Events
Managing multi-disciplinary careers
Ted Smith, Sparta Biodiscovery, Glaxo and Vernalis
| Date: | Tuesday 19 May 2026 13:00 - 16:00  |
| Location: | Room 701, 7th Floor, Graduate Centre |
Programme
13:00 Arrival and lunch
13:30 Ted Smith: Managing your career in today's rapidly changing environment with Q&A
15:15 Heather MacRae: Personal branding and networking for international collaborative research
15:45 Questions and closing remarks
16:00 Close
About Ted Smith
Ted is Chair of the Ideas Foundation, an HR/OD consultant and mentor with over thirty years in pharma and biotech. He has mentored more than 120 scientists and team leaders through career change and run career development workshops for over 600 scientists. He is currently consulting in biotech.
About Heather MacRae
Heather trained as a careers adviser and is former Chief Executive of the Ideas Foundation, with partnerships across the creative and science communication sectors including Burberry, Canon, the UK Space Agency and QMUL.
Please bring any CVs or current applications you'd like to talk through.
Venue
Room 701, seventh floor
Graduate Centre, Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Entrance on Bancroft Road
Nearest tube: Stepney Green or Mile End
Workshop funded by the Convocation Trust.
| Arranged by: | Ideas Foundation |
| Contact: | Heather MacRae |
| Website: | |
| People: | Tina CHOWDHURY |
| Research Centre: | Bioengineering |