Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences
The Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences Graduate Certificate Program is designed to enable professionals in the life sciences to meet the business challenges of careers in academia, industry, and government. Patterned after the highly successful Hopkins Business of Medicine® program, this 12-credit graduate certificate was developed to meet the specific needs of life sciences researchers.
With increasing competition for academic positions and the burgeoning emphasis on the life sciences in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and informatics industries, professionals trained in the life sciences increasingly are seeking career opportunities and challenges outside of the traditional academic arena. Once they have completed their formal education, many new life scientists are turning to positions in industry, consulting firms, and foundations. These organizations recruit professionals who not only have outstanding technical and clinical abilities but who also can succeed in a corporate culture, communicate with lay audiences as well as their peers, and manage budgets, resources, and people.
Those who pursue academic careers also increasingly face daunting business challenges that include budget management, strategic planning, supply acquisition and inventory control, vendor relationship management, and staffing and human resources issues.
Students complete this graduate certificate in ten months, meeting one night per week in a convenient cohort format with other life science professionals.
Program Location: East Baltimore Campus
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