Hopkins Biotech Network Mentorship Match Program

Est. 2020

  • What is the program?

    A 3-month TRAINEE-RUN virtual mentorship program that helps Biomedical Post-Docs, PhD students, and Masters students at Johns Hopkins/UMBC and other partner schools learn about non-academic science careers through focused, one-on-one mentoring with an industry professional

  • Fall Cohort Runs from August- January

    Applications open mid August, close mid September (will get email notifying acceptance and LinkedIn invite), informational interviews and matching period will end early October, matches will be sent out and official 1-on-1 mentoring initiated by mentee will run from November- end of January

  • Spring Cohort Runs from February- July

    Applications open early February, close early March (will get email notifying acceptance and LinkedIn invite), informational interviews and matching period will end early March, matches will be sent out and official 1-on-1 mentoring initiated by mentee will run from May- end of July

Purpose and Value

Who can be mentees?

All Graduate-Level Trainees who are interested in Careers in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

  • Postdoctoral Trainees
  • PhD Students
  • Masters' Students

Priority will be given to post-docs and PhD students in their 4th+ year.

Who are our mentors?

HBN has unique partnership with CASSS,  a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) professional scientific society made up of over 5,000 industry, academic and regulatory professionals.

Previous mentors have held positions at a variety of small and big biopharmaceutical companies and government institutes.

Our mentors have worked in fields such as: research and development, regulatory affairs, consulting, scientific communication, and public policy.

  1. 1

    Recruitment and Application Period

    1 month

    Applications open for PhD, Masters and Post Doctoral Trainees apply to be mentees, and CASSS members and other Biotech and Pharma professionals apply to be mentors

  2. 2

    Acceptance and Pre-Matching Period

    2 months

    Accepted trainees and mentors will be notified of acceptance and then accepted mentees will arrange 3+ informational interviews with pool of mentors. At the end of the pre-matching period mentors and mentees will complete a form about preferences for mentee-mentor match

  3. 3

    Mentorship Period

    3 months

    Mentees will be matched with a mentor and for the next 3 months mentees will arrange regular 1-on-1 meetings to achieve and discuss professional goals with their mentor

Large Community of Program Alumni

350+ Mentees and 160+ Mentors have participated over the past 4 years

Quality Mentorship

80% of mentees and mentors plan to continue to mentorship relationship beyond end of program

Average Cohort Size

50 Mentees and 35Mentors

Positive Exit Survey Responses

95% of Mentees have had a positive experience and would recommend the program

"I enjoyed that the program was so open-ended to allow each participant to tailor their experience for their individual needs. The program allowed for a safe space to practice networking"

"I liked being able to connect with multiple mentors during the match program (I am still in touch with several!)"

"I love this program!! I've recommended it to every student in my department. It's been the most helpful thing for my transition away from academia."

For more information, please contact our team:

Nik Bachmann --- nbachma2@jhmi.edu

Pooja Hariharan --- phariha4@jhu.edu

Chloe Twomey --- ctwomey2@jh.edu

Shih Yun Yen --- syen9@jh.edu

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