Careers

There’s a whole category of careers that keep the scientific community running, and most PhD programs never mention them once. Scientific society administration is one of them. And for scientists who care about the health of their field, want to work with people, and are ready to step out of the lab without stepping away […]

Clinical trials are how we find out whether new medicines, vaccines, and treatments actually work. And behind every well-run trial, there’s someone making sure everything stays on track, managing the paperwork, protecting the participants, keeping the data clean, and holding the whole operation together. That person is often a Clinical Research Coordinator. And it’s a […]

When scientists hear “business development,” one of two things comes to mind: a sales rep they’ve been avoiding in the lab hallway, or a vague corporate role that has nothing to do with science. Neither is accurate. And for scientists who are curious, strategic, and genuinely enjoy working with people, this career is worth a […]

When most scientists think about careers in biotech or pharma, they picture research labs. Discovery work. Experiments, data, publications. But there’s an entirely different side of those industries that keeps everything running, and it’s one of the fastest-growing, most in-demand career tracks a scientist with a biology, chemistry, or engineering background can step into. It’s […]

Most scientists interact with scientific publishing from one side only, submitting papers, waiting on reviews, dealing with rejections. But there’s an entire world of careers behind that process, and for scientists who love the literature without wanting to produce it forever, it’s worth paying attention to. Scientific publishing is bigger than most people realise. It’s […]

Picture this: you have a PhD, you understand the science deeply, but you don’t want to spend the next decade at a bench or chasing grant funding. You want to talk about science, to the people who use it every day to make decisions that affect patients. That’s essentially what a Medical Science Liaison does. […]

Most scientists spend years learning how to do the science. We design experiments, troubleshoot protocols, write papers, all of it centred around producing and publishing research. But here’s a career path that asks you to do something a little different: protect that science. Patent law might not come up at your department’s career panel. It […]

Here’s a career that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime in PhD programs, and honestly, it should. Because for scientists who love the bench work but are ready to step away from the pressure of publishing, grants, and academic timelines, the Applications Scientist role is one of the most satisfying pivots you can make. Most people […]