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Are you seeking careers advice from industry scientists?
Li Kim Lee
Friday, 20 June 2008 08:46 UTC
Over in The Source Event forum, Gene Russo has kicked off a Q&A session for you…
Ahead of the the forthcoming career fair in Sept, some of the panel of speakers lined up to speak there have agreed to answer any career-related questions you may have. You can post your questions in the forum and these experts will endeavour to provide answers.
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Hello,
I have the following question. I am now hesitating between struggling for entry-level faculty positions or try an alternative career in industry. Having analyzed my expertise, I realized that the points that I can offer to a commercial company are the following: I know several fields around molecular and systems biology, bioinformatics and biophysics and know how to combine the field. I am also good in internet-based communications. However I am not interested in a work as a programmer or in a wet molecular biology lab. I am thinking, that what I would be interested in, is to advise on different science-related decisions such as future technological directions, investments, getting/offering funding, PR, etc. So, finally, this job is probably a “scientific consultant”. I do not see any advertisements like this, and probably such a job may be found only through personal connections. What do you think? Can you advise where to look for such positions?
Thanks!
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I reposted your question here and it’s gotten a few responses.
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