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Given it’s TAX day…

By Nerissa | April 15, 2024 | Comments Off on Given it’s TAX day…

As a biotech employee, you may have been granted Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) as part of your compensation package. While ISOs can be a valuable perk, it’s important to understand the unique tax considerations that come with them, especially in…

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Total Solar Eclipse!

By Nerissa | April 8, 2024 | Comments Off on Total Solar Eclipse!

I live in the Northeast and have the opportunity to be in the path of the total solar eclipse occurring today. This is a once in a lifetime experience; unless you are an eclipse chaser! According to NASA, the next…

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ALL your questions answered about careers in pharma/biotech!

By Nerissa | April 1, 2024 | Comments Off on ALL your questions answered about careers in pharma/biotech!

Have you ever fantasized about another career option? Another way to use your hard earned medical degree? Maybe considered what it might look and feel like to have NO “call”?  What if you had the flexibility to attend your child’s…

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What is the “Right” specialty for biotech/pharma?

By Nerissa | March 25, 2024 | Comments Off on What is the “Right” specialty for biotech/pharma?

Today’s blog is a revision of a blog from October 2020 in which I’ve updated some statistics.  There are so many great pieces of advice that I want to make sure new readers and old, alike, can learn from… Am…

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To Do Lists

By Nerissa | March 18, 2024 | Comments Off on To Do Lists

I’m a list maker! I LOVE my to-do lists.  They keep me organized and allow me to focus. My daughter takes the to-do list to a new level by organizing hers in categories – I suspect this is genetic! Ha!…

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Parkinson’s Law

By Nerissa | March 11, 2024 | Comments Off on Parkinson’s Law

Have you heard of Parkinson’s Law? No, not Parkinson’s disease, which is what many physicians will immediately associate with. Parkinson’s Law is the concept that work will expand to fill available time. Many people work toward deadlines; think about that…

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