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The Biopharmaceutical Section is pleased to extend our invitation for the 2020-2021 Mentoring Program to all biopharmaceutical section members.

Networking can be challenging but is beneficial. Particularly when this pandemic is still going on, this provides an opportunity to reach out and talk to an expert.

Meeting others in our profession can help us quickly learn the ropes, improve our careers, and contribute to the statistical profession. Finding a mentor has its challenges and, keeping that in mind, the Biopharmaceutical Section has created a mentoring program based on the mentoring blueprint created by the Committee on Applied Statisticians. More than 100 people participated in our mentoring program since 2014.

The goal of this program is to help members further enrich and enhance their professional experience through achieving personal and professional goals. This may occur through sharing of knowledge and experience between a professional practitioner and someone entering the profession of statistics.

A constructive mentorship relationship can take many forms and may occur at any stage of one's career with benefits for both the mentor and the mentee.  Information related to the mentoring activities and additional resources for mentors and mentees is available here.

Currently we are looking for both mentors and mentees for the 2020-21 Mentoring Program. This year-round program starts usually during the Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), however, you do not need to attend or register for JSM to take part in this mentorship program.

Are you interested in becoming a mentor to a statistician and helping fellow Biopharmaceutical statisticians?

Are you a potential mentee, or can you nominate a statistician who may be looking for a mentorship program?

If so, please email your contact information to biopharmmentoring@gmail.com with the subject: "Biopharmaceutical Section Mentoring Program". We look forward to hearing from you!

-The ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Mentoring Program Committee.