Fun Friday: Leveraging SF State's MBA in the Biotech Industry

Topic:  Leveraging SFSU MBA in the Biotech Industry

This event is designed for prospective and current undergraduate and graduate business students, and alumni from our graduate business programs.

Come listen to the experiences and stories from Kimberly Samayoa, an Master of Business Administration for Biotech Professionals (Biotech MBA) program alum, about the opportunities and challenges she faced in preparation for her career as the Associate Director, Business Operations and Site Operations Lead for Merck.

Speaker:

Kimberly Samayoa (MBA, '22)
Associate Director, Business Operations and Site Operations Lead
Merck Research Labs, South San Francisco

Kim completed SF State's MBA for Biotech Professionals Program in 2022. She has been known to take the path less traveled; after graduating high school, she joined the U.S. military, changed major 4 times, and attended 6 universities before completing her undergrad.  Kim accumulated a wide range of experience and her guiding principles have centered around the human experience and balance.  Her approach to work is deeply influenced by her experience as a scientist; an appreciation that that failure is part of the journey. Her favorite quote is a daily call to action, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’.” - Audrey Hepburn

Event Location: Hybrid

• In-Person: San Francisco State University Downtown Campus, 160 Spear Street, Room 506. (Drinks and hors d'oeuvres)

• Virtual: Join Zoom meeting at https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/8337946110  Meeting ID: 833 794 6110

• All attendees must RSVP by February 7th at 5 p.m.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Background and career story

• Career Transitions: From lab bench to lab operations 

• How MBA can help your career in Biotech

• Q&A

The Lam Family College of Business welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you would like reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact Lutfus Sayeed at lsayeed@sfsu.edu as soon as possible so your request may be reviewed.