BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Medical Affairs Professional Society - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://medicalaffairs.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Medical Affairs Professional Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T154915Z CREATED:20260707T225113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T154915Z UID:10000366-1785949200-1785960000@medicalaffairs.org SUMMARY:Career Development and Networking Meeting DESCRIPTION:In partnership with IPhO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCareer Development events are in-person professional development programs designed to connect students\, trainees\, and early-career professionals with experienced Medical Affairs leaders across career stages. Hosted by the MAPS West Coast Chapter in partnership with IPhO\, this program combines a moderated panel discussion\, audience Q&A\, structured networking\, and interactive career exploration activities to give attendees practical insight into Medical Affairs career pathways\, skill development\, and industry expectations. \n\n\n\n\nMembers: Register\n\n\n\nNon-Members: Register\n\n\n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\nPinstripes36 Hillsdale MallSan Mateo\, CA 94403 \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n5:00 – 5:30 PMRegistration Opens\, Networking\n\n\n\n5:30 – 6:30 PMPanel Discussion\, Q&A\, and Table Discussions\n\n\n\n6:30 – 8:00 PMNetworking Reception\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMitch Nagao \n\n\n\nSVP of Medical Affairs \n\n\n\nSoleno Therapeutics \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAnnie Yan \n\n\n\nAssociate Director\, Medical Communications & Information \n\n\n\nIDEAYA Biosciences \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNicole Thompson \n\n\n\nAssociate Director\, Medical Communications Lead \n\n\n\nMirum Pharmaceuticals \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIris Tam \n\n\n\nFounder & Program Director \n\n\n\nMA for Market Access Scholar Program \n\n\n\n\n\nChapter Leads\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDannis Chang \n\n\n\nSenior Director\, Head of Medical Communications and Operations \n\n\n\nIDEAYA Biosciences \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStacey Fung \n\n\n\nHead\, Global Medical Information \n\n\n\nGilead Sciences \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMelissa Chun \n\n\n\nDirector of Business Development \n\n\n\nVisual Science \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Fees\n\n\n\nRegistration TypeFeeMAPS MemberFreeIPhO MemberFreeNon-Member$50\n\n\n\n*Non-Member registration fees may be applied to a 1-Year MAPS Individual Membership if you join post-meeting. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n West Coast Chapter Meeting: Career Development & Networking Meeting\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Company(Required)Professional Title(Required)Which best describes your current employment type?\n \n \n Pharma/Biotech Company\n \n \n \n Medtech (Medical Device/Diagnostic)\n \n \n \n Independent Consultant with Prior MA Employment Experience OR MA Professional in Between Jobs\n \n \n \n Solution Provider Company (e.g. Agency/Consultancy)\n \n \n \n Healthcare Professional\n \n \n \n Patient Advocate Outside Pharma\, Biotech\, or Medtech\n \n \n \n Student/Fellow\n \n \n \n Student/Fellow - IPhO Member\n Which best describes your current Medical Affairs function?\n \n \n Therapeutic Area/ Product Strategic Medical Lead\n \n \n \n Medical and/or Scientific Communications\, including Publications\n \n \n \n Medical Information\n \n \n \n Medical Science Liaison/ FBM\n \n \n \n External/Independent Medical Education\n \n \n \n Health Economics Outcomes Research\n \n \n \n Medical Operations/Excellence (Including Digital\, Insights\, Business Analytics\, Finance\, Training\, Medical Governance)\n \n \n \n Grants Management\n \n \n \n Clinical Operations/ Study Management\n \n \n \n Safety\n \n \n \n Healthcare Compliance\n \n \n \n CMO (with R&D responsibility)\n \n \n \n Global Medical Affairs Head\n \n \n \n Regional Medical Affairs Head (More than one country)\n \n \n \n US Medical Affairs Head\n \n \n \n Country Medical Affairs Head / Country Medical Director\n \n \n \n Health Economics Outcomes Research and Evidence Generation\n \n \n \n Patient Centricity\n \n \n \n Not in Medical Affairs\n How many total years of experience do you have in Medical Affairs?ZeroLess than 2 years2- 5 Years6 -10 Years11 - 15 Years16 - 20 Years20 + YearsIs this your first MAPS chapter meeting?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Please indicate if you have dietary restrictions?Exhibitor and Sponsor Contact Approval – Opt-in Email List:\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://medicalaffairs.org/events/career-development-and-networking-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Chapter Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Chapter-WestCoast-Corridor-logo-2024-scaled.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR