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From Labs to Leadership in STEM – Meet Scientist and Founder, Jennifer Dominic

Updated: May 3




Jennifer Dominic is a disruptor in STEM! She's forged a successful career in the Healthcare and Lifesciences sector, holding multiple roles including Clinical Associate, Chief of Staff, Senior Brand & Customer Manager. In this interview, we explore how science skills translate across different roles and her STEM Social Enterprise Wenite


Jennifer is a healthcare and life sciences leader, passionate about bringing medicines and vaccines to patients. Her roles have spanned R&D, Strategic Planning & Commercial Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship.


She is also the founder of Wenite, a career-focused social enterprise, where she spends much of her time guiding students and early career professionals to explore the numerous opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (#STEM). As the founder, she has been wearing multiple hats such as CEO, CFO & CMO for the last 5 years


In this interview, we explore her inspiring career journey, delving into how a financial hurdle during her preparation for higher education forced her to pivot, ultimately revealing several paths to achieve her desired impact. She shares how her diverse roles, from clinical labs to marketing, contributed to a singular mission: improving patient access to life-saving medications. Furthermore, we'll discover how involvement in strategic initiatives at the workplace can position you for accelerated career progression.


And that's not all! Tune into Part Two, where Jennifer shares how she's using her expertise and experience as the founder of (Wenite) to disrupt the STEM world.


Watch the full interview here to learn more about Jennifer's inspiring engineering journey:




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Resources mentioned in the interview:

  • Online Learning Platform: Coursera



Stay tuned for more inspiring stories!





Summary by Atim Edubio

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