On this episode, I'm talking with Nick Droste from Emergent BioSolutions. Nick is retired from the army and now works as a Supervisor in biotech manufacturing. Nick also volunteers with Vets2Industry a service for Veterans that provides knowledge, connections, opportunities and, more importantly, HOPE, helping Veterans transfer into civilian jobs.

This episode not only gives a glimpse into the vast and diverse skills that Veterans have and their applicability to biotech but also opens the door (and mind) to a greater conversation:

Transferable skills and the gap the biotech/pharma industry has in leveraging Veterans and other groups for its talent pipeline.

Tune in to here:

• How to leverage transferable skills to land a job in a new industry
• The work Nick and Emergent are doing to strengthen their talent pipeline and support the Veteran community, and how you can get involved
• Why diversity of thought is so important and how it can improve productivity, efficiency and performance
• Gaps in the current HR/Recruiting systems that overlook qualified talent and what to do instead
• How leveraging the skills of Veterans in biotech doesn't only benefit the company, it could save a life

Mentioned in this episode:
Vets2Industry: https://vets2industry.org/ and https://vets2industry.org/events-page/ for our monthly networking events

SHRM Veterans to Work Program: https://store.shrm.org/SHRM-Foundation-Veterans-at-Work-Certificate-Program 

American Corporate Partners (ACP, long-term mentoring for transitioning veterans): https://www.acp-usa.org/

Veterati (self-serve mentoring network): https://www.veterati.com/ and Nick's personal link for mentorship https://go.veterati.com/69mHBU 

Onward to Opportunity (O2O; certification training for veterans and family members): https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/career-training/

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn - His profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-droste/

BioBuzz article for companies: https://biobuzz.io/seeking-top-biotech-talent-veterans-have-just-what-you-need/

BioBuzz article for veteran job seekers: https://biobuzz.io/are-you-a-veteran-on-the-job-market-a-biotech-career-could-be-the-perfect-fit/

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