fly up the corporate ladder, skipping steps

My company does not have an up or out policy, but I guess this is something that I have to establish for myself. I’ll either be running a major piece of something I care about or get out of the system and be living on a beach somewhere. Mediocraty is not an answer!

Since I have moved from the East coast to the West I believe that you don’t have to:
1. just put in your time and gain ‘seniority’
2. be white
3. be male

I have always believed that one’s value to a company is just that VALUE. One should be paid and paid attention to based on creative ideas, logical implimentation, realistic goal-setting, and achievement.

It seems that the West Coasters are more comfortable with a 30-year-old CEO and women VPs, which were nearly unheard of in Richmond, VA.

I have not yet found how to show my value to a company…how to get them to see my potential and help me reach it for mutual benefit.

I am looking for some advice. I have been employed by a Biotech for nearly 5 years and have only have one promotion (sort-of, via an addition of job levels company wide). I have a BS and have 7-8 years experience. I’ve shown I’ve got hands (can do lab experiments), that I can analyze data, write reports, plan experiments, and plan whole projects. I have even supervised, well officially co-supervised, a summer intern.

While these are important tasks to have done for the company. I think I have a lot more to bring to the table, but cannot find an opportunity to show it.