Room 300MA 6116-6118, Cambridge, MA WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are great opportunities to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Location: Be Biopharma, Inc., One Kendall Square, Bldg 200, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139 Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking: Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaisons, Patient Advocacy This panel is designed to help you think about your career path and the different options that are open to you. The panel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing their career paths, a look at what their job entails, transferrable skills for those looking to make a change, tips for uncovering opportunities, advice for others, and how to make brave leaps. The panel discussion will be moderated by Alissa Brown, Head of Market Access Academy, SANOFI. Location: Zoom Unlocking Your Team's Potential: Managing Performance, Promotions, and Development of Your Team As a manager, you have the ability to empower, align and impact your team members. How you interact with your team directly influences how your team members will feel about the organization, their role, and their performance. Do you want to be recognized and remembered as the best boss ever? Spend time reflecting on how you manage and enable your team and what are the best possible ways to do that by signing up for this webinar. This event will be moderated by Alicja Januszewicz. Location: Zoom WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are a great opportunity to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Join us for our this next event in the WoW Networking series! Thanks to our Sponsor: Foley & Lardner LLP Managing Up: Strategies to Confidently Ask For What You Need Asking our managers for feedback, support or opportunities can feel daunting. Fears of having our requests rejected, undermining our working relationships, or being seen as less capable can have a chilling effect on our willingness to ask for what we need. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right mindset and communication strategies, you can effectively and confidently manage up and advocate for yourself. Location: Agios Pharmaceuticals, 88 Sidney St., Cambridge, MA 02139 Giving & Receiving Feedback: Discover How to Make These Conversations Easier - For Both of You! The goal of this workshop is for participants to understand that giving and receiving feedback is not one-size-fits all. They will reflect on what they need to feel safe/comfortable receiving feedback and they'll learn how to customize their feedback for anyone on their team—including their manager. Location: bluebird bio, 455 Grand Union Blvd., 12th Floor, Somerville, MA 02145 WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are a great opportunity to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Join us for our this next event in the WoW Networking series! Thanks to our Sponsor: Beam Therapeutics Delegating vs. Micromanaging: Learn How to Let Go and Empower Your Team The two most powerful skills to becoming a great manager are delegating well and empowering your team. Why is it so hard to delegate? What’s stopping you from letting go? Did you know that the most frequent complaint people make about their managers is they’re micromanagers? Are you one? Are you struggling with a boss who is micromanaging you? Wouldn’t you like to change the situation? Participants will:
Emerge knowing how to delegate in a way that is aligned with your working style, so that you can empower and inspire your team to become even more creative and productive.
Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $5, Non-Members: $15 More Information: https://www.westorg.org/2023-07-11-delegating-vs-micromanaging
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