Non-R&D Career Options in the Pharma Industry: Medical Affairs

It’s clear how academic research training equips scientists for careers in commercial research and development (R&D) labs. However, did you know that your qualifications as a research scientist are also highly sought after by other activities in the pharmaceutical industry? In particular, your qualities as a researcher are highly valued by the medical affairs (med … Read more

5 Salary Negotiation Tips for Life Scientists

As a Brit who worked for much of their early career life as an academic in the UK, salary negotiation (rightly or wrongly) was not something I felt was directly applicable to me when accepting a job offer. Salaries for public sector UK workers are defined on a scale, commonly referred to as the spine … Read more

How to Ace a Phone/Skype Interview

Following multiple rounds of email checking and refreshing, you’ve just received that email saying ‘congratulations, you’ve been selected for a phone/skype interview.’ Great news! Immediate feelings of pride that your CV/resume made the cut and excitement that you will now get the chance to impress, may eventually turn to feelings of anxiety as the reality … Read more