“Navigating the FDA Hiring Process” will provide a brief FDA overview for context and clarity on the Agency and how it works, discuss where and how to look for a federal job, and the nuances of the federal hiring process. During the presentation, there will be discussion on components of a federal resume, useful tips, and provide examples of the federal resumes to facilitate the process. The target audience is STEM students, post-bacs, post-docs, and professionals interested in Federal Career opportunities to jumpstart the process of landing a federal internship and job.

Speaker Bio:

La’Nissa A. Brown-Baker, PhD, DABT serves as the Associate Director for Scientific Staffing at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency), Office of the Commissioner, Office of Operations. In this role, she works closely with her staff to develop innovative outreach ideas, recruitment strategies, professional development, and retention efforts for all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals at FDA. Also, she provides oversight for the Agency’s Pathways Programs which is aimed at recruiting students and recent graduates to FDA. Dr. Brown-Baker has over twenty-five years of biomedical science experience, ten years of which includes review of FDA-regulated products as a Pharmacologist (Pharmacology/Toxicology Reviewer). In addition to being an experienced regulatory scientist, she has passion for STEM recruitment, outreach, and advocacy for historically underrepresented groups; and greater STEM diversity, equity and inclusion.

See the flyer: Rush Univeristy FDA Info Session Flyer 2021.pdf