Ockham Source offers 10 steps to bolster life sciences careers

CARY, N.C. - Nov. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- CARY, NC -- Offering a 10-step plan to help life sciences professionals strategically improve their development, Ockham Source President Bill Donovan encouraged the creation of a 'career GPS' to promote focused planning.  Ockham Source is one of the leading resourcing companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector.

A frequent speaker at life sciences industry conferences, Donovan says a "career GPS" can be a strategic tool for professionals charting a successful career trajectory in an industry increasingly dependent on contracted and temporary talent.

"Career development in this fast-growing, data-rich culture has been largely overlooked,” Donovan said.  "It's critical that life sciences professionals chart their own success."

A recent TechNavio (http://www.technavio.com/report/global-data-analytics-outsourcing-market-2012-2016) study projected that outsourced hiring in life sciences will continue to grow at 30 percent through 2016.  This trend makes it even more important that professionals supporting this growth take control of their own career development.

"The uncertainty of clinical trial outcomes and the variable cost structure has led many companies to use contracted resources to mitigate risk," Donovan said.  "This trend means many seasoned professionals perform in outsourced or contract roles.

"In this lean, results-focused culture, many companies are unable to offer career planning to their own resources contributing so much to commercial success."

Donovan's latest white paper, Creating Career GPS to enhance your opportunities (http://ockham.com/resource/creating-career-gps-to-enhance...), outlines 10 steps that a professional can take to improve the individual's career options.

Donovan recommends that life sciences professionals create a "career GPS" -- a well-planned personal career map -- to help navigate the professional work landscape.

Ockham Source has been crafting customized resourcing solutions for nearly 30 years.  Experts in providing human capital in challenging clinical settings, the company has a distinctive perspective on the rapidly changing global talent resourcing landscape.

ABOUT OCKHAM: Launched in 1986, Ockham is a global oncology CRO and full-spectrum global resourcing company. Clinical expertise, therapeutic focus, and successful oncology trial outcomes have created an industry leadership position for Ockham Oncology. Ockham Source continues to achieve sustained success by offering traditional sourcing solutions as well as a growing FSP (Functional Service Provider). Ockham’s world headquarters is based in Cary, North Carolina. The European headquarters is located in Roslin, Scotland, near Edinburgh. Ockham offices are located strategically around the world to serve global customers. For more information about Ockham, visit www.ockham.com.

For more information, contact:  Emma Monroe at 919.653.3984 or emonroe@ockham.com.