In Biotech Training Programs Expand Employment Options [1], Cliff Mintz describes some industry-specific courses -- from short-term certificates to Ph.D. programs -- that can help industry employers take notice.
In “A Pharma Industry in Crisis [2],” Elisabeth Pain, our contributing editor for Europe, notes that scientists seeking careers in the pharmaceuticals industry must adapt to sweeping changes.
In “Advice for Future Pharma Scientists: Start Small [3],” staff writer Michael Price and Elisabeth Pain suggest that as the industry moves away from the big pharma model, aspiring drug development scientists would be well advised to take a careful look at smaller companies.
Just last month, Dave Jensen, our Tooling Up columnist, wrote about clinical research careers [4].
As science has become more sophisticated, the skills needed to conduct cancer clinical trials [5] have become more extensive.
In March, Jensen wrote about finding work in a clogged job market [6]. Essential reading.
In "Little r - Big D [7]," Jensen wrote about jobs further along the drug development pipeline.
In May 2010, Jensen wrote about medical writing and corporate intelligence careers [8] in the drug development industry.
This article from 2010 focused on new opportunities in translational research [9] arising from the changes in the drug development industry.
In February 2010, Jensen wrote about working as an applications scientist [10] in the industry.
Recruiters will tell you that the words "project management experience [11]" are golden on an industry CV.
That September, Jensen wrote about careers in regulatory affairs [12].
Jensen's July 2009 column was about working in biomanufacturing [13].
Jensen's 2009 article on careers in the business-development side of industry [14] remains relevant and important.
Earlier that year, Clifford Mintz wrote about changes in the pharmaceutical industry [15] during the early stages of the financial crisis and their effect on pharma-industry employment.
In this kind of job-seeking climate, Jensen wrote in February 2009, job seekers can't afford to make mistakes [16].
This 2007 article focused on short-term contract work [17] in biotech and pharma.
In 2005, we ran a special feature on research careers in the biotech industry [18]. This article on working in a young biotech company offers advice that's still relevant.
Matthew Bell talks about deciding whether a drug development career is right for you [19].
Jensen's two-part “Raising the Startup” (here [20] and here [21]) from 2004 remains an informative read.
This Science special issue from 2004 [22] -- topic: Drug Discovery -- contains much interesting reading.
Here's the Science Careers contribution to that feature [23].
This 2003 biotech-focused article offers good career advice, reminding us that tough times for the industry didn't start with the financial crisis [24].
There's much that's of interest -- even prescient -- in this 2003 article [25] on a novel drug discovery experiment in Helsinki.
While you should always be skeptical of claims of a "skills shortage," there's useful information in this 2003 article [26] on the expansion of the biotech industry.
In this personal essay, Tessa Trasler talks about moving from academia into the pharmaceuticals industry [27].
Jensen wrote about the global biotechnology roller-coaster job market [28] in 2002.
Jensen's 2001 list of biotech buzzwords [29]is still useful for due diligence before an interview or a cocktail party with industry types.
In 1999, Jensen wrote about wisdom he has collected from biotech leaders [30] on working in their industry.
Links:
[1] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_03_09/caredit.a1200029
[2] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2011_12_09/caredit.a1100136
[3] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2011_12_09/caredit.a1100137
[4] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2011_08_19/caredit.a1100083
[5] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2011_03_25/caredit.a1100026
[6] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2011_03_18/caredit.a1100024
[7] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_12_17/caredit.a1000122
[8] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_05_21/caredit.a1000053
[9] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_03_26/caredit.a1000031
[10] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_02_19/caredit.a1000018
[11] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_11_20/caredit.a0900144
[12] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_09_18/caredit.a0900112
[13] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_07_17/caredit.a0900087
[14] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_04_17/caredit.a0900049
[15] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_04_10/caredit.a0900048
[16] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_02_20/caredit.a0900025
[17] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_12_14/caredit.a0700181
[18] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2005_09_09/noDOI.14070606184004244317
[19] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2004_03_19/noDOI.1045061244490512124
[20] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2004_03_19/noDOI.3474790726647935080
[21] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2004_04_16/noDOI.2548032532472232847
[22] http://www.sciencemag.org/site/feature/misc/webfeat/drugdisc/
[23] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2004_03_05/noDOI.18252845357374503996
[24] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2003_08_08/noDOI.9523707473782982765
[25] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2003_07_11/noDOI.11463876944894339665
[26] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2003_03_21/noDOI.13768684309404614610
[27] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2002_04_26/noDOI.8032878904841092133
[28] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2002_02_15/noDOI.12647321610528073804
[29] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2001_05_18/noDOI.168798218676388660
[30] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_09_10/noDOI.10624216528827944747