Career Forge

Career Forge identifies exceptional career-ready people (“Forgers”) and empowers them with the relevant technical skills needed to forge their path into the biotech industry with meaningful career opportunities.

Jumpstart Your Career - Become A Forger

Prove Yourself

Certify yourself on a set of industry-identified technical and workplace competencies to prove your readiness for entry-level biotech and life sciences roles.

Level Up

Hone your professional and technical skills under the guidance of working scientists to build confidence and increase your value as a candidate in the biotech job marketplace.

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Find Your Place

After successfully completing the program, get job search support and be actively connected and recommended to hiring managers within LabCentral's network of partnering organizations.

Career Forge includes approximately 110 hours of in-person training and prepares Forgers for Research Assistant/Associate and QC Analyst roles.

80 hours - in-person lab technical training and additional professional development coaching.
30 hours - in-person workshops focused on critical workplace competencies.

The Career Forge curriculum is presented with the help of our expert training partners LEAS LAB and Jewish Vocational Services (JVS). In addition, Forgers will receive coaching from members of the LabCentral team and volunteer scientists and professionals in the LabCentral resident and partners network.

Your Next Hire Could Be Here

Following a rigorous training and upskilling program, Career Forge participants are prepared to enter the workforce with foundational technical skillsets like PCR, gel electrophoresis, spectrometry, and more.

Get Involved with Career Forge

Are you an administrator or educator interested in bringing this training to your higher education students?

Are you a hiring manager looking for skilled talent for your life sciences organization?

Are you a lab professional looking to volunteer your time to assist with training modules, participate in mock interviews, or mentor participants?

If you'd like to get involved, please complete the interest form, and our team will be in touch!

"Career Forge at LabCentral was a very important step for my developing career. The program offered exposure to lab and interpersonal skills that I did not receive in school and taught me the basics of caring for cells. This was a great experience that taught me a lot about what it is. really like working in a laboratory setting. "

Michelle Oliviera - Student, Emmanuel College

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