Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Hey Ph.D. and MBA Students! Opportunity Knocks!


Cultivating a career in the business of science at times appears to be more art then science. Then there are impactful opportunities such as the Colorado Bio Fellows program that come along, which will hopefully continue to grow and function to shine a light down the path of transition from the ‘bench to the boardroom’ here in Colorado. Our life science ecosystem is extraordinarily entrepreneurial, it is then important too for those receiving newly minted Ph.D.’s and MBA’s who are interested in the business of biotech to get entrepreneurial too in the efforts to set a course for oneself. On the other hand sometimes is it served up on a silver platter and that is just the opportunity that our friends to the North at Heska (NASDAQ: HSKA) are providing. Specifically a position as Corporate Development Intern is open (here), according to their web site. If it were a few years back I would have been sleeping in the hallways of Heska trying to avoid security in order to land this opportunity and business experience. Don’t delay your follow-up, this is a resume building occasion. Some highlights include:

Business Process Analysis - Participate in due diligence activities on merger or acquisition candidates as directed by the Chief Financial Officer / Conduct cash flow based valuation analysis of merger or acquisition candidates as directed by the Chief Financial Officer / Prepare monthly valuation reports for public companies of interest to Heska / Prepare valuation reports of private sales of companies of interest to Heska as necessary / Conduct preliminary accounting merger/acquisition consequences analysis for potential merger or acquisition candidates as directed by the Chief Financial Officer / Conduct research based on public information on industry sectors of interest to Heska, including potential merger or acquisition candidates in those industry sectors / Prepare reports on the business, recent and projected financial results, historical financial results and trends, recent developments, management, board of directors, ownership, location, number of employees, stock trading and other matters for companies of interest to Heska
Public Data Gathering, Organizing and Analyzing - Conduct a quarterly shareholder analysis for Heska and other companies of interest to Heska / Conduct a quarterly analysis of Heska’s 401(k) investments and prepare reports for review by the Chief Financial Officer and Investment Committee if necessary
Special Projects - Prepare reports or presentations based on publicly available information for business matters of interest to Heska / Participate in other discrete projects directed by individuals other than the Chief Financial Officer or other projects directed by the Chief Financial Officer
***NOTE*** Take a look at the new Boulder Biotech Company Tree (HERE)!
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