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Minnesota Job Partners has been selected to be your service provider by a committee of your former colleagues

The purpose of this Dislocated Worker Program Grant is to help you prepare for new employment. But no matter what your immediate plan is, we need you to register for this program now so that this program will be fully funded.

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Please review a summary of the program benefits so that you are aware of the opportunities available to you. This program is totally free to you, and has some very worthwhile benefits. We encourage you to take full advantage of it.

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At this time Boston Scientific has declined to offer us a list of all those who are eligible for this program, so we would appreciate your help in reaching out to colleagues that you know were also laid off and let them know about this program.


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Check out the new Biotech Portal created to pull together comprehensive

information for the Biotech Workforce. There is a section on Minnesota!

http://biotechwork.org/

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Registration Sessions

The registration session is the first step to enrollment.  It is important that you call the number below to sign up for an upcoming registration session.   Following the registration session you will be assigned to meet with a career counselor to complete your enrollment. 

Please call 612-676-3710 to reserve a seat.

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When you attend the Registration Session you will need to bring:

1.  Your notice of layoff from Boston Scientific

2.  Three forms of idenitication (please bring all three):

      a. Your Driver's License

      b. Your social security card

      c. You birth certificate, US passport, or permanent resident card

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Please call 612-676-3710 to reserve a seat.

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Counselor Contact

When you you are enrolled in the Dislocated Worker Program you will be assigned to a career counselor who will guide you through our services while you are intransition. it is expected that you will stay in touch with your counselor at least once per month through phone, face to face, or email contact.

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Job Search Workshops

Our workshops will prepare you for an effective job search. Check the monthly calendar to find the dates and times for these important workshops. Call to register for workshops and verify schedule. 612-676-3710.

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Virtual Job Fair

In addition to our "In Person" Job Fair we have an ongoing "Virtual Job Fair" on our Job Search page. We have added most of the key Bioscience companies, and Information Technology Companies, and will be adding more as we find them. You can click a link and go right to that company's website to see their current job postings.

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Some of LifeScience Alley's current job listings include:

 

 

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Where have Boston Scientific participants found jobs in the past? Following is a list of companies where your Boston Scientific colleagues have found jobs in the past several years.

  • Accellent, Inc.
  • ADC
  • Advance Technologies Inc.
  • Aerotech
  • .GA Medical
  • AGCO Global Technologies
  • Alcon Laboratories
  • AMEC Earth & Enviromental
  • Applied Engineering Tech
  • Aries Group
  • Arizant Inc
  • Aspen Research Corporation
  • BTW Inc.
  • Cardiovascular Systems Inc
  • Cargill Inc
  • Cardinal Health
  • CIMA
  • Coloplast
  • Corventis
  • Covance
  • Covidien
  • CVRx, Inc
  • Delkor Systems, Inc.
  • Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • DiaSorin
  • Doherty Employment Group
  • Eaton Hydraulics Inc
  • Edina Chamber of Comm
  • Edina Pet Hospital
  • Elm Creek Animal Hospital
  • Entegee
  • ev3
  • Fairview Health Services
  • Food systems Design INC
  • Goodrich Aerospace
  • Granite Services Intl, Inc
  • Hamline University
  • Hamre Designs
  • Homeward Bound
  • Horton Inc
  • Hospice Network
  • Hysitron, Inc.
  • Innovision Inc t
  • International Decision Systems
  • Itron Inc
  • Kelly Engineering Resources
  • Kodo Solutions
  • Lake Region Medical
  • MAMAC SYSTEMS, Inc
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Medtronic
  • MEI Research Ltd.
  • Micro Dynamics Corporation
  • MTS
  • Multifeeder Technology, Inc
  • Nanocopoeia
  • NeoMetrics, Inc
  • NewTown Solutions, Inc
  • Nonin Medical, Inc.
  • Osprey Medical
  • Prime Staff
  • Prime Staff Technical Recruiting
  • Principal Financial Group
  • ProStaff
  • Protient, Inc
  • Provident Financial Group
  • R4 Vascular, Inc.
  • RMS Machining
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Seagate Technology Inc
  • Secure Computing
  • Solutions Design Group
  • Spherion, Inc.
  • St Jude Medical
  • Surmodics
  • Talon Innovations
  • Tapemark
  • Teleflex Inc.
  • TENNANT Company
  • The Berquist Company
  • Thrivent Financial
  • Thyssen Krupp Elevator
  • Transoma Medical
  • UnitedHealthGroup
  • United Hospital
  • University of MN Veterinary Medical Center
  • Vascular Solutions
  • Via Biomedical
  • Vision
  • Zimmer Spine


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Please bookmark this page so you can return to see information about Workshops and other resources that will be available to you through this program.

 

Important Notice

The State of Minnesota has just informed us on Friday, June 11 that project funding for the Boston Scientific Dislocated Worker Project has been approved effective immediately.

This is great news and means that we can start providing full services including training to those who have enrolled in the program. If you have been waiting, please call and register now for our June 24th Registration session. 612-676-3710.

Smiths Medical Jobs

Job Partners has been contacted by Smiths Medical about some positions they currently have open, and more that will be posted soon.

To apply for these positions send an email to

AskHR@smiths-medical.com or apply online at www.smiths-medical.com/careers.

 
Some Useful Websites to Check Out

Use the JOB BANK at LifeScience Alley to see the latest Metro Job postings in the Life Sciences

http://www.lifesciencealley.org/careers/find_job.aspx

Great career opportunity at Medtronic Neuromodulation for a Principal Reliability Engineer. If you're interested, please apply at www.medtronic.com, Requisition 72284

We are seeking candidates with:
• Minimum 5 years engineering experience in the area of implantable electromechanical devices or reliability.
• Experience in the use of reliability testing and statistical techniques including accelerated test methods.
• Experience with reliability issues associated with metals, polymers and/or handheld electronics and sensors such as accelerometers.

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MdBio
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Website: http://www.mdbio.org/index.php

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Website: http://www.mrctechnology.org/

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Website: http://www.nas.edu/

National Center for Genome Resources
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Website: http://www.ncgr.org/

National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce
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Website: http://www.nsta.org/

Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance
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