Durham Tech hosts first ever virtual Biotechnology hiring event this week

Durham Tech has partnered with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to host its first virtual hiring event March 29 - April 1.

Graduates of Durham Tech’s BioWork 3.0 course were personally invited to the event, which features 10-minute, virtual speed interviews with industry partners, including KBI, Merck, Grifols, and Novo Nordisk. Graduates will also interview with On-Board Companies and Randstad USA, two employment placement agencies.

“With recent announcements about the growth and expansion of life science and biomanufacturing companies in the region, Durham Tech has the responsibility and the capability to contribute to that talent need,” said Kara Battle, Dean of Science and Math. “We can link our students to a family sustaining income. We are the first step in the pipeline to talent development and employment opportunities and have pathways for students to continue along that pathway if they desire. It is an exciting time for this industry.”

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center helped secure industry partners for the event and also provided funding to support students in the BioWork 3.0 course, including hiring instructors and purchasing laptops for students.

The hiring event is a part of the new Bio-Connect platform recently added to the Biotechnology program at Durham Tech, which focuses on employability, and offers students and life science companies an opportunity to connect.

Biotechnology courses at Durham Tech teach students the basic skills required to become trained process technicians for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies.
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