Submitted by Sourav Santra

Finding a mentor has its challenges and, keeping that in mind, the Biopharmaceutical Section created a mentoring program in 2014 based on the mentoring blueprint created by the Committee on Applied Statisticians. More than 100 people have participated since the program’s launch, and both mentors and mentees have expressed enthusiasm for the continuity of the program.

The goal of this program is to help members further enrich their professional experience through achieving personal and professional goals. This may occur through sharing of knowledge and experience between a professional practitioner and someone entering the profession. A constructive mentorship relationship can take many forms and may occur at any stage of one’s career, with benefits for both the mentor and mentee.

The Biopharmaceutical Section is looking for mentors and mentees for the 2022–2023 program. Are you interested in becoming a mentor to a fellow biopharmaceutical statistician? Are you a potential mentee, or can you nominate a statistician who may be looking for a mentorship program? If so, email your contact information to biopharmmentoring@gmail.com with “Biopharmaceutical Section Mentoring Program” in the subject line.

We will provide hands-on resources for mentors and mentees to facilitate their interactions. Information related to the mentoring activities and resources are available via the Biopharmaceutical Section website.