Alternative Science Careers

The premier biotech career fair will be held on Monday, June 27, in conjunction with the
2011 BIO International Conventions (June 27-30) in Washington D.C.

BIO Career Fair
Grand Hyatt Washington
Monday, June 27th 2pm – 7pm

The BIO Career Fair is intended for professionals in the bioscience industry. Job seekers can spend the afternoon with regional, national, and international HR Representatives and hiring managers from top biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies who are looking to hire talent in various fields and levels.

All information taken directly from www.biocareerfair.org/

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BioSpace is proud to present the Pharm Country Career Fair, an opportunity for leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to meet face-to-face with experienced job seekers.

Pharm Country Career Fair
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
11am to 4pm
Radisson Valley Forge
King of Prussia, PA

Spend the day speaking with representatives from top biopharmaceutical and medical device companies in the area to find job openings. Positions are available in various areas including QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Face time is hard to get in today’s world of technology, so take advantage of this great opportunity to speak with HR reps and hiring managers in person!

This Career Fair is intended for professionals with experience in the bioscience industry. All candidates must have at least a four-year college degree AND two years of industry-related work experience to attend. (PhD and Postdoc candidates are welcome to attend. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.)

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The typical pathway for someone with a science or engineering degree interested in pursuing a job in industry is often to apply for a research position as a technician or scientist. Jobs in industry can be with various types of companies, including, but not limited to, biotech, pharma, chemical, medical device, and engineering firms. Many people hear of alternative careers and think that they need to pursue a job in a totally new arena. That is not the case. In fact, there is a diverse array of alternative careers for scientists for those interested in staying or pursuing a job in industry, but not particularly in research.

Some alternative careers for scientists in industry include finance, marketing, sales, investor relations, and business development.

With only a science degree, more training or further schooling may be required to land a job in one of these fields. Experience may also be necessary. One easy way to get experience is to do an internship throughout your time at school in the specific field of interest. It may also be an option to start with a job at a company as a research technician/scientist to get your foot in the door and then begin networking and making connections with those outside of research. This often is not an easy task as there may not be a lot of communication between the business and research side. Therefore, it will require intentionality on your part. Try to have an informal interview by saying that you would like to learn more about what the employees do in the rest of the company. Having the initiative to find out more and networking will aid in getting you into the area of interest. Do not be afraid to ask questions and meet new people.

Good luck.

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Despite the recession supposedly being over, jobs continue to be cut and unemployment continues to rise. Just this week, two major pharmaceutical companies announced job cuts.

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Did you happen to read the last post and become interested in Brand Management at a Pharmaceutical company? If so, you may find this free e-book, Social Media for Pharma Brand Managers, to be quite interesting and useful.

The e-book was created by the FiercePharma editorial team to prepare pharma brand managers for the use of social media in marketing. Social media in marketing has become a very hot topic that you do not want to miss if you are interested in any marketing job.

This e-book specifically covers how to effectively reach consumers by meeting consumers where they live online (where they get all of their medical information online), as well as social media marketing blunders and success stories. Additionally, the e-book covers comments on the FDA’s plan to issue guidelines in regard to social media and pharma companies later this year.

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A recent article was posted on the Pharmalot Blog by Ed Silverman highlighting the average salaries, employment growth rates, and job opportunities within the biotech and pharma sectors. The post presented highlights from the industry-wide report written by the Battelle Institute and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

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Highlights from the report include:

• The U.S. biotech sector paid an average annual salary of $77,595 in 2008, up 9% from 2006. This is in comparison to the average annual wage of $45,229 in the total U.S. private sector, which means that biotech companies are paying $32,366 more than the average company.
• The average annual salary in the U.S. pharma sector was $93,378 in 2008.
• Although there have been substantial job losses (nearly 312,000 people) in the sector during the recent recession, new jobs have been also been created. The job losses can be contributed mostly to consolidation of companies. New job creation is occurring in research, testing, and medical laboratories. In fact, more than 176,000 jobs have been added in this area since 2001.
• The estimated annual growth rate for the life sciences industry is 1.5 percent until 2018.

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