WORKSHOP: Designing Your Path into Pharma

Join us in-person for events and workshops filled with resources, inspiration, and informative workshops with leading advocates in the respective fields!

Each workshop will be conceptualised based on input from guest speakers, recruiters/headhunters, international spouses and expats. The workshops are interactive, solution oriented with individual tasks and provide hands on tools to apply in your professional as well as personal life. Feel free to join these informal and cosy events/workshops, where you will also get the opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals!

Please note that these workshops are for employees and spouses/partners of employees at UCPH. There are limited available free spots, so if you are interested in attending, it is on a first come, first served basis.

Event Details

17 February
 9.00 - 11.00

University of Copenhagen

Campus Administration South, HR

Njalsgade 76,
2300 Copenhagen

Facilitator

Chiara Chianese
PhD, MBA

Her career spans academia, entrepreneurship, and Pharma, including roles at Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk.

She’s passionate about helping researchers navigate transitions and translate their strengths beyond academia.

Designing Your Path into Pharma

Curious about a career in Pharma but not sure where you fit?

Moving from academia into the pharmaceutical industry can feel opaque: unfamiliar roles, different decision-making styles, and the constant question of how your research experience in academia actually translates. In this interactive workshop, you’ll step back and design your own path into Pharma.

Through hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and an industry-style case, you’ll learn how to map your research skills to roles that are relevant to Pharma, understand the landscape beyond “R&D,” and practice thinking like an industry professional. You’ll also work on crafting a clear, industry-ready professional narrative that helps you articulate what you bring, and where you want to go.

Whether you’re actively exploring industry roles or just starting to test the waters, this workshop will give you practical tools, shared language, and a clearer sense of direction.

By the end of the workshop, you will:

  • Have a clearer understanding of where you fit within the Pharma landscape
  • Be able to translate your research experience into industry-relevant skills and language
  • Understand career options beyond traditional R&D roles
  • Gain confidence in articulating your professional value and direction
  • Leave with practical tools and concrete next steps for exploring a career in Pharma.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain direction for your next career step in Pharma. Sign up and start designing your path!