I am currently an M.Tech student in Biomanufacturing at IIT Roorkee and seeking an opportunity for an internship and thesis in the pharma or biologics industry in India preferably south region. Ideally, I would like to explore opportunities that have the potential to transition into a full-time job. If anyone can recommend a good organization or opportunity, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

Hi all,

Anyone working at AZ Gaithersburg? I am starting next month and wanted to ask about schedules. Are you able to work through your lunch break and leave early? I am reading the lunch break is something like 45 minutes which I definitely don't need and would rather leaver earlier as I have a long commute and have small kids that need pick up at a certain time.

Thank you!

So recently saw a job opening for this on LinkedIn. The role isn't too complicated from what the description states but wanted to know if anyone can give me insights on how it actually is. I know in a CRO people tend to "wear many hats" and want to know if that's the case for this specific role.

Hey everyone,

Yay science!! I have made this year over 302% return on investment with Biotech stocks. With the upcoming Trump administration and lower interest rates, we could see increased M&A activity in this field.

Please continue to work hard and create strong shareholder value.

Without investors you wouldn’t even have a job. So it’s kinda pang wangle to see some low performer shit about investors on this board.

Anyway let’s keep the positivity on and good day to y’all.

As someone who want but can't afford a master in industrial biotechnology in order to work in the field. Can I take a master in industrial microbiology then take some courses in the field of plant and animal cell genetic engineering and cell culture then get a job in the field of bioproduction and genetic engineering of animals cells's?

Hello there, so I am currently pursuing my bachelors (2nd year) in Food Engineering and Technology, while also pursuing a minor degree in Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

So I really like the field of Biotechnology and I am thinking to continue in that field, so a MS in the field is what I am thinking.

I would like to know, is it easier to join a MS program when my main degree isnt Biotech, but Food Tech?

Also, will my Food Tech degree be of any help or value for applying for Universities or jobs later in Biotech field?

Your suggestions and opinions are much appreciated, thank you!

Hi everyone,

I have been applying around for 2 months, probably submitting around 50 applications (while enjoying my unemployment vacation). I know it is not that many, but getting no interview makes me wonder if there is anything terribly wrong with my resume. So, any comments will be very much appreciated.

For the context, I am a PhD graduate from an European university, and I only applied in Europe. This is the resume that I used for a scientist position in a startup developing cancer treatment using RNA modification inhibitors. Please find in the attachment the job description and requirements.

Thank you all very much!!!

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I'm currently a final year student of BS biotechnology with a GPA of 3.61.

I've done two internships in the past two years, focusing on bioinformatics aspects of machine learning and RNA-seq analysis

I'm thinking of applying to a prestigious Master's programs abroad, especially in Europe.

Which universities should I consider, and what kind of criteria do they usually prioritize? Besides Erasmus scholarhips, are there other presitgious universities where I might have better chances? Any advice would be super helpful

I have a bachelors degree in forensic science and anthropology but went straight into biotech right out of college. I’ve been working in biotech for 2 yrs now come February I really want switch over to being a scientist.. any advice? I can drop my resume to give a little more insight.

I've not heard back from them despite being fully qualified for the position I applied to and tailoring my cover letter/resume for them. They've been re-posting the position every few days since at least October it seems...

Have any of you heard back? Wondering if they're posting fake jobs.

My background is mainly in regenerative medicine and I feel like my skills in protein engineering are lacking. I understand a fair bit and I studied structures and modifications in detail back in graduate school but it seems like the field has advanced a good amount. I would like to ask for some resources from people with expertise in the field so I can build up my background knowledge. Also throw your favourite molecule my way, because its fun.

For reference: Senior in college, biochem major,

Experience: Internship at top10 pharma company in the Clinical Trial Management dept, internship at startup private equity fund, EMT volunteer

I am extremely interested/passionate about making a turn to the business route, particularly something like Biotech equity research, life science consulting, healthcare analyst roles, etc. I KNOW lots of jobs for 2025 grads will go online not too far away and want some advice

Is it possible to break into these roles? I know some with my type of degree can.

Also thinking about getting an MBA, would that help or should I get work? Although the MBA might help get into those roles? Thoughts?

Hi everyone,

I recently got accepted into an internship at Merck. Does anyone here have experience interning at here? I got into more of the business side of the division.

  I've been reading some things on Glassdoor about Merck offering very low and rare full time conversions to interns and I wanted to choose the company(also have an offer from Stryker) that cares about interns becoming full time.

I’d really appreciate any insights or advice about if any of the former interns here got return offers or not for any of those two companies! Thank you so much

What would you do if a company is not promoting anyone?

So to clarify they are promoting people in every other department but my department specifically has had no promotions in around 3 years. People are starting to look at leaving despite how bad the market is. I’m early in my career and am wondering when a good time to leave is if I don’t get promoted in the next year. For reference I’ve been in my current position for almost 2 years but the work I’m doing does not seem to match the amount I am working or being paid. Advice please, I’m nervous about jumping ship but am also not happy where I’m at

I'm a 4th year PhD student doing research in the CGT space and the thought of graduating next year scares me shitless. I'm not sure I want to be in R&D anymore as being a grad student has really burnt me out - not lifestyle-wise necessarily (I don't mind the long hours), but just the process of building a PhD project and having to know the answer to absolutely everything about my work. It has been an exhausting few years and given the market rn, I am very disillusioned.

What makes this worse is that I'm an international student and so I only have a couple of shots to get a work visa and try to stay in the US. Going back to my home country would be super tough on my family and friends since everyone lives here.

I'm beginning to think about career options that aren't tied to R&D that would provide me with flexibility and good immigration support, but are still science-related or adjacent as I do still enjoy learning about science. Other than management consulting, how did folks here (esp other international students!!) in the CGT space transition to a non R&D role? Any suggestions/anecdotes/advice would be appreciated!!

Hey all. I’m 31M from Europa finishing my BBA. One of my main interest is Market Access or Strategy roles in Pharma industry.

1. Can I do Market Access without a life sciences background.
2. What kind of Master you recommend me? How to break it. I did Health Economics ciudad in my BBA/Econ degree but I’m more interested on the Market Access or Strategy side of the industry. Not really interested in doing a PhD in Health Economics or so.

Is anyone else concerned with Novo's acquisition with Catalent? Catalent is a major CDMO that's worked with pretty much every big pharmaceutical company and many medium/small ones. Their employees thus have a lot of insider knowledge that they can bring to Novo and not the other way around now that the deal's going through. Plus, it seems like the deal will make it harder for other drug manufacturers to get their competing drugs through the clinical lifecycle because you're removing a major CDMO from consideration.

Hello everyone! I am a medical grad who unfortunately realized too late that i dont want a career in clinical medicine and love translational research way more. Med school in my country is 5 years and you get a bachelor degree. I am applying to masters abroad in germany.

How hard is it to catch up on maths and physics skills which i only have the basics on ? The program i am looking into is bioengineering and alot of focus on computational biology and bioinformatics and stem cell tissue engineering. So its a mix of wet lab and dry lab.

I only have wet lab experience from working in a molecular biology lab and then a stem cell lab so pcr/western blotting/cloning/assays and things like that.

I am worried that i would enter the masters and not be able to pass or learn all this programming. When i looked into the perquisites it said only basic maths and physics needed. The only thing i currently know is how to program using python since i was using it briefly in the lab.

Thanks!

What is the best pharma company to be employed by in 2025 and why?

Guys, I need career advice. I am an Indian PhD holder from Europe with experience in molecular modeling, computer-aided drug design, and ML/AI for drug discovery. I will be submitting my PhD next month. I have the following questions:

1. I have received an offer from a pharmaceutical company in India. The package is pretty decent for a starting role, and it is a full-time position that seems like a good place to gain experience.

2. However, I am very interested in pursuing a postdoc in the pharma/biotech industry. In Europe, I sometimes find it challenging that researchers often prefer communicating in their native languages. While I understand and respect this, I do not have the time to learn a new language. I have come across a promising opportunity at Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany for a 2-year postdoc. If I choose this option, would a lack of German proficiency pose a significant issue? Additionally, there is no guarantee of being hired at the company after the postdoc ends.

Does anyone here have experience as a postdoc in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe? If so, could you share your insights?

P.S. I am deeply passionate about drug discovery and would like to continue working in the pharma/biotech sector. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions on which option might be the best fit for me. Apologies if this seems too basic.

A lot of reorgs end up with layoffs while in the same time the company has positions open that require skills that the laid off employees have. There is not set preference to hire from the pool of displaced employees. Why don’t they consider first the laid off people? have less interviews , save the $ they spend on contractors that provide career counseling and potentially save the severance package these employees would take if not rehired. Then next tier have the positions open for other internal candidates if the displaced ones are not a fit. And lastly open the position to external candidates

As we all know,biotechnology is very vast field which encompasses from medicine,food,plant,environment,IT and much more. As the title suggests,what are fields which are in demand and has great scope to become potentially profit making or breakthrough tech in this field?

Dec 10 2024 Nvelop CEO stay at the helm, Catherine Stehman-Breen is getting the 🥾?

I guess San Diego biotech scene is still undergoing a lot of pain just before the end of 2024. A few recent accounced layoffs are as follows:

1. Bavarian Nordic shutting down site; laying off 48 people

2. Belharra Trx laying off 40% of company which account to 21 people

3. Molecular Assemblies laying off ~42 people

4. Stemson Therapeutics shutting down operation

I'm sure there are more unannounced layoff in San Diego, but do we expect more of white collar biotech recession/layoff on Q1?

Regeneron stock is down a lot this year. Any idea what's going on?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/regeneron-down-15-5-date-140900718.html

I have seen a couple of discussions on Reddit about the JPM Healthcare Week, or the Zoo in the Rain as I like to call in myself. Yes, it is the most important week for us and yes, we book hotel rooms a year in advance. We are attending a couple of conferences (Biotechshowcase, BIO, RESI and perhaps swinging by at the Bullpen), so my hands are full organizing the day time. So... what about the evening and early mornings? I love to run in the morning and enjoy receptions & bars. I would like to extend my list of receptions and parties. Does anyone has additional ideas?

• Monday Morning - social jog (LinkedIn)
• Monday Evening: Baker Botts & Salem Partners Reception;
• Tuesday Evening: Mintz Annual JPM reception
• Wednesday Morning - Run the Golden Gate Bridge (UBER there, then cross back)
• Wednesday Evening: Korea Night; CAL Life Sciences Reception
• Thursday...
• Friday Night - Closing Party (https://lu.ma/HTCloser).... but I will sit in a plane

A resource I came across (admittedly quite limited...)

https://www.biocentury.com/jpm-guide

Hi! My name is Ana and I’m currently enrolled in biomedicine (I believe it’s equivalent to biomedical sciences) in Brazil with my classes starting in February. Recently I found out there’s another degree in my uni called bioprocesses and biotechnology engineering which really made me interested since I know I want to enter biotech when I graduate and I found the course curriculum very interesting. I’m hesitant to choose this over biomedicine because I think it’s too specific. My question is, should I try to pursue a double degree with these two courses? Or is it better to do only biomedicine and then get a masters and doctorate? I’m very torn on what to do and would really appreciate any advice, thanks!

My husband works in marketing at Pfizer and mentioned there are huge layoffs going on. Does anyone know about this? I was thinking of applying for a few roles there but now I'm not sure?