Kerry McLaughlin
Grants Manager at NiumOnce you start looking, you’ll be amazed by the huge variety of opportunities outside of academia where your skills as an academic researcher will be valued.
Biochemistry
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Sacha Khoury
Assistant Director- Analytics & Modeling - Event Response at Moody's RMSDo informational interviews, they can be very helpful. Use your network to look for opportunities and learn about options.
Laura Mitchell
Principal Bioinformatician at Alchemab Therapeutics LtdI feel very fortunate to have done a year in industry placement as an undergraduate – it nudged me towards research projects with an applied focus from the very start.
James Larkin
CEO and Founder at OxomicsI’m getting to see the technology that I invented move from academia towards the clinic. The further I get down this process the more I can see the end result and it’s an exciting thing to observe.
Laurène Vetterli
Senior medical writer at Meridian HealthCommsTrust the process, be patient, trust yourself, there are always possibilities even when we stop seeing them
Aleksandar Ivanov
Junior Data Scientist at Faculty AII wouldn’t necessarily change anything. I did what made sense for me at each career stage.
Adrian Hery Barranco
Marketing Officer at Biosynth CarbosynthI consider myself a permanent student and I am always curious
Aziza Khabbush
Senior Business Analyst at Lifescience DynamicsYes, I felt pretty confident overall. I enjoyed my PhD and felt it equipped me well for any intellectual challenges that other roles might throw at me.
Dimitri Varsamis
Senior Policy Lead at NHS EnglandTry your best to grasp the basics, but don’t be afraid to admit gaps that are likely in a non-industry person; instead focus on transferable skills and experience.
Neil Harrison
Scientific Projects Leader at Adelphi CommunicationsThere are careers in science beyond the lab! If you enjoy learning and communicating about science then Medical Writing is certainly an option to consider.