I came to graduate school with ambition to be a career academic. I think my aspirations were based more in ignorance than actual desire, as school and academic research was the only thing I knew at this point. However, while I've developed as a Biomedical Engineer over the past 4 years in graduate school, I've come to better understand the important role of industry in getting ideas to the market and ultimately the consumer(patient).  I would love the opportunity to hear from and have dialogue with people in industry and learn how I can possibly go down that career path.  I haven't had a lot of industry experience, and it may be late in my graduate school career, but I am genuinely curious in how to go down this career path and especially from people around this part of the country that I've grown to love over the past half decade.    

Specifically I want to know the role of Biomedical Engineers in Biotech/Pharma and how to best sell myself as a candidate for potential positions.