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

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

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