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Career visibility thread First gen scientist struggle: how do you find a job without knowing the job title? And what does the job title *actually* mean?
This thread explores a selection of scientific careers beyond the bench @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhDVoice 1/13
- business development in pharma and biotech
Role can include sales, competitor analyses, research into different market access, attending congresses and building relationships with key people. You could be looking into return-of-investment and search for the Next Big Thing 2/13
Role can include sales, competitor analyses, research into different market access, attending congresses and building relationships with key people. You could be looking into return-of-investment and search for the Next Big Thing 2/13
- technical sales and support
Someone has to sell the big expensive machines like MRIs and NMRs, and customers will need to be persuaded, trained, advised on how to use the machine, and what to do when it breaks. You might become trained to fix the machines yourself. 3/13
Someone has to sell the big expensive machines like MRIs and NMRs, and customers will need to be persuaded, trained, advised on how to use the machine, and what to do when it breaks. You might become trained to fix the machines yourself. 3/13
- project management
Outside academia, literally nothing happens without project managers. They bring people together, manage timelines, budgets, and expectations, and create structure to all endeavours. Career progression is rapid and correlates to the size of the projects 4/13
Outside academia, literally nothing happens without project managers. They bring people together, manage timelines, budgets, and expectations, and create structure to all endeavours. Career progression is rapid and correlates to the size of the projects 4/13
- medical writing, editing, agency research (incl consultancy)
AKA 3rd parties: do a range of overspill jobs from writing and editing papers/abstracts/posters on client's data, to grant proposals, lit reviews, market research, competitor analysis, stats, you name it. 5/13
AKA 3rd parties: do a range of overspill jobs from writing and editing papers/abstracts/posters on client's data, to grant proposals, lit reviews, market research, competitor analysis, stats, you name it. 5/13
- research governance and regulatory affairs
Pharma/biotech are ruthlessly regulated by the government, and reg affair job could involve writing clinical trial documentation, ethics and quality control, and shaping company's strategy to comply with the law. 6/13
Pharma/biotech are ruthlessly regulated by the government, and reg affair job could involve writing clinical trial documentation, ethics and quality control, and shaping company's strategy to comply with the law. 6/13
- public engagement and communications
From collecting feedback, managing complains, to social media channel management and development of initiatives to contribute to the society, engagement and comms specialists work to educate, entertain, and build a positive brand image 7/13
From collecting feedback, managing complains, to social media channel management and development of initiatives to contribute to the society, engagement and comms specialists work to educate, entertain, and build a positive brand image 7/13
- graphic design/illustration
You can't even imagine the amount of figures, apps, presentations, websites, interactive technologies, gamification, charts created by the industry daily, and scientifically sound people who can create these are worth their weight in gold 8/13
You can't even imagine the amount of figures, apps, presentations, websites, interactive technologies, gamification, charts created by the industry daily, and scientifically sound people who can create these are worth their weight in gold 8/13
- patient advocacy
As a representative of people with a certain condition, and communicate unmet needs and key information to the pharma by giving presentations, analysing patient data, doing research into the quality of care, and sitting in advisory boards. 9/13
As a representative of people with a certain condition, and communicate unmet needs and key information to the pharma by giving presentations, analysing patient data, doing research into the quality of care, and sitting in advisory boards. 9/13
- charity work
Charities need to squeeze the government and the big companies for money, and then spend that money on philanthropic projects. It includes everything from above, but with a different twist, as this is generally not for profit. 10/13
Charities need to squeeze the government and the big companies for money, and then spend that money on philanthropic projects. It includes everything from above, but with a different twist, as this is generally not for profit. 10/13
- politics and policy advisory
Can *someone* with a PhD in science get into the Parliament please (or we're doomed)? From local councils to NHS, scientists are needed to advocate the importance of science and education by developing plans and proposals on how to do better 11/13
Can *someone* with a PhD in science get into the Parliament please (or we're doomed)? From local councils to NHS, scientists are needed to advocate the importance of science and education by developing plans and proposals on how to do better 11/13
- intellectual property law
As an IP lawyer, you help to translate from scientific to legal language and back. High specialist knowledge is needed to describe patents to required detail and accuracy. You will perform due diligence and consult, represent clients in court 12/13
As an IP lawyer, you help to translate from scientific to legal language and back. High specialist knowledge is needed to describe patents to required detail and accuracy. You will perform due diligence and consult, represent clients in court 12/13
This list barely scratches the surface of things that you can do as a scientist. Use LinkedIn frequently the see what roles appear in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries and the job descriptions - just to keep up to date. What would you like to do beyond the bench? 13/13
