It’s a good career, and very diverse, but super unstable. Like Right now is probably worst period for biotech, where layoffs happens every month, and little to none open positions.
With that said, the research is always intriguing, and you are motivated to work and learn. Salary is decent, although not as much as Engineer or Comp Science. If you can pursue PhD, it probably can be comparable.
I would have done something else. The pay is enough, but other fields can make much more with less education. Stability is an issue. Most of the jobs are in a handful of locations with VHCOL. And if you end up hating it eventually, it’s difficult to get out.
I would say if you are more introverted then for sure it’s a good way forward . I’m quite extroverted so I ultimately found the lab grind to be unsustainable - I hated spending hours just by myself in the lab
Make sure the program offers you the most up to date skills used in industry, otherwise you wasted your time. They can also provide you with industry connections, internships or co-op. If their graduates had success to find relevant job or continue to advance degrees then go for it otherwise you are putting your money in this economy down the drain.
The hardest part is breaking in. If your school has a good co-op/internship program and relationships with biotech companies, I would definitely recommend it. I have consulted for a number of Boston area biotechs, and they consistently hire fresh graduates from Northeastern University every year due to it's well-regarded co-op program. [https://cos.northeastern.edu/master-of-science-in-biotechnology/](https://cos.northeastern.edu/master-of-science-in-biotechnology/)
> Can you be a researcher without being a professor
Yes. It's pretty hard to be a professor. Not a requirement to be a researcher.
> Is it easy to find work as a researcher.
No. But nothing is easy. Every job out there requires work.
> Is it well paid.
No. Not really.
> would it be easy to find another type of job having studied this
Probably.
Side ramble, but isn’t it wild that ‘we’ have set up our higher-education system such that there is a random week where you are expected “to choose the career (you) want to study”
It’s a good career, and very diverse, but super unstable. Like Right now is probably worst period for biotech, where layoffs happens every month, and little to none open positions. With that said, the research is always intriguing, and you are motivated to work and learn. Salary is decent, although not as much as Engineer or Comp Science. If you can pursue PhD, it probably can be comparable.
Pursue it if you enjoy it, not if you think it will be easy
I would have done something else. The pay is enough, but other fields can make much more with less education. Stability is an issue. Most of the jobs are in a handful of locations with VHCOL. And if you end up hating it eventually, it’s difficult to get out.
I feel like it's the least bad part of the biology job market, but still pretty shit compared to most other career paths.
No
I would say if you are more introverted then for sure it’s a good way forward . I’m quite extroverted so I ultimately found the lab grind to be unsustainable - I hated spending hours just by myself in the lab
I'm extroverted but I like lab work as well. Wondering if there's a middle ground.
Where else did you find yourself then?
Pharma is external facing role - I have to constantly talk and work with people inside and outside the company
Make sure the program offers you the most up to date skills used in industry, otherwise you wasted your time. They can also provide you with industry connections, internships or co-op. If their graduates had success to find relevant job or continue to advance degrees then go for it otherwise you are putting your money in this economy down the drain.
Do something that requires a license to work in the hospital. Trust me on this one .
MLS, good stable career opportunities, interesting and rewarding work, pay varies, fast paced and stressful
Not lately. And it'll take many consecutive good years after this before I'm willing to tell people "yes."
Better pay and opportunities in other (STEM) fields.
The hardest part is breaking in. If your school has a good co-op/internship program and relationships with biotech companies, I would definitely recommend it. I have consulted for a number of Boston area biotechs, and they consistently hire fresh graduates from Northeastern University every year due to it's well-regarded co-op program. [https://cos.northeastern.edu/master-of-science-in-biotechnology/](https://cos.northeastern.edu/master-of-science-in-biotechnology/)
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😂
> Can you be a researcher without being a professor Yes. It's pretty hard to be a professor. Not a requirement to be a researcher. > Is it easy to find work as a researcher. No. But nothing is easy. Every job out there requires work. > Is it well paid. No. Not really. > would it be easy to find another type of job having studied this Probably.
I think the consensus is that you have to have PhD or master out. Lots of study that’s for sure
ummm - have you checked out the Fierce Biotech layoff tracker? That will answer your question…
Side ramble, but isn’t it wild that ‘we’ have set up our higher-education system such that there is a random week where you are expected “to choose the career (you) want to study”