Practical career strategy and coaching for scientists and life sciences
professionals seeking meaningful work, navigating change, and building
careers where they can grow sustainably and genuinely belong.
You don't need to have your career figured out before asking for help.
You might know exactly where you want to go and need help getting there,
or you might only know that where you are now isn't quite right.
BioCareer Compass helps scientists and life sciences professionals make
sense of where they've been, understand what they bring to the table,
and make thoughtful decisions about what comes next.
Figure out what you want from your career, not just what job title you should search for next.
Understand the value you bring and learn how to communicate it in ways that make sense to the people you want to reach.
Work through the moments when your career is changing, stalling, or asking something new of you.
Explore what it means to create something of your own, from an early idea to a more defined path forward.
Career questions come in different sizes. Sometimes you need a focused conversation about one immediate challenge. Sometimes you need space to work through something bigger over time.
One-time 1:1 support when you have a specific question, decision, application, interview, or challenge to work through.
Starting at $165
For bigger career questions that benefit from time to reflect, explore, make decisions, take action, and adjust as you go.
Packages from $395
Career development doesn't happen only in one-on-one coaching. BioCareer Compass works with organizations, teams, and communities to create practical learning experiences and programs for people building careers in life sciences, biotech, and healthcare.
Interactive sessions on career development, professional positioning, leadership, transitions, and navigating the life sciences ecosystem.
Strategic support for organizations developing career, education, talent, and community programs in life sciences, biotech, and healthcare.
I'm a PhD-trained scientist, strategist, program builder, and career coach who has spent much of my career working at the intersection of science, people, and opportunity.
My own career hasn't followed a straight line. I've moved from research into bioinformatics training, genomics and research commercialization, program strategy, talent development, and eventually entrepreneurship. Along the way, I've worked with scientists at almost every stage of their careers, from undergraduate students and graduate trainees to experienced professionals, founders, and leaders.
A recurring theme across those roles has been helping people make sense of complicated things and figure out what to do next.
That's a big part of why I created BioCareer Compass.
Scientific training teaches us a lot about how to do science. It doesn't necessarily teach us how to build a career around it: how to understand what we're good at, translate our experience beyond the lab, evaluate opportunities, navigate an unfamiliar industry, grow into leadership, or decide when it's time to do something completely different.
I've also spent years designing the programs and learning experiences that support those transitions, including leading adMare's BioInnovation Scientist program and mentoring scientists through programs with Science to Business Network and Toronto Metropolitan University.
I bring both sides of that experience to my work with BioCareer Compass: an understanding of the Canadian life sciences ecosystem and a practical, thoughtful approach to helping people navigate their place within it.
Interested in working together or learning more?
I'd love to hear about where you are in your career journey and the support you need.
Reach out to schedule an introductory conversation to see if BioCareer Compass is the right fit for you.
Toronto, Ontario (serving clients across Canada and globally)