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Science editors, says Jonathan Wood, need to be able "to spot a good story and find the right way of getting it across."

Melanie Lee credits hard work with her success in climbing the corporate ladder and shattering others' expectations of her.

A combination of techniques—from computation to medicinal chemistry—helps scientists pick better drug targets, often because of gaining a better understanding of how diseases work. Those improvements help patients and job hunters. Instead of reducing the opportunities in this field, the increasing specificity of the drug discovery business keeps spawning new opportunities in academia and industry.

Academic drug discovery is taking on a whole new character now, with technology and new partnerships between academia and industry and disease institutes and the government.

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.

"The focus isn’t because this is cheap. In fact logistically, it’s quite a challenge to do this. Whether you’re AstraZeneca, or Roche, or Novartis, you have to pay quite a bit to have that presence. Our focus is to have a presence in China, for China, and for the rest of Asia." --John Ramsey, AstraZeneca

Tremendous strides have been made in eradicating infectious disease scourges such as smallpox and polio that once killed and crippled millions; still, about 15 million deaths—or about one third of all deaths annually—result from infectious diseases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Of those, nearly half involve children under the age of 5 years, predominantly in poorer countries. The ongoing hefty death toll, the pharmaceutical industry’s increasing interest in the research and development of vaccines, and plentiful funding from multiple sources all combine to provide a range of opportunities for postdocs and graduate students in vaccine research. The field is high growth and, perhaps more important, the fruits of this work promise to have a real impact on the health of the world’s population.

Organizations with a mission to increase diversity in the sciences offer local chapter resources to connect and inspire students and scientists with different backgrounds.

Professional science master's degrees, like the Master of Business Administration degree on which they are modeled, are designed as terminal credentials for people seeking science-based careers outside of academe.

In implementing the recommendations of its Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group, NIH decides to play it safe.

After years of pointing out others' career mistakes, Dave Jensen highlights some of his own.

The field is rife with opportunities to improve human health and to take part in the inevitable health-care revolution.

"I would say that there's definitely enough work to go around." --Emma Hitt

Computer science veteran Ed Lazowska argues that his field is poised to dominate careers in the sciences.

"Because I was still passionate about this, I stuck through it and managed to keep it running with lots of help from some very good people. Now I have quite a bit of business experience." --Lee Jensen

It is a successful formula for this target group.

The 2007 version of Science
’s annual survey of Top Employers features a tight race for first place among three companies. It also reveals the key ingredient for all successful employers: a commitment to innovative thinking throughout the product pipeline, from the laboratory to the clinic or marketplace.