Workforce Development
Life Sciences Returnship Initiative
Harnessing Experience, Creating Opportunities
Our mission is simple: generate more opportunities for Utah returners within the life sciences industry.
BioHive has brought together a cohort of life sciences companies to create more research-based returnship positions in the state. Partnering organizations aligned with our mission join us to prepare and create resources for returners looking to re-enter the life sciences workforce.
What is a Returnship?
A returnship is a temporary role with customized support for individuals who have taken an extended absence from their career. Generally 12-20 weeks long, returnships offer a transitionary pathway back into the workforce and often lead to full-time employment opportunities. Similar to an internship, it can be a highly useful experience for returners to re-enter their field by updating their skills to current industry standards, connecting with peers to rebuild their network, and re-developing confidence in the workspace.
Who is a Returner?
A returner is an experienced professional who has elected to take an extended absence from employment and is seeking to re-establish themselves on their career pathway. Several reasons for pausing their career include the following: illness, parental leave, care-giving to family, un-retirement, or military duty. Typically, individuals have been unemployed and not actively searching for work for at least a year and more commonly for a few years.
Meet the Cohort of Host Companies
Utah is home to the fastest-growing life sciences ecosystem in the country. We are pleased to partner with four industry leaders in the pharma and diagnostics space to host our first round of Returners.
Research-based returnship positions at each company will be announced Winter 2024.
ARUP Laboratories
ARUP Laboratories is a national nonprofit and academic reference laboratory at the forefront of diagnostic medicine. They are a CAP-, ISO 15189-, and CLIA-certified diagnostic lab with 40 years of experience supporting clients through unparalleled quality and service. Their forward-thinking community of academic experts and consultants is here to empower clients with the most current industry knowledge and unparalleled guidance.
Denali Therapeutics
Denali Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing a broad portfolio of product candidates engineered to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of neurodegenerative and lysosomal storage diseases. Denali pursues new treatments by rigorously assessing genetically validated targets, engineering delivery across the BBB, and guiding development through biomarkers that demonstrate target and pathway engagement.
Recursion
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously expands one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets.
Seek Labs
Seek Labs is a company united by a vision to advance scientific discovery and universal solutions. Seek Labs strives to innovate healthcare solutions that bridge gaps between patients, providers, and treatments. Seek Labs is united by the passion of our founders and their shared beliefs that healthcare solutions should empower individuals and serve their specific needs.