This Student Can: Stella James

Stella studied Chemistry at Huddersfield (1993-97) before doing a Masters, then a PhD at Loughborough. After completing her studies at Loughborough University, Stella worked in the laboratories at Charnwood Molecular on a variety of synthetic chemistry projects before moving into Business Development in 2005. After roles in Business Development with Asynt, PharmaCore and Celtic Catalysts, where she was responsible for Global Sales and Marketing activities, Stella joined High Force Research in 2013 to head up the Sales and Marketing division. Since 2018 she has been the Executive Director Business Development of Bionow.

Filmed June 2022, information correct at time of filming.

 

Stella advises on what employers are looking for including networking and communication skills.

 

Stella explains how she got to where she is as the Executive Director of Business Development at BioNow, from a placement in Germany to gaining experiences in other business sectors.

 

Chemistry graduate Stella talks about her current role at Bionow.

 

Stella tells us how she got into her career following jobs in a number of different organisations.

 

Stella discusses a typical day in her role as Executive Director of Business Development at BioNow where she has to multi-task and every day is different.