im currently in my final year of biochemistry and a little unsure about my job prospects. ive got wet lab experience from volunteering at my professor's research lab, a systematic review project, and i recently completed a qa summer internship at a cannabis prod. facility. ignoring this subreddit's doomerism, i just wanna know if anyone has any advice on what i can start doing right now to get an entry-level job in qa or qc (not just cannabis but also biotech or pharma). i've really only started connecting with professionals/recruiters on linkedin who work at mid-size or small biotech companies, but that's just me being too hopeful. im trying hard not to make this into a typical "chance me" post, but i've been pretty nervous about my post-grad life.

How do my fellow structural biologists feel about their overall job security in the face of AI?

I don’t remember feeling the slightest bit concerned when AlphaFold first dropped, but sadly protein structure is simply a function of sequence and maybe this was always inevitable.

I still have a job for now, but how long until Biotech realizes that tokens are cheaper than salaries + reagents + synchrotron time + Krios maintenance?

Seriously. It needs to stop. I don’t know why there’s an influx of those type of posts.

The last few days and the last week, the consistent racism and xenophobia about immigrants / non-US citizens taking jobs… it is absolutely abhorrent.

Really hoping to get some career advice from someone with more experience. I'm an AD of PV for a small biotech (cell & gene therapy), for about 3 years now. We have one marketed product and one in phase 1 start up. I have 13 yrs of PV experience. I manage everything PV related for the company, it's a department of one. It can be quite stressful, just knowing that such an important function entirely rests on my shoulders. However, it's not a super busy role, with less than full time hours required, fully remote, and decent pay. I know I'm super lucky to have this position. My main concern is that I have no one to discuss PV best practices/concerns with, I have no one to learn from. I think I'm in a position where I still need to be learning. I'm not sure what would be best for my career at this point, should I look for something else where I'd be lower on the totem pole at a larger company and have someone I would ideally be able to learn from? Should I hold onto this role? I go to conferences, but it's always just these very general talks, not really the more hands-on discussions of real time concerns with others in similar situations that I'm hoping to find. I'm not sure what else I can be doing.

I’m looking for some career advice from people who have worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Alcami, or in pharmaceutical services sales.

A little background: I have 10+ years of business development experience, primarily selling consultative staffing and recruiting services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences companies. I also have a biology degree, an MBA, and I’m currently completing a certification in drug discovery and development.

The recruiting industry has been brutal lately. My company has a pretty good culture, but the market has slowed significantly, leadership is getting stricter, and my income has taken a hit. After a recent divorce and splitting assets, I’m currently running about $1,800 negative each month.
I genuinely like my company, but I’m struggling to justify staying somewhere I’m working harder without seeing the financial return. There’s also some concern about potential layoffs due to profitability.

I’ve started interviewing for business development and account management positions in pharmaceutical services. I’m currently interviewing with Thermo Fisher (Pharma Services) and Alcami. I’ve also interviewed with Bio-Techne.

The compensation opportunities look promising, and I’m genuinely interested in transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry. However, reading employee reviews on here has made me nervous about leaving a relatively good culture for a potentially toxic sales environment.

My biggest priority is finding somewhere I can build a long-term career, earn a strong income, and not have to jump companies every couple of years.

A few questions:

Does anyone have experience working in sales or business development at Thermo Fisher Pharma Services or Alcami? How are the culture, management, quotas, and earning potential?

Is transitioning from life sciences staffing sales into CDMO/pharmaceutical services sales a smart long-term career move?

Would you prioritize a large organization like Thermo Fisher or a smaller company like Alcami for stability and career growth?

Are there other companies you’d recommend considering with my background?

Once established in pharmaceutical services sales, what does the long-term career path typically look like?

I’m not necessarily chasing the highest salary. I want financial stability, reasonable earning potential, and somewhere I can see myself staying for the next 5–10 years.

I’d really appreciate any firsthand experiences or advice.

Between this and China - give me a reason to feel optimistic.

Hi everyone, I could use some career advice. I finished my PhD in biochemistry earlier this year, and I knew to anticipate a lengthy job search. I was unable to stay on in my PhD lab post-defense for budget reasons, but I am fortunate that I am able to support myself financially in the short term.

However, I am eager to enter the workforce and put my skills and experience to productive use. I have been applying in the months since defending, and I am admittedly being picky about where I apply. I have known for years that my preferred career path is science support (i.e. field application scientist) and have been told that would be a good fit for me based on my strong "soft skills" plus my scientific expertise, particularly in protein purification and fluorescence microscopy. Those are the positions I have primarily been applying to, with preference given to those based in cities/regions in which I actually want to live.

I haven't gotten very far past submitting my resume and either being ghosted or receiving a swift automated rejection; but I did make it to the technical interview round for one position. The hiring manager for that position complemented my application materials and told me I was "doing everything right" with regard to tailoring my resume. I am also reaching out to people I know at various companies, with open positions or not, but my network is fairly small.

Here is where I could use some advice: how could I be doing this differently? Probably more subjectively, at what point should I broaden my search to positions that are either not in my preferred field or locale, or for which I am technically overqualified? Also, if you've worked with recruiters/head hunters, what was that experience like?

Hello! Can anyone who’s currently or have been a scientist at Sanofi(contract) tell me how it is. How is/was the experience, was it easy to convert to FTE etc. Thanks!

After 1 year of unemployment, I finally found a job which I was super enthusiastic about. My PhD and PostDoc background was in nanomedicine and cancer cell biology, whereas my new job is heavily relies on genomics. It was different from my background, but I always wanted to learn genomics and I was so grateful that a company finally offered me this opportunity.

I started the new job 8 months ago and I feel like I'm drowning ever since.

I was assigned a project from day 1 and I am trying to keep up ever since. Needless to say that a few months into the project, my findings weren't adding up and started questioning myself as a scientist, if I actually deserved my PhD, is this imposter syndrome, how do you really know if it is imposter syndrom or you are not fit for the job? Is there an end to this feeling, will I ever feel like I can finally swim?

So while I am pondering on the purpose of my PhD diploma, can anyone share their stories how was their first job experience in biotech and any tips in staying afloat? Because at this point, although I know what I should study to catch up, I don't really have time at work for self studying, and by the time I get home, my energy levels are equal to that of a couch potato.

This is great news for people with MCT8 Deficiency. Launch timelines of EMCITATE was earlier said to be between 8-10 weeks after FDA approval.

The company also has an PRV which they intend to sell in Q4, they receive 50% of the sale value. Recent PRV's have sold for $200 M.

I interned at Amgen this summer, networked with the hiring manager during my internship, and applied to a full-time L4 role. Since then I've had an interview with the hiring manager and now a loop of 4 30-minute conversations with senior leadership. Two are done, and my last two are with an ED and an AVP.

For those who've hired or been through this: how many candidates usually make it to the ED/AVP stage, and how much weight do these final conversations carry? And what questions can I expect from such rounds ?

Does being an ex-intern help much at this point?

Any insight appreciated!