On this episode, I'm talking with Nick Droste from Emergent BioSolutions. Nick is retired from the army and now works as a Supervisor in biotech manufacturing. Nick also volunteers with Vets2Industry a service for Veterans that provides knowledge, connections, opportunities and, more importantly, HOPE, helping Veterans transfer into civilian jobs.This episode not only gives a glimpse into the vast and diverse skills that Veterans have and their applicability to biotech but also opens the door (and mind) to a greater conversation:Transferable skills and the gap the biotech/pharma industry has in leveraging Veterans and other groups for its talent pipeline.Tune in to here:How to leverage transferable skills to land a job in a new industryThe work Nick and Emergent are doing to strengthen their talent pipeline and support the Veteran community, and how you can get involvedWhy diversity of thought is so important and how it can improve productivity, efficiency and performanceGaps in the current HR/Recruiting systems that overlook qualified talent and what to do insteadHow leveraging the skills of Veterans in biotech doesn't only benefit the company, it could save a lifeMentioned in this episode:Vets2Industry: https://vets2industry.org/ and https://vets2industry.org/events-page/ for our monthly networking eventsSHRM Veterans to Work Program: https://store.shrm.org/SHRM-Foundation-Veterans-at-Work-Certificate-Program American Corporate Partners (ACP, long-term mentoring for transitioning veterans): https://www.acp-usa.org/Veterati (self-serve mentoring network): https://www.veterati.com/ and Nick's personal link for mentorship https://go.veterati.com/69mHBU Onward to Opportunity (O2O; certification training for veterans and family members): https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/career-training/Connect with Nick on LinkedIn - His profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-droste/BioBuzz article for companies: https://biobuzz.io/seeking-top-biotech-talent-veterans-have-just-what-you-need/BioBuzz article for veteran job seekers: https://biobuzz.io/are-you-a-veteran-on-the-job-market-a-biotech-career-could-be-the-perfect-fit/Work with MelissaJoin the VIP Email Insiders ConnectLinkedInInstagram