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š”SKILLS SPOTLIGHT
The 15-minute LinkedIn tune-up (STEM edition)!
Three small changes to headline, About, and bullets that make recruiters stop scrolling.
LinkedIn isnāt your diaryāitās a search engine result + billboard for your next role. These three small updates signal direction, show proof, and help the right people find you.
Make it a billboard (220 chars)
- Formula: Target Role | Domain/Tech | 2ā4 Keywords | Proof
- Wet lab/QC: āQC Analyst | Biologics | qPCR ā¢ LIMS ā¢ GLP | Cut assay time 28%ā
- Data/biotech: āData Analyst | R&D Analytics | Python ā¢ SQL ā¢ Tableau | 2 pipelines used by 3 teamsā
- Manufacturing/Eng: āProcess Engineer | cGMP | FMEA ā¢ SPC ā¢ Validation | ā22% deviation rateā
š”š”Tip: Use exact keywords from jobs you want next. Resume bots and humans search those words.
About/Summary: Past ā¢ Present ā¢ Next (3 sentences)
Template (paste in and customize):
I solve [problem type] in [domain]. Today I use [tools/tech] to deliver [metric result]. Next Iām focused on [target role/problems], where I can [value you create].
Example (R&D data):
I turn noisy lab data into decisions for R&D teams. Today I use Python, SQL, and Tableau to automate QC and surface experiment insights (cycle time ā31%). Next Iām targeting data analyst roles in biotech focused on pipeline reliability and study throughput.
Experience bullets: Proof > promises
Impact bullet formula: Verb + what + tool/tech + metric + business result
š¬Automated QC (Python/Pandas) ā cycle time ā31%, saving $14K/qtr.
š¬Optimized qPCR workflow; reagent waste ā22% across 3 assays.
š¬Introduced FMEA for line changeover ā deviations ā18% in 60 days.ā
Add 6ā10 Skills under your profile using the exact nouns/verbs from job posts (e.g., āmethod validation,ā ātech transfer,ā āpipeline automationā). That improves search visibility and match scores.
Weekend Checklist (choose your sprint)
ā¢ 15 minutes: Update headline + add 6 - 10 Skills
ā¢ 30 minutes: Do the 15-min sprint + paste your 3-sentence About
ā¢ 45 minutes: Add 2-3 impact bullets with metrics to your most recent role
This weekās challenge (CTA)
Update one section (headline, About, or bullets). Then tag me or reply to this email for a quick auditāIāll give keyword and clarity feedback in 24 hours.
Looking for a quality control job? Check out these nine companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
Looking for a position that involves helping ensure biopharmaceutical products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements? Check out the many quality control jobs posted on BioSpace. Youāll find positions in states including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia.
Here are nine companies hiring quality control positions and some of the jobs available.
AbbVie is hiring for roles including quality training associate, quality engineer and senior manager of quality control.
Amgen has job openings such as director of R&D quality-continuous improvement lead, quality senior manager and companion diagnostic regulatory affairs manager.
Civica Rx is hiring for positions including quality assurance engineer, quality systems associate-change control and quality control laboratory analyst.
Eli Lilly has job openings such as quality improvement technician; associate chemist-QC chemistry and device; and senior chemist, QC.
Gilead Sciences is hiring for roles including quality control (QC) biologics-associate scientist, senior quality engineer I and risk advisor, risk-based quality management.
Neogene Therapeutics has job openings such as associate, quality control analytical; senior quality assurance associate; and senior associate, quality control microbiology.
Regeneron is hiring for positions including quality control analyst-chemistry, quality control data reviewer and executive director of quality control.
Resilience has job openings such as senior analyst, quality control; engineer IV, QC systems; and quality technician II, aseptic control.
Takeda is hiring for roles including QC microbiologist I, senior quality control technician I and head of enterprise data quality and marketplace. (source: BioSpace)
