16th Annual Virtual Career Blitz
Life science Graduate Students and Postdocs are invited to the UNC TIBBS Career Blitz, a long running virtual career exploration event attended by hundreds of life science trainees each year. The 2026 event includes 50 invited scientists representing dozens of career paths. The event takes place on November 5th 2026 from 2-5pm. Please read below for more details and to register.
The 16th Annual Career Blitz will take place on Thursday, November 5th from 2-5pm.
Nearly 50 scientists from dozens of common and unique career paths are confirmed to attend the virtual event sharing their advice and career journey with all of you.
Register for the event to receive updates and zoom links: https://go.unc.edu/2026CareerBlitz
Here are the sessions planned for the event:
2:00-3:00 concurrent sessions:
- Process Development/Bio Manufacturing (1 of 2)
- Medical and Science Writing
- Medical Affairs and MSL
- Clinical Operations/Project Management (1 of 2)
- Business Development/Strategy (1 of 2)
- Teaching Intensive Careers (1 of 2)
- Scientific Administration
- Patent Law and IP Tech Transfer
3:00-4:00 concurrent sessions:
- Biotech/Start-up R&D (1 of 2)
- Clinical Operations/Project Management (2 of 2)
- Regulatory Affairs
- CEO/Entrpreneur
- Health Data Science/Bioinformatics
- Science Policy
- Pharma and Non Profit R&D
- Teaching Intensive Careers (2 of 2)
4:00-5:00 concurrent session:
- Biotech/Start-up R&D (2 of 2)
- Business Development/Strategy (2 of 2)
- Pharma and Agtech R&D
- Unique Postdoc Opportunities
- Process Development/Bio Manufacturing (2 of 2)
- Scientific Consulting
You can see the entire Career Blitz Schedule and the names of the invited scientists here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o0oU0ufwUUojWZL6jH_t-yj36MknjdzbGjDYdSoHYrI/edit?usp=sharing
Register for the event to receive updates and zoom links: https://go.unc.edu/2026CareerBlitz
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